Kwame Kilpatrick
| Kwame Kilpatrick | |
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Kilpatrick in 2006
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| 68th Mayor of Detroit | |
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In office January 1, 2002 – September 18, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Dennis Archer |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Cockrel, Jr. |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 9th district |
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In office January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick |
| Succeeded by | Fred Durhal, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
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Kwame Malik Kilpatrick June 8, 1970 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Carlita Kilpatrick |
| Alma mater |
Florida A&M University (B.S.) Detroit College of Law (J.D.) |
| Profession | Politician, author, teacher |
| Religion | Church of God in Christ |
| Kwame Malik Kilpatrick | |
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| Born |
June 8, 1970 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Former politician |
| Criminal penalty |
120 days in jail & probation (original sentence) 28 years in prison (federal trial) |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Spouse(s) | Carlita Kilpatrick |
| Children | 3 children |
| Conviction(s) | Obstruction of justice (x2), assault of a police officer, racketeering, tax evasion, extortion, mail fraud |
Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (born June 8, 1970) is a former Democratic Michigan state representative and 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 state 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 racketeering. On October 10, 2013, Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison.
Kwame Malik Kilpatrick was born June 8, 1970, to Bernard Kilpatrick and Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick. His parents divorced in 1981. Kilpatrick attended Detroit's Cass Technical High School and graduated from Florida A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science in 1992 (where he was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and captain of the Rattler football team). He later received a Juris Doctor degree from the Detroit College of Law (now the Michigan State University College of Law) in 1999. He has a sister Ayanna and a half-sister, Diarra.
His mother, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, was a career politician representing Detroit in Michigan State House from 1979 to 1996 and serving in the United States House of Representatives for Michigan's 13th congressional district from 1996 to 2010. She was not re-elected to office because she lost her primary election on August 3, 2010 to Michigan State Senator Hansen Clarke. NPR and CBS News both noted that throughout her re-election campaign, she was dogged by questions about Kwame Kilpatrick.
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