Detroit Mayor, democRAT, afro-american, sentenced to 28 years for corruption +++

[muman613]

Another corrupt politician from Detroit? Say it ain't so! The state from which the corrupt president spent his formative 'community organizing' years...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/10/ex-detroit-mayor-sentenced-to-28-years-in-prison-for-corruption/

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison for corruption, after a series of scandals destroyed his political career and helped steer a crisis-laden city even deeper into trouble.

Kilpatrick, who served as mayor from 2002 until fall 2008, fattened his bank account by tens of thousands of dollars, traveled the country in private planes and even strong-armed his campaign fundraiser for stacks of cash hidden in her bra, according to evidence at trial.

"I'm ready to go so the city can move on," Kilpatrick told the judge. "The people here are suffering, they're hurting. A great deal of that hurt I accept responsibility for."

In March, Kilpatrick, 43, was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, fraud, extortion and tax crimes. The government called it the "Kilpatrick enterprise," a years-long scheme to shake down contractors and reward allies. He was doomed by his own text messages, which revealed efforts to fix deals for a pal, Bobby Ferguson, an excavator who got millions of dollars in city work through the water department.

Contractors said they were forced to take on Ferguson as a partner or risk losing lucrative deals. The government alleged that he in turn shared cash with Kilpatrick.

Agents who pored over bank accounts and credit cards said Kilpatrick spent $840,000 beyond his salary during his time as mayor. Defense attorneys tried to portray the money as generous gifts from political supporters who opened their wallets for birthdays or holidays.

The government said Kilpatrick also tapped a nonprofit fund, which was created to help distressed Detroit residents, to pay for yoga, camps for his kids, golf clubs and travel.

"A man with the charisma and ability of Mr. Kilpatrick chose to use his talents on personal aggrandizement and enrichment when he had the potential to do so much for the city," Judge Nancy Edmunds said before imposing the sentence.

The sentence was a victory for prosecutors, who had recommended Kilpatrick serve at least 28 years in prison, while defense attorneys argued for no more than 15 years.

[muman613]

Kilpatrick was helped exceedingly by Mr Obama's support.. Birds of a feather...


http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/12/how-kwame-kilpatrick-went-bad.html

To say that the fortunes of those two men have gone in opposite directions is an understatement. Obama’s DNC speech, which followed Kilpatrick’s that night, helped propel him to national stardom, a seat in the U.S. Senate, and eventually the presidency. On the other hand, Kilpatrick, who narrowly won re-election in 2005 before a sex scandal and perjury conviction cost him the job in September 2008, was convicted on 24 counts including federal racketeering, extortion, mail fraud, and tax evasion on Monday. He was later sent to prison to await sentencing. He is one of 35 former city employees, including other elected officials, to be convicted by the federal government in the past eight years.

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Kilpatrick often said that he was anointed by God to run the city, and dubbed himself “America’s hip hop mayor.” But the prosecution held that he used taxpayer money, bribes, and donations to his nonprofit Kilpatrick Civic Fund to pay for everything from trips to cars to his children’s tuition and summer camp to yoga lessons. His bid-rigging scheme with city contractor Bobby Ferguson allegedly netted him hundreds of thousands in kickbacks, and Ferguson over $127 million.

Now justice would be served if Mr Obama spent some time in the slammer for his fraud and corruption.

[muman613]

Obamas administration is full of crooked politicians, thieves, murderers and immoral dogs... He surrounds himself with the WORST of the WORST criminals. Justice can only be served when this man is incarcerated for his crimes.

[Irish Zionist]

Just imagine what will come out when the ape in chief is investigated.
I guarantee much more than what we already know.

[muman613]

Just imagine what will come out when the ape in chief is investigated.
I guarantee much more than what we already know.

I cannot wait to see justice served on this criminal. I have, until this presidency, been one who believes that the president (no matter what party) wants the best for his country. The problem is that THIS is not obamas country, and he doesn't give a rats arse what happens to this country. He is actively working to destroy it. I surely pray every day that this scum gets his just deserts.

[GreenLightToGo]

Just imagine what will come out when the ape in chief is investigated.
I guarantee much more than what we already know.

When he leaves office, it'll be interesting to see who he pardons.