United States federal corruption investigation in Detroit

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The United States federal corruption investigation in Detroit was a major probe into widespread public corruption that led to the conviction and imprisonment of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and several associates.

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instanceOf criminal investigation
public corruption investigation
characterizedAs major public corruption probe in Michigan
charge bribery-related offenses
extortion under color of official right
mail fraud
racketeering conspiracy
tax offenses
wire fraud
conductedBy Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States Department of Justice
country United States of America
surface form: United States
focus bribery
extortion
fraud
public corruption
racketeering
impact increased public scrutiny of Detroit city government
reforms in Detroit contracting and procurement practices
involvedEntity Government of Detroit
surface form: City of Detroit government
involvedSector municipal services
public works contracting
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalBasis Hobbs Act
federal mail fraud statutes
federal racketeering statutes
federal wire fraud statutes
location Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan

Wayne County, Michigan
notableCase United States v. Kwame Kilpatrick
outcome long-term federal prison sentences for key defendants
relatedTo Detroit City Hall corruption scandal
Detroit municipal contracting corruption
resultedIn conviction of Bernard Kilpatrick
conviction of Bobby Ferguson
conviction of Kwame Kilpatrick
convictions of multiple Detroit city officials
imprisonment of Kwame Kilpatrick
scale multi-defendant federal prosecution
subjectOf extensive media coverage in the United States
targetedOfficeHolder Mayor of Detroit
targetedOfficial Kwame Kilpatrick
timePeriod 2000s
early 2010s

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Kwame Kilpatrick participantIn United States federal corruption investigation in Detroit