Judge: Ex-Detroit mayor owes $300K within 90 days

[The Northerner]

Source: Associated Press

DETROIT – Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick lied again to the citizens of the city he once led, a judge said on Wednesday as he ordered the disgraced official to pay more than $300,000 in restitution within 90 days or face further punishment.

During a restitution hearing, Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner had harsh words for the ex-mayor and convicted felon, calling his conduct "reprehensible" and accused him of showing "contempt" for Detroit.

"You have not been credible in this courtroom and again you have not been honest," Groner said. Kilpatrick was silent during the hearing, shaking his head on occasion as the judge made his ruling.

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Kilpatrick had agreed to pay $1 million in restitution in late 2008 as part of pleas in two criminal cases, but later requested that his monthly payments be reduced. He lowered those payments from $6,000 to $3,000 because he said his pay in a new job as a salesman in Texas had fallen.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_re_us/us_detroit_ex_mayor_restitution

[Blue_Tires]

1. he got off cheap

[sandyj999]

2. Kilpatrick thinks he has entitlement and is above all this.

His mother Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick did a wonderful job raising her son to be a crook. She should be proud. I know all of us around the Detroit area are. :sarcasm:

[newtothegame]

3. Sounds racist. n/t

[fujiyama]

4. Huh?

Is that a joke?

Kwame's basically stolen thousands of dollars from the city. He's a crook and a thug at that.

He's bought a house in the same neighborhood as Bush. Dallas suburbs seem to love corrupt ex politicians (granted Kwame's crimes are small potatoes compared to Bush).

[sandyj999]

5. First of all where does that come from?

If it's aimed at me you must know my race, or do you? He is a crook and thief and ethnicity has nothing to do with it.

[JNelson6563]

6. He kicked a city while it was down.

And was an all around asshole. Reminds me of your comment, shades of assholishness.

Julie