United States v. Kwame Kilpatrick

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United States v. Kwame Kilpatrick is a high-profile federal criminal case in which former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted on numerous corruption charges, including racketeering, bribery, and extortion, for his role in a widespread public corruption scheme.

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instanceOf federal criminal case
public corruption case
category RICO case in the United States
United States political corruption case
charge bribery
extortion
mail fraud
racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO) conspiracy
racketeering
tax offenses
wire fraud
convictedPerson Bernard Kilpatrick
Bobby Ferguson
Kwame Kilpatrick
country United States
court United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
defendant Bernard Kilpatrick
Bobby Ferguson
Kwame Kilpatrick
hasCoDefendantRole contractor associate of the mayor
political consultant and lobbyist
impact contributed to national attention on municipal corruption in Detroit
involves abuse of mayoral powers
public contracts in Detroit
involvesOfficeHolder Mayor of Detroit
involvesTimePeriod Kwame Kilpatrick mayoral administration
jurisdiction United States federal court system
legalBasis federal criminal law
legalIssue honest services fraud
location Detroit, Michigan
linked to: Detroit
notableFor high-profile corruption prosecution of a big-city mayor
plaintiff United States of America
prosecutingAuthority United States Department of Justice
relatedTo City of Detroit public contracts
bid-rigging
kickback schemes
sentenceType federal imprisonment
subjectMatter misuse of public office
public corruption
verdict guilty on multiple counts

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