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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