Detroit mayor offers to quit, pay fine, but jail time snags plea deal
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is offering to plead guilty to one or two felonies, leave office, pay a fine and restitution and perform community service -- so long as he doesn't go to jail, a source close to his legal team said Sunday.
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is offering to plead guilty to one or two felonies, leave office, pay a fine and restitution and perform community service -- so long as he doesn't go to jail, a source close to his legal team said Sunday.
Frustrated by what they consider stubbornness by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy in ongoing plea talks, the mayor's lawyers have offered to bring in facilitators -- perhaps a judge or well-respected legal figure -- to review the offer, the source said.
The talks are reaching a critical point. A Wayne County judge is set to rule Tuesday on Kilpatrick's motion to halt removal proceedings against him by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Those proceedings are set to begin Wednesday in Detroit; lawyers claim the governor has already made up her mind to remove the mayor.
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Restitution? Like he has $ 9 Million laying around, his old lawyer is suing him for none payment.
Goodbye Kwami...Thanks for the memories.
Welcome To Detroit
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