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Post by Troopa1911 on May 25, 2010 19:01:54 GMT -5
![]() *Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to up to five years in prison today for violating the terms of his probation stemming from his conviction for lying under oath about an affair with his chief of staff. Kilpatrick, 39, begged for compassion from Judge David Groner during the hearing, but Groner said “that ship has sailed.” At issue is $1 million Kilpatrick was ordered to pay the city after pleading guilty in 2008 to obstruction of justice. Groner ruled last month that Kilpatrick failed to report all of his assets and meet other conditions of his probation. On Tuesday, he ordered Kilpatrick to serve at least one-and-a-half years in prison, but credited him with 120 days of time served from his original sentence, reports the Associated Press. Kilpatrick is still obligated to pay back the remaining balance of his debt to the city, but to do that he’ll have to find a new job after he’s freed. Shortly after the sentencing, Compuware Corp. said that Kilpatrick was fired from his job as a medical software salesman for its Dallas-based subsidiary, Covisint. Groner chastised Kilpatrick for his lack of candor about his finances. “Your continued attempt to cast yourself as the victim, your lack of forthrightness, your lack of contriteness and lack of humility … clearly rehabilitation has failed,” Groner told Kilpatrick. While pleading for mercy, Kilpatrick listed the reasons he felt he should be allowed to return to his family in Dallas. “I want to go home your honor, where I belong,” Kilpatrick told Groner. “I’m not here because of a gun charge, or a drug charge. I’m here because of my confusion over some of the written orders that have been before me.” Groner listened to Kilpatrick’s statement Tuesday, but appeared unmoved. “This lack of candor while under oath dangerously approaches the very crime you were under sentence for,” Groner said. Defense attorney Michael Alan Schwartz said he was “deeply disappointed” by the sentence and expressed uncertainty about how the city will receive the remaining $860,000 in restitution. He said Kilpatrick was penalized for not being contrite. He didn’t wear “sackcloth and ashes,” he said. Kilpatrick has 42 days in which to file an appeal. Attachments:
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Post by Julie Art on May 25, 2010 20:24:29 GMT -5
Wowowowowowowowowowowowow!
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Post by peppermint on May 25, 2010 21:02:54 GMT -5
Why not just pay so he can move on with his life?
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Post by Hummy Jones on May 25, 2010 22:00:07 GMT -5
And this is why we have a bad name because of this fool. He need to pay this fine for all the tom foolery this ninja has down up and down michigan. This joker should be locked up for ten years. I wonder what Christy Beatie is doing now. She been under the radar.
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Post by Oldskool on May 25, 2010 22:37:10 GMT -5
I'm sure his mother is "proud" or him.
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Post by Hummy Jones on May 25, 2010 23:07:28 GMT -5
I'm sure his mother is "proud" or him. LOL, yea she was proud alright! While all the hearings and sentences was going down the first time, she was catching slack because it was her son and her reputation was on the line when she was trying to get re-elected for congress for michigan again. I think she got back in tho. Not for sure. |
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Post by DamieQue™ on May 26, 2010 7:21:56 GMT -5
Is this common practice? Making politicians pay back their constituents? I only ask because I know a lot of white politicians who have done worse who I don't recall being required to pay anyone jack.
I'm not excusing Kwame... I'm just sayin
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Post by Oldskool on May 26, 2010 7:50:22 GMT -5
C'mon Damie, you know the rules are different for us. That is a staple in our history.
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Post by G Money$CMB$ on May 26, 2010 8:09:43 GMT -5
I remember when he came on the scene... he just knew he had it going on like a thunderstorm...
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Post by peppermint on May 26, 2010 9:11:32 GMT -5
Is this common practice? Making politicians pay back their constituents? I only ask because I know a lot of white politicians who have done worse who I don't recall being required to pay anyone jack.
I'm not excusing Kwame... I'm just sayin I think it should become common practice. Other theives have to make restitution, why not them? |
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Post by DamieQue™ on May 26, 2010 9:25:45 GMT -5
Is this common practice? Making politicians pay back their constituents? I only ask because I know a lot of white politicians who have done worse who I don't recall being required to pay anyone jack.
I'm not excusing Kwame... I'm just sayin I think it should become common practice. Other theives have to make restitution, why not them?
@ Oksana: Yes I know - I just wanted to point out the inequity |
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Post by Cambist on May 26, 2010 11:28:43 GMT -5
Is this common practice? Making politicians pay back their constituents? I only ask because I know a lot of white politicians who have done worse who I don't recall being required to pay anyone jack.
I'm not excusing Kwame... I'm just sayin It is common for public figures to have to make restitution under certain circumstances. It's typically not advertised because the politicians usually just pay it off. This negro decided that he was going to get over. Time to get your jail on, Kwame.... |
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Post by ReignMan19 on May 26, 2010 11:53:53 GMT -5
This guy embarrasses me to no end....
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Post by Robelite on May 26, 2010 15:09:25 GMT -5
Like I said on another thread, HUBRIS will do this to ya!! Bro. Kwame was trying to be a pimp and a "gangsta." Well, when pimps and gangstas are caught, what happens....they go to jail!
Go on and serve yo sentence, Bro. Kilpatrick. Let this be a time for some serious reflection, after all, you'll have plenty of that on your hands for a while.
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Post by Hummy Jones on May 27, 2010 21:19:46 GMT -5
I remember when he came on the scene... he just knew he had it going on like a thunderstorm... ^^ This is a very true statement! |
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