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The Michigan parole board voted to release ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from state prison.
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On Friday, two of the three member panel granted Kilpatrick’s parole release for late July.
The embattled former Mayor and my long-time friend, was sentenced to up to five years in prison, in May 2010, for violating the terms of his probation on an obstruction of justice conviction.
Kilpatrick, 41 is requesting to return to Texas with his family, where he was living before going to prison.
A judge recently ordered that any profits from an upcoming book must be placed in escrow to whittle the $800,000.000 debt he still owes the City of Detroit.
He will also be required to make monthly restitution payments depending, on his income after his release from prison.
In a statement to the AP, from prison, Kilpratrick said……
Any money that I make — any dime, any penny I make — will go to pay restitution,” he said. “One of the things I’ve learned over the past year is to be a man of my word.
Sadly, KK faces yet another trial in September 2012 on a slew of charges, including fraud, tax crimes and a racketeering conspiracy.
According to reports, after years of investigation, the government filed an 89-page indictment in December that describes a brazen pay-to-play scheme in which Kilpatrick and his father took kickbacks and bribes to steer city business to certain contractors.
Prayers for my friend and his family!
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