The Supreme Court has rejected former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's appeal and will not review his corruption conviction. The High Court's decision was announced on its order list without further comment.
During Thursday's edition of NewsOne Now, guest host Van Jones and the day's panel of guests discussed the sentencing and the egregious disparities in justice this case has exposed when punishing politicians for wrong-doing.
Kwame Kilpatrick, Detroit’s former mayor, was just sentenced to 28 years in prison in a corruption case which also included racketeering conspiracy, fraud, and extortion.…
Today, a Detroit judge sentenced the city’s former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to 28 years in prison for corruption, including racketeering conspiracy, fraud, extortion and tax…
Christine Beatty, ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's former top aide and secret lover, plans to take a job in Atlanta to make a new life with her two daughters. "She's sad that she has to move -- she really loves Detroit -- but she really had no choice," said her lawyer, Mayer Morganroth.
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