Detroit's Mayor Pleads Guilty, Will Leave Office

Courtesy NPR: Politics & Society  Thu, 09/04/2008 - 10:07

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a deal that will force him from office.

The guilty plea to two felony charges stems from Kilpatrick's role in the city's $8.4 million settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit brought by two fired police officers.

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