Kwame Kilpatrick

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Kwame Kilpatrick is a former mayor of Detroit who became widely known for his corruption scandal, criminal convictions, and subsequent imprisonment.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
convictedIn United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
convictedOf extortion
mail fraud
obstruction of justice
perjury
racketeering
tax evasion
wire fraud
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1970-06-08
dateOfConviction 2013-03-11
dateOfPardon 2021-01-20
dateOfPerjuryConviction 2008-09-04
educatedAt Florida A&M University
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
surface form: "Michigan State University College of Law"
employer Detroit
surface form: "City of Detroit"
endTime 2008-09-18
endTime (spouse Carlita Kilpatrick) 2018
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Kilpatrick
father Bernard Kilpatrick
givenName Kwame
hasChild Jalil Kilpatrick
Jelani Kilpatrick
Jonas Kilpatrick NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: "Democratic Party (United States)"
mother Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
notableEvent 2008 Detroit text message scandal
2008 perjury conviction
2013 federal corruption sentencing
notableRelative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
notableWork Text-messaging sex scandal in Detroit city government
occupation lobbyist
politician
officeContested Mayor of Detroit
pardonGrantedBy Donald Trump
participantIn United States federal corruption investigation in Detroit
placeOfBirth Detroit
surface form: "Detroit, Michigan, United States"
placeOfDetention Federal Correctional Institution El Reno
Federal Correctional Institution Oakdale
positionHeld Mayor of Detroit
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
religion Christianity
replacedBy Kenneth Cockrel Jr.
replaces Dennis Archer
residence Detroit
surface form: "Detroit, Michigan, United States"
sentence 28 years in federal prison
sexOrGender male
spouse Carlita Kilpatrick
startTime 2002-01-01
startTime (spouse Carlita Kilpatrick) 1995

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Kilpatrick (surname) hasNotableBearer Kwame Kilpatrick
subject surface form: "Kilpatrick"
Kilpatrick hasNotableBearer Kwame Kilpatrick