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Mayor Admits Lying Under Oath

He'll resign, serve 120 days in jail, repay $1 million, surrender law license

SOURCE: M.L. Elrick, Jim Schaefer, Joe Swickard and Ben Schmitt // Detroit Free Press

4 Sep 2008 // Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has pleaded guilty, ending a nearly eight month drama that has transfixed the region, paralyzed much of city business and halted a political career that once held such promise.

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