Feds Charge Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Looted Nonprofit To Pay For Yoga Lessons, Summer Camp
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 27th, 2010 4:46 am by HL
Feds Charge Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Looted Nonprofit To Pay For Yoga Lessons, Summer Camp
Former Democratic Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who just last month was sentenced to at least 19 months in prison for probation violations in Michigan, has been slapped with 18 federal fraud and tax evasion charges.
Kwame Kilpatrick – Michigan – Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick – Probation – United States
Attorney: Vitter Aide Paid His Own ‘Minimal’ Fees In Assault Case
One of the curiosities of the case of the now-former aide to Sen. David Vitter who held his girlfriend hostage during an assault in 2008, is that Brent Furer, on a $47,000-per-year salary, hired one of the top lawyers at one of Washington’s fanciest law firms to represent him.
David Vitter – Brent Furer – United States – Law – American Broadcasting Company
How A Supreme Court Ruling Could Set Corrupt Politicians Free
In the wake of Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling limiting the scope of a key federal anti-corruption statute, white-collar defense lawyers are salivating at the chance to challenge some of the biggest public corruption cases in recent memory — from Gov. Don Siegelman in Alabama to Gov. Rod Blagojevich in Illinois to New York state Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno to the myriad figures in the Jack Abramoff saga.
Jack Abramoff – Supreme Court – Alabama – Rod Blagojevich – Illinois
