Ex-Mayor Sentenced to 28 Years in Corruption Case That Helped Detroit Go Broke

NY Times ^

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Kwame M. Kilpatrick, the former mayor of Detroit, stood before a federal judge on Thursday and apologized for putting the people of his city through a corruption scandal so vast that prosecutors say it helped accelerate Detroit’s march toward bankruptcy.

[SunkenCiv]

earlier on FR:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3077281/posts

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“Isn’t 28 years like .... WAAAY excessive for white collar crime?”

Yes. If it isn’t appealed, Obama will probably have it commuted

[doug from upland]

Memorialized in song 5 years ago -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o17n9A7IGfE

Blaming the racist media (this is even more vomit-inducing that Sharpton) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yTpse-Pql90

[cripplecreek]

The corruption of the mayor and the city council (who should ALL be in jail with him) not only skimmed off a lot of money but they also prevented new money from coming in.

Like Monica Conyers making it clear that white contractors need not apply when it comes to contracts with the city.

[Wordkraft]

He’ll be pardoned within a year and given a federal position overseeing the disbursement of billions of dollars.

[Darren McCarty]

Good riddance. Sad part is that new white guy Duggan likely to be mayor is just as corrupt as Kwame.

[Forgotten Amendments]

Yes. If it isn’t appealed, Obama will probably have it commuted

I dunno'. I get the feeling this guy made the wrong enemy, somewhere. Like Bernie Madoff. If he'd been ripping off the life savings of trailer park people, he'd have gotten a slap on the wrist. But, he stole from people who matter and is the most evil criminal since Hitler!