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** FILE ** Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy addresses the media in her office in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. The investigation into whether Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former top aide committed perjury or other crimes during testimony in a highly publicized whistle-blowers' trial is all part of the job for the Wayne County prosecutor. And she doesn't even consider it the toughest assignment she's had since she's been in the prosecutor's office. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick addresses the media during a news conference in Detroit, Tuesday, March 18, 2008. A nearly unified City Council voiced its displeasure with Kilpatrick on Tuesday, calling on the scandal-tainted mayor to resign. A resolution, which passed on a 7-1 vote in the early afternoon, was more of a "no-confidence" vote. The council doesn't have the power to force Kilpatrick to step down. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick addresses the media during a news conference in Detroit, Tuesday, March 18, 2008. A nearly unified City Council voiced its displeasure with Kilpatrick on Tuesday, calling on the scandal-tainted mayor to resign. A resolution, which passed on a 7-1 vote in the early afternoon, was more of a "no-confidence" vote. The council doesn't have the power to force Kilpatrick to step down. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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** FILE ** Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox speaks during an interview in this April 11, 2005, file photo, in Lansing, Mich. Cox said Wednesday, March 12, 2008, that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick should resign because he's a liar and a race-baiter "on par with David Duke and George Wallace," and no longer fit for office. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, file)
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick gives his State of the City address in Detroit, Tuesday, March 11, 2008. A prosecutor says she will announce in two weeks whether she will file perjury charges against the mayor and his former top aide. The case stems from a criminal probe of whether Kilpatrick lied under oath when he denied an affair with former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty that was revealed in the text messages. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick gives his seventh State of the City address in Detroit, Michigan, March 11, 2008. Embattled Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick on Tuesday said scandals threatening to derail his second term amounted to a "hate-driven, bigoted assault" against him and vowed to stay in office and fight for sweeping investment plans for the city. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES)
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick points towards his family before the start of his seventh State of the City address in Detroit, Michigan, March 11, 2008. Embattled Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick on Tuesday said scandals threatening to derail his second term amounted to a "hate-driven, bigoted assault" against him and vowed to stay in office and fight for sweeping investment plans for the city. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES)
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The parents and sister of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (L), Ayanna (C) and Bernard Kilpatrick stand before the start of Mayor Kilpatrick's State of the City address in Detroit, Michigan, March 11, 2008. Embattled Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick on Tuesday said scandals threatening to derail his second term amounted to a "hate-driven, bigoted assault" against him and vowed to stay in office and fight for sweeping investment plans for the city. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES)
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DETROIT - MARCH 11: Detroit Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings says the Pledge of Alligiance before Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's State of the City address March 11, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. Several members of the city council protested the Mayor by sitting in the audience instead of sitting on stage with the Mayor. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Protestors demonstrate outside of Orchestra Hall where Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was giving his State of the City address March 11, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. Four members of the nine-member council declined to take their customary seats onstage with the mayor, who is in the midst of a text-messaging scandal involving charges of sexual misconduct and of perjury related to a whistle-blower lawsuit filed by former police officers against the city. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == (Photo credit should read BILL PUGLIANO/AFP/Getty Images)
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By: junebugg on 12/04/2008 5:16PM
THE 2 DUMMIEST EDUCATED PEOPLE ON EARTH...DIDNT YOUR MOMA TEACH YOU NOT TO LIE.....I GUESS NOT......THE OLD SAYING IS,,,, YOUR LIES WILL CATCH UP WITH YOU.....
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By: ahmad on 12/04/2008 5:58PM
Wow let me see i have the spirit of J Edgar Hoover I see a promising young black star rising in a major urban city. I will use every opportunity to malign, slander, undermine, and otherwise disrupt and discredit this individual. My ultimate objective is to prevent the rise of a black Messiah. I have every weapon at my disposal and I intend to utilize them (Homeland Security Budget Undisclosed) at every opportunity. The Newspaper(s) Detroit Free Press are invaluable tools to help my covert rogue organization. I am a Gay master of Deception. I will use even a mans own sexual desire to entrap him. Them are just some of my tactics. (smile) I cant disclose any more and as they are Federally Protected by Executive Order, backed by the Freedom of Information Act and Patroit Act. In conclusion my name is George W. Bush Sr. and Jr. and I approved this message. May God Bless America!!!!!
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By: Patricia on 12/04/2008 6:55PM
I am a Detroiter. I have seen what these fools have done not only to those police officers' lives, but to the citizens of Detroit as well. They were blatant, arrogant, and in the end, defiant. They will pay dearly for their actions. Our prosecutor (my hero) made sure of that. By having pled to 2 felonies, they will forever be known as felons. If they had just pled to one felony, in Michigan, after 5 years they could have had their felony convictions expunged. One thing I read on this blog I need to clear up. They did not lie to a grand jury. They lied under oath in the police officers' whistleblowers lawsuit. They fired the Deputy Chief of Internal Affairs to keep him from finding out about their affair. They discussed it in text messages, but lied when questioned on the stand. But this soap opera is far from over. The Feds are indeed coming. The grand jury is already isssueing subpoenas regarding city contracts, kickbacks, non-profit cash being used for vacations, etc. This is just chapter one. This onion is slowly being peeled, layer by layer. Stay tuned!
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By: Fred on 12/05/2008 2:36PM
She was a real arrogant person, you had to live in Detroit to really see how the power of her job had gone to her head.This is just what she got caught doing, no telling what didn't come to light.
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By: Garro on 12/06/2008 1:02AM
May be next time the people in Detroit should vote for a more mature mayor....personally I would never vote for a Hip Hop Mayor...a guy with ear rings in his ears ..forget it...I am from the old school...next thing you know he be wearing his pants hanging down like most of the THUGS who adore that style...Kwame deserves what he got.....I hope most of the silly people who voted him in learn a lesson...and stop blaming "race" for his troubles...
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By: buddy on 12/11/2008 3:24AM
i mean i cant believe some of yall are talking about they deserved to go to jail..ok they violated their marriages but its there decission to have sex or not..its life..people cheat..get over it..damn
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By: Tricia on 12/12/2008 6:44PM
I agree with the commemt that this situation for them is not over. Truly this will continue for some time. These people have distroyed any intergrity they may have otherwise held before the charges were made. I also totally agree that there are other crimes that might come to light. The children should not be marked by their parents flamboyant attitudes,and blantant disregard for the law, nor should they have to endure slander or mistreatment of any kind.
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By: Dia on 12/17/2008 4:14PM
Part of the problem is press is givig them to much credit for being immoral they lied under oath so yes jail is where they should be. They are not the first nor the last unfortunately I bet now that they are both unemployed and going for broke neither one of them want to be with each other now.
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By: Lisa on 12/20/2008 12:53PM
I think its sad that this man had so much to offer and she obviously thought she could only prosper by doing the white girl thang... Only happens on the lifetime channel and the Soap Operas. So maybe while this red bone is sitting in jail she will discover that thous should not covet another womans husband and he too. but girl, we all make mistakes in life and I pray for the two of you.
What really bothered me and I know he was guilty from the start when he smiled and acted like its no big thing on the news. His demeanor portrayed to media was real arrogance. when you look at his wife in court your heartaches.
If she forgives him and sticks by him she is a damn fool. He will do it again and did he think about his family. She needs to cut her looses and move on. she is young. pretty, educated and obviously trustworthy. Leave that no good low down Negro and let him write to sweetie pie from the jail.
When I speak with people in detroit they love him and speak of all the wonderful things he has done. I say thats great but your Mayor has not used your funds appropriately.
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