Kwame Kilpatrick
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"Kwame Malik Kilpatrick" is a former Michigan state representative and Democratic mayor of Detroit. He resigned as mayor after being convicted on felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice. Kilpatrick was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty, and was released on probation after serving 99 days. On May 25, 2010, he was sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in prison for violating his probation, and served time at the Oaks Correctional Facility in northwest Michigan.

On March 11, 2013, Kilpatrick was convicted on 24 federal felony counts, including mail fraud, wire fraud, and Racket (crime)/racketeering. On October 10, 2013, Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in prison.

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I underestimated the dilapidated, horrific conditions our city was in. ... My biggest failure was not communicating. We have a long way to go, but we've come a mighty long way.

We need the unions to step up, ... If we don't get to that deal in the next 14 to 20 days, we'll be back on the 21st day to address the issue, and it will be in further cuts.

I don't know, but it looked like it caught him off guard.

Anti-Detroit to start first in rural areas.

We have told the federal government that we here in the city of Detroit are willing to step up and accept evacuees from both Louisiana and Mississippi.

Comparing me to putting the water department at jeopardy is like going to Iraq because Saddam had something to do with 9/11. That was a hell of a puzzle to put together.

I've been stereotyped my whole life, ... ... It's actually not driven by Detroiters only. It's driven by the media. It's driven by the entire region. The 'us against them,' the 'black and white thing' is getting old.

Mr. Hendrix looks good and beautiful, ... But he could not execute. He could not move a project. He could not shovel snow. He could not keep us safe. He could not fix the fire department. He destroyed the riverfront. We had 43 businesses gone. We couldn't build a stickman in the city of Detroit.

I just want to know, can Mr. Hendrix say the same thing?