Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Kilpatrik, Family and Friends Indicted for Corruption
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been charged, along with his father and three top aides, with racketeering, extortion, taking kickbacks and attempting to personally enrich themselves through the mayor’s high office. The case is one of the biggest corruption indictments in Detroit history. Jerome Vaughn, news director from affiliate station, WDET, says the list […]
Detroit mayoral primary expected to yield few voters
But voter turnout suggests change is beyond reach: Only 10-15 % of Detroit’s registered voters are expected to cast ballots today in the Detroit mayoral election. We look at what the stakes are with this special election and the dangers of voter apathy.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick jailed after defying terms of bond
A Michigan judge ordered Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to jail for breaking a bond agreement Thursday. Kilpatrick, who is facing eight felony charges for allegedly lying under oath, says he went to nearby Windsor, Ontario, on official business to push the sale of the city’s Michigan-to-Ontario underwater link.