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Detroit’s Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Indicted… Convicted!… RESIGNS!
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King Kwame Indicted Convicted! RESIGNES!
Update: Dateline Sept. 4 2008
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner presided over the court case in which Kilpatrick agreed to plead guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice by committing perjury.
Part of the plea agreement includes immediate resignation within 14 days; restitution payments totaling million; and four months in jail.
The court will asses the million restitution fee based on how much Kilpatrick already has and how much he can pay.
Kilpatrick will be sentenced Oct. 28 at 2 p.m.
Kilpatrick is barred from running for public office for five years, according to the plea deal.
He will also have to hand over his law license and turn over his state pension to the city of Detroit.
Groner read aloud all of the charges against Kilpatrick and told him all but two would be dismissed.
He also asked Kilpatrick several questions regarding his guilty plea, and whether he was doing it on his own willingness and whether he was satisfied with what was taking place.
Groner asked Kilpatrick if he understood he was giving up the right to be innocent until proven guilty.
"I gave that up a long time ago," Kilpatrick replied.
Kilpatrick answered each question and stated that he knew exactly what was taking place and was agreeing to plead guilty.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick read the following statement in Wayne County Circuit Court on Thursday as part of his plea agreement in a perjury and misconduct case:
"I lied under oath in the case of Gary Brown and Harold Nelthrope versus the city of Detroit, Case No. 03317557NZ, regarding information that was relevant to claims made by Gary Brown and Harold Nelthrope. I did so with an intent to mislead the court and jury and to impede and obstruct the fair administration of justice.
"I lied under oath at a civil deposition for the Brown-Nelthrope lawsuit on Oct. 11, 2004 in the city of Detroit. I also lied under oath in the civil jury trial in the Nelthrope-Brown lawsuit in the Wayne County Circuit Court on Aug. 29, 2007."
Kilpatrick, 38, is in his second four-year term as mayor. He was charged with 10 felonies in two cases.
In a letter sent to Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm early Thursday afternoon, Kilpatrick said his resignation will be effective Sept. 18, 2008.
Good Riddance to bad Rubbish
C.C.
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Dateline Monday March 24, 2008,
The tenacious Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced a 12-count criminal indictment against Detroit’s Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (the Idi Amin of the midwest), and former Detroit Chief of Staff Christine Beatty, Listed below are the 8 felony charges (to date) against the mayor.
Charges Filed Against Kilpatrick
• Count 1: Conspiracy to obstruct justice (5-year maximum sentence)
• Count 2: Obstruction of justice. Accused of firing Detroit Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown as part of an effort to illegally hamper a criminal investigation and committing perjury to hide the firing of Brown or a relationship between the mayor and Beatty. (5-year maximum sentence)
• Count 3: Misconduct in office. Accused of firing Brown to hamper a criminal probe of Kilpatrick’s personal conduct or the conduct of his security unit and committing perjury to hide the firing. (5-year maximum sentence)
• Count 4: Misconduct in office. Accused of authorizing the city to settle a whistle-blowers’ lawsuit with the motive of preventing the release of text messages showing the mayor and his aide lied under oath. (5-year maximum sentence)
• Count 5: Perjury in court. Accused of lying under oath in August 2007 by saying he did not fire Brown, did not know Brown was investigating him or a rumored party at the mayor’s official residence and testifying falsely as to other circumstances surrounding the termination of Brown. (15-year maximum sentence)
• Count 6: Perjury in court. Accused of falsely testifying in August 2007 that he didn’t have a romantic or sexual relationship with Beatty. (15-year maximum sentence)
• Count 7: Perjury outside of court. Accused of swearing falsely before a notary public in June 2003 as to the circumstances surrounding the "un-appointment" of Brown. (15-year maximum sentence)
• Count 8: Perjury outside court. Accused of swearing falsely before a notary public in October 2004 as to the circumstances surrounding the "un-appointment" of Brown. (15-year maximum sentence)
And just to “add insult to injury” she had a bit of fierce commentary on what he should have learned as a 5 year old,
”…tell the truth, take responsibility for your actions, admit when your wrong,
play fair and be fair, don’t take or use things that aren’t yours, and there are consequences for bad behavior.”
– Kim Worthy, Wayne County Prosecutor
I mean most of us learned this as stuff children right? Hizzoner should have known better on multiple levels, he did go to go to law school? Truth be told this couldn’t have happen to a nicer guy.
C.C.
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the County Prosecutor is a State Constitutional Officer and is exclusively bestowed with the sole appointment power of the assistant prosecutors, detectives and other staff…
…in 1981, after the passage of the State’s first Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, County Prosecutors, as well as local law enforcement officers, were given increased enforcement and prosecutorial authority. In addition, the Prosecutors’ Offices were given the exclusive responsibility for the disposition of any weapons seized pursuant to this law.
In 1985, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, along with the Sheriff and the Chiefs of Police, created the first county-wide S.W.A.T. Team. Later, a Crisis Negotiation Team, Emergency Medical Team and a Dive-Rescue Team were all added to what is now called the Somerset County Emergency Response Teams….
…The Criminal Justice Act of 1970, N.J.S.A. 52:17B-97 et seq., further broadened the extensive powers of the County Prosecutor and reinforced his role as the dominant law enforcement officer within the county. The Criminal Justice Act also clearly established a chain of command in law enforcement in New Jersey. That line of authority was determined to run from the Attorney General to the County Prosecutor to the local law enforcement agencies.
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International Deputy Co-Prosecutor William Smith during trial proceedings at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia on 15 July 2009.
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