Kwame Kilpatrick Strikes Again!!!

Abe Sargent · 05-10-2011, 05:36 PM

If you followed, at all, the Kwame Kilpatrick scandal in Detroit a few years ago, then you will love this little gem from yesterday's Free Press.

http://www.freep.com/article/20110509/NEWS01/110509038/Wife-Kwame-Kilpatrick-fears-future-after-text-message-scandal?odyssey=mod|mostcom

molson · 05-10-2011, 06:10 PM

I don't buy it. Does this look like a man that fears scandal? This guy eats scandal for breakfast.

fantom1979 · 05-10-2011, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Kilpatrick, who is serving an 18-month probation violation sentence resulting from the text-message scandal, is awaiting trial on separate federal corruption charges. He says SkyTel, not his own actions, ruined his life.

"I don't believe that I'd be sitting right here in front of you in this prison but for your action, " Kilpatrick said during a deposition.

JediKooter · 05-10-2011, 06:42 PM

Everyone's a victim.

molson · 05-10-2011, 06:43 PM

If Kwame's plight moves you, he is still taking donations for his defense fund

FriendsOfKwame.com || Official Site of Kwame Kilpatrick and Family

JediKooter · 05-10-2011, 06:45 PM

Can we send cookies instead?

M GO BLUE!!! · 05-10-2011, 08:13 PM

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SkyTel, which is seeking to dismiss the lawsuit, is also trying to exclude the testimony of a psychiatrist who says Kilpatrick suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder because of the text scandal.

Funny, but I know of a certain city that seems to be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder thanks to the actions of a man who may have been the most corrupt mayor in history (and who didn't even do a decent job of covering his tracks.)

JonInMiddleGA · 05-10-2011, 08:25 PM

hey it's strange to me too but we're talking about texts man, we're not even talking about being a crook, when it actually matters, we're talking about texts.

Bobble · 05-11-2011, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

Can we send cookies instead?

Can we send Anytime Minutes?

JediKooter · 05-11-2011, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobble

Can we send Anytime Minutes?

Haha! That might turn him into a vegetable.

M GO BLUE!!! · 03-11-2013, 11:18 AM

Jury convicts Kwame Kilpatrick of corruption
By Ed White
Associated Press

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted Monday of corruption charges, ensuring a return to prison for a man once among the nation's youngest big-city leaders.

Jurors convicted Kilpatrick of a raft of crimes, including a racketeering conspiracy charge. He was portrayed during a five-month trial as an unscrupulous politician who took bribes, rigged contracts and lived far beyond his means while in office until fall 2008.

Prosecutors said Kilpatrick ran a "private profit machine" out of Detroit's City Hall. The government presented evidence to show he got a share of the spoils after ensuring that an excavating company owned by his friend Bobby Ferguson was awarded millions in work from the Detroit water department.

Business owners said they were forced to hire Ferguson as a subcontractor or risk losing city contracts.

Separately, fundraiser Emma Bell said she gave Kilpatrick more than $200,000 as his personal cut of political donations, pulling cash from her bra during private meetings.

A high-ranking aide, Derrick Miller, told jurors that he often was the middle man, passing bribes from others.

Internal Revenue Service agents said Kilpatrick spent $840,000 beyond his mayoral salary.

Kilpatrick, who now lives near Dallas, declined to testify. He has long denied any wrongdoing, and defense attorney James Thomas told jurors that Kilpatrick often was showered with cash gifts from city workers and political supporters during holidays and birthdays.

The government said Kilpatrick abused the Civic Fund, a nonprofit fund he created to help distressed Detroit residents. There was evidence that it was used for yoga lessons, camps for his kids, golf clubs and travel.

Kilpatrick, 42, was elected in 2001 at age 31. He resigned in 2008 and pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a different scandal involving sexually explicit text messages and an extramarital affair with his chief of staff.

The Democrat spent 14 months in prison for violating probation in that case after a judge said he failed to report assets that could be put toward his $1 million restitution to Detroit.

Voters booted his mother, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, from Congress in 2010, partly because of a negative perception of her because of her son's troubles.

PilotMan · 03-11-2013, 11:31 AM

I still say he has a shot in DC.

Abe Sargent · 03-11-2013, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PilotMan

I still say he has a shot in DC.

