Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, Guilty of RICO
(AllHipHop News) Former Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, once dubbed "The Hip-Hop Mayor," was convicted today of 24 out of 30 federal counts of corruption.
With what is being called a "classic RICO case," Kilpatrick has been found to have been conducting a criminal enterprise during his tenure as mayor of Detroit from 2001 to 2008.
According to The Detroit Free Press…
This one really hurts. to be honest. Being from the D I remember when Kwame Kilpatrick was elected both times, and there was a lot of promise around his election. I also remember living through all of the foolishness that began to surface. A real shame for Kilpatrick and for my city, but I know we'll get through it.
