Ex-Detroit mayor gets 28 years in prison for corruption
DETROIT (Reuters) - A U.S. judge sentenced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to 28 years in prison for corruption on Thursday, one of the longest such sentences ever handed to...
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Ex-Detroit mayor gets 28 years in prison for corruption
DETROIT (Reuters) - A U.S. judge sentenced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to 28 years in prison for corruption on Thursday, one of the longest such sentences ever handed to...
Detroit convict accused of stabbing deputy with comb arrested
DETROIT (Reuters) - A convict accused of stabbing a Detroit deputy sheriff several times in the neck with a plastic comb, stealing his uniform and vanishing from a courthouse was...
Detroit convict accused of stabbing deputy with comb arrested
DETROIT (Reuters) - A convict accused of stabbing a Detroit deputy sheriff several times in the neck with a plastic comb, stealing his uniform and vanishing from a courthouse was...
Residents wary as Detroit faces uncertain future in bankruptcy
DETROIT (Reuters) - Some Detroit residents voiced skepticism on Thursday that the former U.S. manufacturing powerhouse would emerge in better shape from its historic bankruptcy filing designed to fix the...
As Detroit breaks down, scourge of arson burns out of control
(Reuters) - On the night of July 4, some Detroit residents watched fireworks, and others just watched fires, more than a dozen in a space of two hours. The Independence...
Detroit sues bond insurer over blocked creditor talks
(Reuters) - The city of Detroit filed a lawsuit against bond insurer Syncora Guarantee Inc claiming the company blocked an agreement the city hopes to conclude with major creditors involving...
Showdown in Detroit is sign of emergency manager’s growing power
(Reuters) - With Detroit's emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, flexing his political muscle as he scrambles to keep the city out of bankruptcy, the once-heralded Motor City is facing a political...
Detroit emergency manager launches pension corruption probe
DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr is ordering a joint probe into the city's two pension funds to investigate possible fraud, corruption, waste and other malfeasance. Orr, a...
Detroit emergency manager launches pension corruption probe
DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr is ordering a joint probe into the city's two pension funds to investigate possible fraud, corruption, waste and other malfeasance. Orr, a...