Kilpatrick Civic Fund

Feds Indict Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

Already in prison on a parole violation, Detroit's former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been hit with 19 federal fraud and tax charges for allegedly using his non-profit group to pay for personal and campaign expenses. The indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses Kilpatrick of scheming for years to use the Kilpatrick Civic Fund to make payments to friends and relatives and for "items ranging from countersurveillance and anti-bugging equipment to yoga and golf lessons, golf clubs and summer camp for his children," The Detroit Free Press reported. The tax-exempt fund also paid for public relations ...

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