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Ex-Detroit mayor found guilty, jailed until sentenceAP DETROIT -- A jury convicted Detroit's former mayor Monday of corruption charges and then sent him to jail to await his prison sentence in yet another dramatic setback for a man who once was among the youngest U.S. big-city leaders.
March 13, 2013, 12:15 am TWN Jurors convicted Kwame Kilpatrick of a raft of crimes, including racketeering conspiracy, which carries a maximum punishment of 20 years behind bars. He was portrayed during a five-month trial as an unscrupulous politician who took bribes, rigged contracts and lived far beyond his means while in office until 2008. Kilpatrick wore a surprised, puzzled look at times as U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds read the jury's verdict: guilty of 24 charges, not guilty on three and no consensus on three more. Kilpatrick declined to speak to reporters as he left the courthouse.
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