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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a lawyer who leaked racy text messages to the Detroit Free Press and kicked off a scandal that brought down Kilpatrick's administration and sent him to jail.
A lawyer who obtained a trove of sexually explicit text messages while suing former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in 2007 said Thursday he gave a copy to the Detroit Free Press, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning stories led to criminal charges and forced the mayor from office last year.
Dave Bing is aware of what waits for him each morning as he strolls into Detroit City Hall.
Mayor Dave Bing hopes long-term solutions to Detroit's problems arise from the National Summit being held in the city, but said short-term financial help likely only will come from the federal government.
New Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says he won't move into the official mayoral residence — the Manoogian Mansion.
Mayoral candidate and former NBA great Dave Bing said Wednesday it was "not correct" when he earlier claimed to have earned a master's degree in business administration.
Dave Bing made a smooth transition from basketball great to manufacturer and auto supplier. He is looking for a similarly uncomplicated path to becoming Detroit mayor.
Ex-NBA star Dave Bing scored big on his initial foray into politics, beating a field of 15 candidates in the first leg of an election to complete the term of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who was brought down by a text-messaging sex scandal.
Barack Obama has been marketing gold for companies selling stamps, commemorative coins, T-shirts, pajamas and nearly everything else bearing his likeness.
Kwame Kilpatrick regained his freedom early Tuesday morning, emerging from jail after a 99-day sentence and stepping back onto the streets of the city he once ruled as mayor.
Candidates on the ballot in the Feb. 24 special nonpartisan Detroit mayoral primary. The top two move on to a May 5 runoff for mayor.
Stoic and publicly silent through months of a sex scandal, the woman whose relationship with former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick led to his downfall fought tears Monday as she pleaded guilty and admitted to lying under oath.
The second Detroit mayor in a row is facing questions about possible perjury.
Kwame Kilpatrick, whose promising career as Detroit mayor was derailed in part by a torrid affair with an ex-top aide, was unable to kiss goodbye the one woman who stood beside him throughout a sex-and-text scandal: his wife.
A newspaper reports Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick may have transferred some appointees into civil service positions before he left office.
A court on Thursday released more sexually explicit text messages between the city's former mayor and his ex-chief of staff, just days before Kwame Kilpatrick goes to jail for lying about their affair.
The son of the late Detroit Mayor Coleman Young is running for the job his father held from 1973 to 1993.
Businessman and ex-Detroit Pistons star Dave Bing says he's running for Detroit mayor.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's name no longer is in its prominent place at the Detroit Zoo.
This downtrodden and scandal-scarred city's new mayor called on residents Friday to work hard, work together and — name-checking a favorite sci-fi series — to "boldly go where no one has gone before."
The former top aide to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick chose to go to trial Monday, rejecting prosecutors' offers that included pleading guilty to two felony counts and serving at least 60 days in jail in a City Hall sex scandal.
With just under two weeks until disgraced Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick steps down as part of a plea deal in two criminal cases, his successor is putting his own mark on the position of leader of the nation's 11th largest city.
The man who will take over as mayor in the wake of Kwame Kilpatrick's resignation said Thursday that he'll ramp up efforts that began months ago to prepare him to lead the nation's 11th-largest city.
Only hours after agreeing to resign and serve time in jail as part of plea deal, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick expressed regret for the scandal that has engulfed the city — and left the door open for a return to public life.
A former lawyer for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has filed a lawsuit against the mayor claiming he's owed about $80,000 in fees stemming from his work after Kilpatrick's text-message scandal surfaced.
Bing made false claims on college degrees: Graduation year, MBA for Detroit mayoral candidate rejected by school recordsWell this is certain to spice up the Detroit Mayoral Race! Will the people of the City care, or will they simply see the former Detroit Piston, Detroit businessman, with stars in their eyes. One other note of interest to this story is that Mr.
Detroit Mayor Ordered JailedDETROIT — A judge ordered Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick to the county jail on Thursday for violating the terms of his bond by traveling to Canada last month without court approval.
Report: Paramedic says he was fired for talking about Manoogian partyGetting closer to the actual events of the infamous Mayor's wild stripper party in 2002 at the Detroit Mayor's residence, the Manoogian Mansion.
Kilpatrick faces more accusations of infidelity, charges may be revised From the article, "Allegations that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick lied about other sexual affairs will become part of the criminal case against him, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office confirmed today. The announcement, which was first hinted at in a court hearing Thursday, …
Mayor Kilpatrick's legal fund backers have ties that bindDETROIT -- Key players on Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's legal defense fundraising team have at least $5 million in current or pending city contracts, and others stand to make much more from the mayor's proposed $300 million economic stimulus project if he remains in office.
Detroit Mayor, Former Top Aide Enter Not Guilty Pleas to Perjury, Obstruction ChargesDETROIT — Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick began his journey through the legal process on Tuesday, offering a not guilty plea during a brief arraignment hearing in a downtown courtroom.
Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick and Cheif of Staff Beatty surrender | Freep.com | Detroit Free PressUPDATED AT 5:30 P.M.: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and former chief of staff Christine Beatty surrendered to Wayne County authorities this afternoon after Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged them today with perjury, obstruction, conspiracy and misconduct.
Kwame Kilpatrick should have resigned last night in his televised speech from his west side Detroit church. However, what entity waits in the wings should a mayor resign or be recalled, is truly a mystery for most Detroiters.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick shamed by text messagesDETROIT -- Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick said Wednesday night that text messages indicating he had a sexual affair with his chief of staff in 2002 and 2003 were "profoundly embarrassing" and "reflect a very difficult period in my personal life."
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