Court Report

Detroit Mayor Charged With Perjury

DETROIT (AP) - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was charged with perjury and other offenses - and got a stern lecture about the importance of telling the truth - after a trove of raunchy text messages contradicted his sworn denials of an affair with his chief aide. The 37-year-old "Hip-Hop Mayor" who brought youth and vitality to the job in this struggling city of 900,000 could get up to 15 years in prison for perjury alone and would be automatically expelled from office if convicted. Read more...
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