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CNN affiliate WDIV-TV reported that Kilpatrick was "found guilty on most of the federal charges" he faced, including racketeering conspiracy, extortion and filing false tax returns.
Kilpatrick could face up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced. Neither Kilpatrick or city contractor, Bobby Ferguson got to collect any more monies in their game of Monopoly. Immediatelly following the jury's decison today, Judge Nancy Edmunds remanded both men to a Federal Detention Center until sentencing.
"Detention is required in this circumstance," Edmunds said after her ruling.
READ: Breakdown of convictions for Kilaptrick, Ferguson and Bernard Kilpatrick
During his tenure as Mayor, Kilpatrick robbed constituents and watched the city crumple as he illegally pocketed thousannds, in addition to his salary, carried on a torrid affair with his chief of staff Christine Beatty and then took bribes as high as $200,000. Detrioit businesses claimed they were strong-armed into hiring Ferguson as a subcontractor or faced losing work through the city’s water department. Internal Revenue Service agents said Kilpatrick spent $840,000 beyond his salary as mayor, from 2002 through 2008.
READ: Kwame Kilpatrick Out of Jail; Ex-Mayor Slapped with 14 Parole Violations
"While he enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, he watched the quality of life erode for the people of Detroit," Barbara McQuade, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, said. "The mayor was not focused on running the city. He was focused on using the mayor's office as a money-making machine."
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