Kwame Kilpatrick

Report: Kwame Kilpatrick, Father, To Be Charged In Pay-To-Play Probe

Zachary Roth | February 25, 2010, 12:54PM

Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

We knew from the release of his amorous texts that Kwame Kilpatrick, the disgraced former mayor of Detroit, isn't exactly a stand-up guy. But was he also on the take?

The Detroit News reported Monday that federal prosecutors will soon bring felony charges against Kilpatrick -- who did jail time last year after pleading guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice charges -- and his father Bernard Kilpatrick. The Feds have been probing pay-to-play allegations in Detroit city government, including claims that contractors seeking business from City Hall were told to hire Bernard Kilpatrick as a consultant.

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