He still has a shot in Detroit

M GO BLUE!!! · 03-11-2013, 12:28 PM

I find him to be a complete waste. To have the political skills he has, combined with the opportunities he had... to piss it all away as he did is just stupid.

He was elected mayor of a major city at 31 years of age. It was a city on the upswing when he took office. If he had done even a few positive things and kept his nose clean prior to the housing crash he could have been in line for a senate seat.

NobodyHere · 07-15-2017, 02:25 PM

I love Kwame's latest grounds for appeal: He tried to beat up his lawyer.

Kwame Kilpatrick: I tried to beat up my lawyer before trial; he ran around a table

Brian Swartz · 07-15-2017, 05:26 PM

There's nothing that can be done anywhere else that can't be done worse by Detroit. It was once a fine city. That was a long time ago.

05-10-2011, 06:10 PM	#2
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	I don't buy it. Does this look like a man that fears scandal? This guy eats scandal for breakfast. Last edited by molson : 05-10-2011 at 06:12 PM.

05-10-2011, 06:42 PM	#4
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	Everyone's a victim. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

05-10-2011, 06:45 PM	#6
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	Can we send cookies instead? __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

05-10-2011, 08:25 PM	#8
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	hey it's strange to me too but we're talking about texts man, we're not even talking about being a crook, when it actually matters, we're talking about texts. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

03-11-2013, 11:18 AM	#11
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	Jury convicts Kwame Kilpatrick of corruption By Ed White Associated Press Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted Monday of corruption charges, ensuring a return to prison for a man once among the nation's youngest big-city leaders. Jurors convicted Kilpatrick of a raft of crimes, including a racketeering conspiracy charge. He was portrayed during a five-month trial as an unscrupulous politician who took bribes, rigged contracts and lived far beyond his means while in office until fall 2008. Prosecutors said Kilpatrick ran a "private profit machine" out of Detroit's City Hall. The government presented evidence to show he got a share of the spoils after ensuring that an excavating company owned by his friend Bobby Ferguson was awarded millions in work from the Detroit water department. Business owners said they were forced to hire Ferguson as a subcontractor or risk losing city contracts. Separately, fundraiser Emma Bell said she gave Kilpatrick more than $200,000 as his personal cut of political donations, pulling cash from her bra during private meetings. A high-ranking aide, Derrick Miller, told jurors that he often was the middle man, passing bribes from others. Internal Revenue Service agents said Kilpatrick spent $840,000 beyond his mayoral salary. Kilpatrick, who now lives near Dallas, declined to testify. He has long denied any wrongdoing, and defense attorney James Thomas told jurors that Kilpatrick often was showered with cash gifts from city workers and political supporters during holidays and birthdays. The government said Kilpatrick abused the Civic Fund, a nonprofit fund he created to help distressed Detroit residents. There was evidence that it was used for yoga lessons, camps for his kids, golf clubs and travel. Kilpatrick, 42, was elected in 2001 at age 31. He resigned in 2008 and pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a different scandal involving sexually explicit text messages and an extramarital affair with his chief of staff. The Democrat spent 14 months in prison for violating probation in that case after a judge said he failed to report assets that could be put toward his $1 million restitution to Detroit. Voters booted his mother, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, from Congress in 2010, partly because of a negative perception of her because of her son's troubles. Last edited by M GO BLUE!!! : 03-11-2013 at 11:18 AM.

05-10-2011, 06:43 PM	#5
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	If Kwame's plight moves you, he is still taking donations for his defense fund FriendsOfKwame.com \|\| Official Site of Kwame Kilpatrick and Family

03-11-2013, 11:31 AM	#12
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	I still say he has a shot in DC. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

03-11-2013, 12:28 PM	#14
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	I find him to be a complete waste. To have the political skills he has, combined with the opportunities he had... to piss it all away as he did is just stupid. He was elected mayor of a major city at 31 years of age. It was a city on the upswing when he took office. If he had done even a few positive things and kept his nose clean prior to the housing crash he could have been in line for a senate seat.

07-15-2017, 02:25 PM	#15
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	I love Kwame's latest grounds for appeal: He tried to beat up his lawyer. Kwame Kilpatrick: I tried to beat up my lawyer before trial; he ran around a table __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

07-15-2017, 05:26 PM	#16
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	There's nothing that can be done anywhere else that can't be done worse by Detroit. It was once a fine city. That was a long time ago.

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