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Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick walks free on parole after serving 14 months in prison

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick walked out of prison early Tuesday offering big smiles and a bear hug for a relative there to greet him. He's free on parole but facing a federal corruption trial that could send him back behind bars.Kilpatrick, 41, left the Southern Michigan Prison facility in Jackson after serving more than a year for violating probation in a 2008 criminal case.He did not address reporters, who were kept back about 100 yards behind police tape, and drove off toward the Detroit area under police escort.In a statement issued ahead of his release, Kilpatrick thanked all those who prayed for him and said he would speak openly about his time behind bars after he has reunited with his family. He planned to rejoin his wife and three sons near Dallas, where his parole will be overseen by Texas authorities."Detroit, I will return to speak frankly with you about this experience because it has affected all of us," he said in the statement."I am beginning anew. I am looking ...

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  2. In upcoming book, Detroit's imprisoned ex-mayor claims enemies worked to chase him from office

    Disgraced former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick claims in an upcoming book that an unspoken alliance of political adversaries, Detroit business leaders and an aggressive med...

  3. Ex-Detroit Mayor Freed After 14 Months in Prison

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  4. US files new corruption charges against ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick ; father indicted, too

    Imprisoned ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was indicted Wednesday on new corruption charges, and his father, Bernard Kilpatrick, also was implicated in what a fede...

  5. Legacy of Detroit's Kilpatrick family likely ends with congresswoman's loss in primary

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  6. Rep. Kilpatrick Called to Testify Before Detroit Grand Jury

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  7. Mich. Rep. Kilpatrick Loses Re-election Bid in Upset

    Another one bites the dust.Seven-term Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-MI) became the latest congressional casualty in a primary season fraught with anti-incumbent ...

  8. Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick arraigned in US court

    Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his father sat together as criminal defendants at the first court hearings since prosecutors filed a sweeping indictment th...

  9. Mich. court rejects appeal from ex-Detroit mayor Kilpatrick , in prison for violating probation

    The Michigan appeals court says it won't review the prison sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick , who's in prison for violating probation in a criminal ...

  10. Back in state prison, former Detroit mayor Kilpatrick is bunking with a convicted killer

    Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is sharing a prison cell with a convicted killer.Prisons spokesman Russ Marlan won't reveal the inmate's name but says he has s...

  11. Kilpatrick Wins Detroit Mayoral Race

    Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick overcame doubts about his leadership and judgment as voters gave him the second chance he asked for in a come-from-behind victory in Tuesday's...

  12. Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Released From Jail, Then Charged With Assault

    Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was ordered released from jail on $50,000 bond Friday, only to be charged minutes later with assaulting a detective in a sep...

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    DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick , sent to jail and forced to resign over racy text messages that showed he had lied under oath, has presented hi...

  2. Judge Sentences Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to 5 Years in Prison

    Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to up to five years in prison Tuesday for violating the terms of his probation on an obstruction of justice convi...

  3. Judge: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to Stand Trial in Assault Case

    A judge ruled Friday there is enough evidence for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to stand trial on two felony assault charges stemming from a confrontation with two investig...

  4. Jury convicts former Detroit mayor Kilpatrick on corruption charges

    Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted Monday of corruption charges, ensuring a return to prison for a man once among the nation's youngest big-city lea...

  5. New Charges Against Kwame Kilpatrick

    Former Detroit mayor in hot water after new allegations come to light

  6. Detroit mayor Dave Bing won't seek re-election

    A visibly frustrated Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced Tuesday that he won't seek a second term and ripped Michigan officials for not giving him enough time to solve...

  7. US files new corruption charges against ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick ; father indicted, too

    Federal prosecutors in Detroit say they've filed new corruption charges against imprisoned ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and also are charging his father, Bernard Kilpat...

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