Updated~ Kilpatrick: Gov Won't Give Me Fair Shake! by Mary Neal

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is under increasing pressure to resign or face being removed from office.  But perhaps with his impressive defense “dream team,” Kilpatrick may believe it is best to hold his ground. City Council President Kenneth V. Cockrel, Jr. reportedly asked Gov. Granholm to remove Kilpatrick from office in May, but Kilpatrick was determined to remain mayor.  In fact, he filed suit yesterday against Governor Jennifer Granholm to stop a removal hearing scheduled for Wednesday.  Kilpatrick’s lawsuit alleges that Gov. Granholm is just plain biased against him. 

Public sentiment seems to be turning against Kilpatrick retaining his office, and he appears to be losing support among business leaders.

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PENSKE ON KILPATRICK:  IT'S TIME HE MOVES ON

Santiago Esparza / The Detroit News
Friday, August 29, 2008

DETROIT -- Businessman Roger Penske said it is time for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to resign and look for another role in his life.

"At this particular time, with all the pressure, it's time that he moves on and takes another role in his life," Penske told WWJ-AM (950) this morning. "The more we sit here and pull an angle, it does him no good and certainly does the city no good."

Penske is organizing the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix this weekend. During an interview about the race with WWJ, Penske said he once supported the mayor but thinks now is the time for Kilpatrick to leave office.

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Many citizens of Detroit wish to see the city and Mr. Kilpatrick and Ms. Beatty resolve these problems according to what is best and right for all parties.  Hopefully, whatever his penalty, Mr. Kilpatrick and Ms. Beatty will emerge from these experiences and go on to fulfill the bright promise of their earlier years.

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UPDATE 9-3-08  HEARING SCHEDULED

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DETROIT (AP) ~ Michigan's governor will hold a hearing Wednesday that could decide whether the mayor of Detroit is ousted.  Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has tried to block the hearing, but he was turned away Tuesday by an appeals court.  The hearing concerns whether he misled members of Detroit's City Council about his settling of lawsuits with former police officers.

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UPDATE 9-4-08  ~ KILPATRICK STRIKES DEAL

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DETROIT FREE PRESS ~ Kilpatrick will plead guilty to two obstruction of justice counts and six other charges will be dismissed. He will go on 5 years reporting probation, serving the first 120 days in the Wayne County Jail. He must also leave office within two weeks. He has agreed to pay $1 million in restitution, paying $20,000 at the date of sentencing and the rest over the next five years.

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UPDATE 3-10-09 - JUDGE ALLOWS KILPATRICK TO MOVE TO TEXAS

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DETROIT (AP) - Disgraced ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s remaining days in Detroit may be short.

A judge ruled Tuesday that Kilpatrick is allowed to leave Michigan for a software sales job just north of Dallas that is expected to pay him an estimated $120,000 per year.

He’ll likely need the cash: Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner has ordered Kilpatrick to pay $6,000 per month over the first six months of employment toward his $1 million restitution to the city.

Kilpatrick attorney James Thomas had asked last month that his client be allowed to travel to Dallas to train at Covisint, an affiliate of Detroit-based software maker Compuware Corp.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy opposed the request and said Kilpatrick was not forthcoming with all details about the Covisint job. She also claimed Kilpatrick was living a “glitzy lifestyle” without the means to pay for it.

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If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?   ~  Hebrew 12:7

Mary Neal
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