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    Kwame Kilpatrick on Trial

    Full coverage of the City Hall corruption case in federal court

    Oct 3, 2012, 11:28 am

    Adolph Mongo

    • By Kevin J. Hardy
    Kevin J. Hardy

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    Kevin J. Hardy
    I'm the Online Metro Editor at The Detroit News. I can be reached at kjhardy(at)detnews(dot)com or (313) 222-2526.
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    Kwame Kilpatrick Kwame Kilpatrick Bobby Ferguson Bobby Ferguson Bernard Kilpatrick Bernard Kilpatrick
    Racketeering
    - 20 years in prison
    Extortion
    - 20 years in prison / $250,000 fine per count
    Bribery
    - 10 years in prison / $250,000 fine per count
    Mail and wire fraud
    - 20 years in prison / $250,000 per count
    Filing false tax returns
    - 3 years in prison / $100,000 fine per count
    Tax evasion
    - 5 years in prison / $100,000 fine per count
    Filing false tax returns
    - 3 years in prison / $100,000 fine per count

    Photo Galleries


    • Judgment day in corruption trial

    • Players in City Hall corruption trial

    • Kwame Kilpatrick: A career derailed

    • Related cases involving City Hall figures

    Interactive timeline

    How did we get to this point? Take a tour through the background of the case, with video excerpts and photos.

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    Documents

    • The indictment: The federal government's list of charges against the defendants
    • Jury questionnaire: This 25-page form probed for prejudices and hardships that would prevent them from hearing the case
    • Jury instructions: The government's proposed jury instructions, submitted for court review
    • Government's closing arguments: The prosecution sums up its case against Kwame Kilpatrick
    • Defense's closing arguments: Attorneys for Kwame and Bernard Kilpatrick make their case to the jury
    • More closing argument transcripts: Attorneys for Bernard Kilpatrick and Bobby Ferguson make their final remarks
    • Rebuttal from prosecution: Transcript of final words from the federal prosecutors
    • Jury verdict: Document submitted by jurors to the court

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