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Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Who Is Under FBI Investigation Gets Up to 5 Years in Prison in State Court

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is still the focus of an FBI probe into public corruption, was sentenced to serve 18 months to 5 years in prison for violating his probation in connection with his conviction for lying under oath in a police whistle blower case in state court. The Detroit…

Fed and State Wiretaps Jumped 26 Percent in 2009

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Court authorized wiretaps issued by federal and state judges in criminal cases jumped 26 percent from 2008 to 2009, and not one request was turned down, the website WIRED reported. Citing a report released Friday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, WIRED reported that courts authorized 2,376…