Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Ordered to Pay Over $300K in Restitution


JANUARY 20, 2010, 7:19 P.M. ET
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ.Com)

DETROIT—A Michigan judge on Wednesday ordered former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to pay more than $300,000 to taxpayers in the next three months to avoid returning to jail, including nearly a quarter million in loans from a trio of prominent businessman that he hadn't previously disclosed.

The flamboyant former mayor has been in and out of court in recent months after being accused by local prosecutors of trying to avoid payment of $1 million in restitution he owes the city stemming from multiple felony convictions, including perjury.

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