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Ex-Detroit mayor gets parole, federal case looms</h1>
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DETROIT
â€" The Michigan parole board voted Friday to release former Detroit
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from prison in late July, a decision that gives
him plenty of time to prepare for a federal corruption trial that could
land him back behind bars for years.
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Kilpatrick,
41, will be freed from prison no earlier than July 24, said Russ
Marlan, a spokesman for the Michigan Department of Corrections.
Kilpatrick
quit office in 2008 when he pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a
case that was tied to his cover-up of an extramarital affair with his
chief of staff. He has been in prison since May 2010 when a judge found
he had misled authorities and failed to turn over certain assets toward
his $1 million restitution to Detroit.
Parole
cases typically are heard by three-member panels. Marlan said
Kilpatrick's never got to a third member because the other two already
were in favor of releasing him, including chairman Tom Combs.
"The two of
them don't feel he would be a risk to society or a menace to the
public," Marlan said. "He didn't get any misconducts in prison. He's
been serving time for a non-violent crime. Those are things that
probably played to his advantage."
Kilpatrick's
parole request had been on hold since late May. At the time, Combs said
he wanted more time to understand the federal corruption charges
pending against the ex-mayor. People charged with felonies typically
aren't granted parole, but the U.S. attorney's office had no objection
to Kilpatrick being released.
The Wayne County prosecutor's office, which vigorously opposed Kilpatrick's release, had no comment on the decision.
Marlan said
Kilpatrick wants to return to Texas where he was living with his wife
and three sons before going to prison. A message seeking comment was
left with his lawyer, James Thomas.
Kilpatrick
faces trial in September 2012 on a bushel of charges, including fraud,
tax crimes and a racketeering conspiracy. 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.
Prosecutors call it the "Kilpatrick enterprise." Father and son have pleaded not guilty.
Kilpatrick
still owes Detroit more than $800,000. A judge recently ordered that any
profits from an upcoming book must be placed in escrow to whittle the
debt.
In
addition, Kilpatrick will be required to make monthly restitution
payments depending on his income after his release from prison, Marlan
said.
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