Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
A former police bodyguard to ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick laid out a bribery scam as he pleaded guilty today to his role in a corrupted real estate deal that he said involved two Kilpatrick appointees: Kandia and DeDan Milton.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
An attorney for Compuware Corp. testified Tuesday that ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick did not sign a promissory note on a $240,000 loan until IRS and federal agents asked to see the documents.
Time (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
America loves a story of redemption. But former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's constant excess, and his view that somehow he is above the law, makes absolution a difficult sell
Time (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
America loves a story of redemption. But the former Detroit Mayor's constant excess, and view that somehow he is above the law, makes absolution a difficult sell.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Police whistle-blower attorney Mike Stefani told a legal disciplinary panel Thursday that his Catholic schooling and faith in the legal system pushed him to ensure that text messages that incriminated then-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick eventually would be made public, even if it meant violating court rules.
Above the Law (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
* Former Lawyer of the Day Adam Reposa who was held in contempt for making the 'jerk off' gesture toward a judge is still contemptible. [ Texas Lawyer via Blogonaut ] * The first openly gay U.S. attorney gets to work in Washington. [ Associated Press ] * Kwame Kilpatrick is suing the attorney who turned the former Detroit mayor's sext messages over to the Detroit Free Press. [ Detroit News ] * Fresno...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Kwame Kilpatrick is expected to return to a Detroit courtroom today to answer allegations that could send him back behind bars.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Kwame Kilpatrick and lawyer Mike Stefani are in another tangle -- this time with the ex-Detroit mayor suing the lawyer whose efforts in a police whistle-blower case set the stage for his political demise.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is suing a lawyer who leaked racy text messages to the Detroit Free Press, kicking off a scandal that brought down Kilpatrick's administration and sent him to jail.
MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Last Friday, after posting that I heard on the Two Joe's podcast that Richard Bernstein was planning a run at the attorney general's office, I actually got to talk to Bernstein himself. He called me, and we spoke for about an hour and a half. I spent the next week distilling my thoughts from the conversation, and turned it into a column for my local paper . Before writing last week's post, I did a...
MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Tee Vee station in Detroit : DETROIT -- Testimony of one of three Michigan State Police detectives heard Tuesday during a lawsuit hearing brought by the family of slain Detroit exotic dancer Tamara Greene revealed that they believed the Detroit Police Department was destroying evidence in the case. But his testimony also said because of actions by Attorney General Mike Cox, they were powerless to...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The state Attorney Grievance Commission today asked that it be allowed to add perjury to the misconduct disciplinary charges against Mike Stefani, the police whistle-blower attorney whose case helped bring down former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick made his deadline today to submit his books at Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner's chambers, his attorney confirmed tonight.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
A lawyer who won a police whistle- blower's case that led to the downfall of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick testified Thursday that he gave a copy of the ex-mayor's text messages to the Detroit Free Press in October 2007.
The Rougblog (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
I'm not sure if anyone even knew this little fact or not, but Michigan law requires that legislators pass a balanced budget by September 30th of each year. I think it was on the news. What this means, of course, is that months before the legally mandated deadline arrives, the well oiled machine of benevolent government will draw closely together and make all the tough decisions necessary to smooth...
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