United States federal corruption investigation in Detroit

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The United States federal corruption investigation in Detroit was a major probe into widespread public corruption that led to the conviction and imprisonment of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and several associates.

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instanceOf criminal investigation ⓘ
public corruption investigation ⓘ
characterizedAs major public corruption probe in Michigan ⓘ
charge bribery-related offenses ⓘ
extortion under color of official right ⓘ
mail fraud ⓘ
racketeering conspiracy ⓘ
tax offenses ⓘ
wire fraud ⓘ
conductedBy Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
focus bribery ⓘ
extortion ⓘ
fraud ⓘ
public corruption ⓘ
racketeering ⓘ
impact increased public scrutiny of Detroit city government ⓘ
reforms in Detroit contracting and procurement practices ⓘ
involvedEntity City of Detroit government ⓘ
involvedSector municipal services ⓘ
public works contracting ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
legalBasis Hobbs Act ⓘ
federal mail fraud statutes ⓘ
federal racketeering statutes ⓘ
federal wire fraud statutes ⓘ
location Detroit, Michigan ⓘ
linked to: Detroit

Wayne County, Michigan ⓘ
notableCase United States v. Kwame Kilpatrick ⓘ
outcome long-term federal prison sentences for key defendants ⓘ
relatedTo Detroit City Hall corruption scandal ⓘ
Detroit municipal contracting corruption ⓘ
resultedIn conviction of Bernard Kilpatrick ⓘ
conviction of Bobby Ferguson ⓘ
conviction of Kwame Kilpatrick ⓘ
convictions of multiple Detroit city officials ⓘ
imprisonment of Kwame Kilpatrick ⓘ
scale multi-defendant federal prosecution ⓘ
subjectOf extensive media coverage in the United States ⓘ
targetedOfficeHolder Mayor of Detroit ⓘ
targetedOfficial Kwame Kilpatrick ⓘ
timePeriod 2000s ⓘ
early 2010s ⓘ

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Kwame Kilpatrick → participantIn → United States federal corruption investigation in Detroit ⓘ