With five months to go until trial, ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's lawyer is adamant about a few things. No, his client isn't talking plea deals with the government. No, he never asked for one. And no, he never rejected any offers. »
A lawyer for ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says his client never rejected an offer by the federal government to settle his racketeering conspiracy case. »
Detroit city attorney Valerie Colbert-Osamuede was given a 90-day suspension by the state's attorney discipline panel this week for lying to a judge in the text message scandal that brought down former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and then lying to t... »
When former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick published his memoirs he probably did not realize the opportunity it would give to those that harbor ill feelings for either the man or his actions. The book, Surrendered: The Rise, Fall... »
Longtime Free Press reporter Joe Swickard, who has covered crime stories from Jimmy Hoffa to Kwame Kilpatrick during 33 years in Detroit, will be inducted April 22 into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. Swickard will join a group that includes jour... »
Lots of you are no doubt feeling the pain today of putting up St. Patrick's Day celebrations that started early and outside today owing to the warm temperatures. Although I'm tempted to call for national standards prohibiting the celebrating of the day... »
When former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick published his memoirs he probably did not realize the opportunity it would give to those that harbor ill feelings for either the man or his actions.The book, Surrendered: The Rise, Fall &... »
With five months to go until trial, ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's lawyer is adamant about a few things. No, his client isn't talking plea deals with the government. No, he never asked for one. And no, he never rejected any offers. »
