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Kwame Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick in 2006
72nd Mayor of Detroit
In office January 1, 2002 – September 18, 2008
Preceded by
Dennis Archer
Succeeded by
Kenneth Cockrel Jr.
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 9th district
In office January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2002
Preceded by
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Succeeded by
Fred Durhal Jr.
Personal details
Born
Kwame Malik Kilpatrick
(1970-06-08) June 8, 1970 (age 53) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political party
Democratic[1]
Spouses
Carlita Poles
(m. 1995; div. 2018)
Laticia McGee
(m. 2021)
Children
5[2]
Alma mater
Florida A&M University (BS) Michigan State University (JD)
Profession
Politician, author, teacher[3]
Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (born June 8, 1970) is an American politician, convicted fraudster and racketeer, who previously served as the 72nd mayor of Detroit – from 2002 to 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the 9th district in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1997 to 2002. Kilpatrick resigned as mayor in September 2008 after being convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to four months in jail and was released on probation after serving 99 days.
In May 2010, Kilpatrick was sentenced to eighteen months to five years in state prison for violating his probation,[4] and served time at the Oaks Correctional Facility in northwest Michigan. In March 2013, he was convicted on 24 federal felony counts, including mail fraud, wire fraud, and racketeering.[5] In October 2013, Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison,[6] and was incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma. In January 2021, after serving 76 months of his 336-month sentence, President Donald Trump commuted his sentence.[7][8]
^"Detroit's mayor indicted in sex scandal". Reuters. March 24, 2008.
^"Kwame Kilpatrick's Son Pleads To President: 'Grant My Father Mercy, Commute His Sentence'". www.audacy.com. August 14, 2019.
^Stevens, Andrew (March 31, 2010). "Kwame Kilpatrick: Former Mayor of Detroit". CityMayors.com.
^Bunkley, Nick (May 25, 2010). "Prison Term for Ex-Mayor of Detroit". online and print. The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
^"Ex Detroit Mayor Faces New Corruption Charges". National Public Radio. December 15, 2010.[dead link]
^Baldas, Tresa; Shaefer, Jim; Damron, Gina (October 10, 2013). "'Corruption no more': Judge sends a message with 28-year sentence for Kilpatrick". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
^"Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency". whitehouse.gov. January 20, 2021 – via National Archives.
^Baldas, Tresa (January 20, 2021). "Detroit: Donald Trump commutes sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick". Detroit Free Press.
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