Kwame Kilpatrick wants feds to cancel restitution. They say pay up

[MichMan]

All while living in an $800,000 house and driving luxury vehicles.

Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick wants a federal judge to nix his remaining federal restitution, saying in a recent court filing he's suffered enough and there is a misconception as to how much money he needs to pay following his public corruption convictions.

The feds say no way: On Thursday, Dec. 11, they filed a new request to garnish money from Kilpatrick. The document states he owes $823,681.18 as of the filing. Kilpatrick has repeatedly disputed how much money he owes. His latest filing comes amid a years-long saga over Kilpatrick, others tied to his scandal and what they owe taxpayers

In a federal court record filed Tuesday, Dec. 10, Kilpatrick says his restitution amount should be close to $155,000, citing a letter he says he received from federal prosecutors in 2023. But in 2024, a federal judge determined he owed roughly $830,000. At the time, U.S. District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds said Kilpatrick had paid a little more than $9,000 in restitution to date.

Additionally, federal restitution figures appear separate from the up to $1 million in restitution he agreed to pay as part of his state conviction when he resigned as mayor in 2008. Earlier this year, a spokesman for Mayor Mike Duggan said Kilpatrick still owed the city $868,745.40.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/kwame-kilpatrick-wants-feds-to-cancel-restitution-they-say-pay-up/ar-AA1SenrC?ocid=BingNewsVerp

[JBTaurus83]

1. I lived in Detroit for about 6 years

This man is a total scum bag and ran the city completely into the ground. It’s amazing that he still has supporters.

[MIButterfly]

2. If a scumbag like DJT still has supporters, I guess anybody,

including Kwame Kilpatrick, can still have supporters.

For the life of me, I can't figure out why.