Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick charged with felonies: Worthy

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and former chief of staff Christine Beatty were charged today with multiple counts of perjury, obstruction of justice, misconduct in office and conspiracy because of their conduct in last year's police

whistle-blower trial, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced.

Kilpatrick is charged with eight felonies and Beatty with seven. They are: perjury, conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office.

Worthy said the perjury charges accuse the two of lying during a whistle-blower lawsuit about the firing of Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown and about their romantic relationship.

Kilpatrick, 38, serving his seventh year in office, is the first Detroit mayor to face criminal charges while still in office. The perjury charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

"Lying cannot be tolerated, even if a judge and jury can see through it and doesn't buy the line," Worthy said at a packed news conference.

"Witnesses must give truthful testimony," she added. "Oaths mean something."

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[SuburbanKwameHater]

Exactly right....

[SuburbanKwameHater]

Hey libra...even alex jones knows that the number one enemy of the NWO is the White Race. The White Race is the only group intelligent enough and civilized enough to threaten the NWO. Start thinking racially and defeat the biggest NWO lie ever...multiculturalism, diversity, and racial equality.

[SuburbanKwameHater]

EVERYTHING has to do with race. Every race EXCEPT whites work for the benefit of THEIR OWN race. When are Whites going to be able to enjoy the benefits of racism like Kwame has?

[SuburbanKwameHater]

Your vote doesn't mean shit.

[gjs78]

But it does have to do with race. Kwame continues to play the race card, blaming the white people in the suburbs and media. He even said the word "Nigger" in a recent press conference.

[TVC17]

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.God complex gets all crooked people in power.Willie Herenton the mayor of Memphis said God appointed him mayor of Memphis.Did God have something to do with King Willie getting a women pregnant out of wedlock roughly 3 years ago ? I can't judge because I might do the same with absolute power......

[kdbest100]

Some women should stay at home. She mad cause the mayor would not date her.

[EbonyScholar]

She would make an excellent choice for Lt. Governor with the Dem. Senate Majority Leader in 2010.

[sonya3020]

they just learning from your kind.

[MetroDNews]

Absolute power doesn't necessarily corrupt absolutely. We live in a capitalist society where the only reason to become a politician is for money and then power.

[uhavechrist]

This is a bunch of BS - where was the City attorney's office when the big pay off was being made - a bunch of stupid attorneys I think NOT! - now all of sudden he's a criminal - IF THAT'S THE CASE - THE CRIMINALS ARE THE POLITICIANS AND ATTORNEY'S WHO SIGNED THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS.

[nightjoy7]

And doing a damn good job. Get him KYM!

[FoShizzle951]

It's being smart about being corrupt. Kwame is an idiot and got caught.

[FoShizzle951]

I want to throw monkeys against rocks.