Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick gets up to 5 years sentence in prison for violating terms of his probation due to lying under oath that he has an affair with his chief of staff.
Kilpatrick who is 39, asked Judge David Groner to show him compassion and empathy during the hearing last week, but Groner said that “that ship has sailed.”
On Teusday, Kilpatrick stated that he wanted to go home, added that he is not there for any offense such as gun charge or drug charge. He said that he’s only there for “confusion over written orders”. After hearing Kilpatrick’s statement, the judge remained unmoved.
After pleading guilty in 2008 to obstruction of justice, an issue of $1 million was ordered to Kilpatrick to pay the city. Last month Groner ruled out that Kilpatrick failed to report all of his assets and meet some of the other conditions of his probation.
Kilpatrick now has 42 days in which he could file an appeal.
Groner agreed with the prosecutors that Kilpatrick continued to lie after his release from jail the first time, he could afford to give more and has hid his assets intentionally.
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