Judge denies bond to Kilpatrick, ex-Detroit mayor

March 27, 2013 @ 9:17 am

DETROIT (AP) - A federal judge has denied a request by ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to be released on bond while he awaits sentencing.

U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds made the bond denial decision on Wednesday. She cited Kilpatrick's criminal record and history of problems adhering to parole conditions.

A lawyer for Kilpatrick had argued that his client isn't a flight risk or a danger to the public. Kilpatrick also has complained that he needs to leave prison so he can receive treatment for a knee injury.

Kilpatrick's mother, former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, had offered her Detroit home as collateral to ensure her son shows up to court for sentencing.

A federal jury on March 11 found Kilpatrick and his friend Bobby Ferguson guilty on multiple counts, including racketeering conspiracy.


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  • HLC wrote...
    Where did he think he was?
    January 7, 2013 10:07 am
    Thats more common in Chicago. A democrat taking a bribe, go figure.
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  • shark75 wrote...
    They've (the jury) have already either been bribed or threatened with their lives
    February 15, 2013 10:06 am
    This PO'S will get off...same for Jessie Jackson Jr.
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  • Rikki Doxx wrote...
    A Democrat?
    March 11, 2013 11:00 am
    You didn't know he was a Democrat until next to the last paragraph. If he'd been a Republican there'd be an (R) just before or just after his name and the word Republican would have been repeated at the beginning of each paragraph.
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  • shark75 wrote...
    Print Media Bia Rules
    March 11, 2013 11:38 am
    If Republican it will be stated in headline and several times throughout the article including first paragraph. If Democrat it will not be in headline and appear no earlier than the 3rd paragraph IF AT ALL. In this case the 19th paragraph. Way to go Associated Press...
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