iHipHop AdminDetroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff Christine Beatty turned themselves in for booking yesterday after being charged with 12 felonies. They are scheduled for arraignment at 1 p.m. today [Mar. 25] on charges of perjury, obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
While Christine resigned back in Feburary, the mayor has stedfastly refused to step down from office and insists the indictments are not a distraction and that he is focused on moving Detroit forward.
The charges:
Count 1. Kilpatrick and Beatty. Conspiracy to obstruct justice. 5 year felony.
Count 2. Both. Obstruction of justice for firing former Deputy Chief Gary Brown, interfering with his investigation and committing perjury to hide the firing and the mayor and Beatty’s extramarital affair. 5-year felony.
Count 3. Both. Misconduct in office by firing Brown and interfering with his criminal investigation of the mayor and his security team and committing perjury to conceal his relationship with Beatty. 5-year felony.
Count 4. Kilpatrick only. Misconduct in office for authorizing an $8.4-million settlement of the Brown and Harold Nelthrope whistle-blower lawsuit and a similar suit by another officer to hide the existence of incriminating text messages. 5-year felony.
Count 5. Kilpatrick only. Perjury for testifying last Aug. 29 that he didn’t fire Brown or know Brown was investigating him. 15-year felony.
Count 6. Kilparick only. Perjury for testifying Aug. 29 that he didn’t have an affair with Beatty. 15-year felony.
Count 7. Beatty only. Perjury for testifying Aug. 28 that Brown wasn’t fired and that she didn’t know he was investigating the mayor or the rumored Manoogian party. 15-year felony.
Count 8. Beatty only. Perjury for testifying Aug. 28 that she didn’t have a romantic or sexual relationship with Kilpatrick . 15-year felony.
Count 9. Kilpatrick only. Perjury for lying in a notarized statement June 26, 2003, about the circumstances surrounding Brown’s dismissal. 15-year felony.
Count 10. Kilpatrick only. Perjury for lying in a notarized statement Oct. 11, 2004, about circumstances of Brown’s removal. 15-year felony.
Count 11. Beatty only. Perjury for lying in a notarized statement Dec. 9, 2003, that she didn’t know Brown was investigating the Manoogian party before his dismissal or the circumstances of his removal. 15-year felony.
Count 12. Beatty only. Perjury for lying in a notarized statement on Dec. 9, 2003 that she wasn’t aware of mayor’s philandering. 15-year felony.
While Christine resigned back in Feburary, the mayor has stedfastly refused to step down from office and insists the indictments are not a distraction and that he is focused on moving Detroit forward.
I live in da’ D I can’t belive dis shit made da’ real news we love Kwame only cause he young and black and if he get off we gon vote his ass back in office again I would of been fuckin’ dat lightskin bitch too, u anit seen dat nigga wife but it’s crazy in da’ D don’t come up here on some bullshit (real Talk) ROCK CITY.
YO THIS IS SOME CRAZY SHIT…DAMN NEAR BABY LIFE FOR FUCKIN…WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING 2? YO AND WHATS UP WITH THE FAT STATES ATTORNEY? IS THE GOVERNOR OF NY GOING TO JAIL FOR BUYING PUSSY I MEAN 80K WORTH OF PUSSY..AND THEY WANT TO GIVE THIS MAN TIME FOR FUCKING FOR FREE…DID HE RAPE THIS CHICK? BCAUSE IF NOT D-TOWN IF YOU ALL SUPPORT YOUR BLACK MAYOR YALL NEED TO SET IT OFF…
y lock somebody up for saying they didnt cheat on there wife who really wants to admit that give him a break
How in the hell can anyone Give out charges That’s almost damn near a life Sentence for having a affair and Firing a Nigga from a job and Lying to the police n Judge shit then I should be doing 15years
cant get pussy no more without drama
sad but true cant get a lil side peace no more
Da white man been doen dis shit 4 scoes n blows,n people new of it.When u a nigga u gotta cover yo tracks at times n a position like dat.Peckawoods n haten ass niggas r jus waiten 4 yo ass 2 fuck up.N his case day gon get sum out his ass,bleeve dat shit!Cuz datz how da Jim Crow system work in America.Catch22 shit,u fill me!Datz how da white man operates.Day dont bleeve n niggaz,bcuz we`re suppose 2 b stupid,dumb,ignorant anyway.Dat slave master mentality day inherited from dare 4fathers.Black people,KEEP YO EYES OPEN N PEEP GAME!WHITE PEOPLE R LIARS,N AMERICA IS BUILT ON A LIE.WHERE`S MY MURTHAFUCKEN REPRIRATION DOZE BITCHES OWE MY PEOPLE N ME. FUCK DA WHITE MAN! RACIST,STEREOTYPEN BITCHES!!!
crazy shit right? dey bout to hammer his ass for in reality bein black. how many white mayors are there? how many of them mufuckas do u think are doing the same shit? prolly all but bcuz this is a black man they had his ass under the microscope from jump and as soon as his ass slipd up BAM!! Dont let this shit discourage y’all, just want a black man to look bad politically before the election FUCK U SILLY ASS CRACKERS VOTE OBAMA
i like the comment fuck da white man! racist, stereotypin’ bitches!!! way to contradict yourself in the same fuckin sentence halfwit. i don’t believe your supposed to be stupid, dumb or ignorant but your comment posted would argue otherwise
IM FROM THE D THIS SHIT NEVER STOP HES A UNCVER THUG 4REAL U GOTTA HAVE A LIL HEART 2 RUN THE D LOOK HE NEED 2 GET BACK 2 THE BASIC AND THATS PIMPING BUT DONT GET IT TWISTED HIS WIFE A THUG 2 I BET STIPERS OFF LIMITS 2 THE MAYOR
YO THIS IS SOME CRAZY SHIT…DAMN NEAR BABY LIFE FOR FUCKIN…WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING 2? YO AND WHATS UP WITH THE FAT STATES ATTORNEY? IS THE GOVERNOR OF NY GOING TO JAIL FOR BUYING PUSSY I MEAN 80K WORTH OF PUSSY..AND THEY WANT TO GIVE THIS MAN TIME FOR FUCKING FOR FREE…DID HE RAPE THIS CHICK? BCAUSE IF NOT D-TOWN IF YOU ALL SUPPORT YOUR BLACK MAYOR YALL NEED TO SET IT OFF…