Federal prosecutors have added a new charge in convicted city contractor Bobby Ferguson's bid-rigging case. Also, his longtime lawyer has withdrawn as his
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Judge: Kilpatrick must appear in court
The judge in the Kilpatrick Corruption Case has ordered Detroit’s former mayor to appear in court later this month.
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Ferguson asks for new trial, acquittal
Former city contractor Bobby Ferguson is asking a federal judge to set aside his conviction on racketeering and bribery charges.
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Kilpatrick appeals decision to deny bond
Kwame Kilpatrick is not giving up his fight to get out of prison.
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Feds seize $400k from Bobby Ferguson
Federal agents have seized more than $400,000 in bank accounts that sources say belong to convicted contractor Bobby Ferguson, 7 Action News has learned.
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Ferguson asks to be let out of prison
Bobby Ferguson asked a judge today to let him out of prison while he awaits sentencing on racketeering and other charges, which a jury found him guilty of last month.
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Feds reveal Ferguson's fake license
On the same day he was arraigned--for the second time--on bid-rigging charges, Bobby Ferguson learned that the feds are contesting his request for bond.
Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is asking to be released from prison on bond.
Kwame Kilpatrick and his co-defendants have until May 10 to ask the court for a new trial.
Kwame Kilpatrick and Bobby Ferguson have given up their freedom, but now the feds are looking for more.
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Today, 7 Action News is learning about how much taxpayers have paid to defend Kwame Kilpatrick and his father Bernard, both of whom were found guilty yesterday
The US Attorney's Office released 49 exhibits used to convict former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his father Bernard Kilpatrick.
Longtime political consultant Sam Riddle and attorney Mike Stefani joined 7 Action News to voice their opinion on the Kilpatrick corruption verdict.
Bobby Ferguson's attorney Mike Rataj reacts to the verdict in the Kilpatrick corruption trial.
Legal Analyst Tom Cramer and Kilpatrick's restitution attorney Todd Flood joined 7 Action News to talk about the verdict in the Kilpatrick corruption trial.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and Bobby Ferguson have arrived at a federal prison in Milan.
US Attorney Barbara McQuade is holding a news conference addressing the conviction of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and contractor Bobby Ferguson on
Lawyers for Bobby Ferguson and Bernard Kilpatrick have addressed the verdicts in the Kilpatrick corruption case.
As he left the courthouse following his conviction on federal corruption charges, Bobby Ferguson spoke with the media.
"Sitting on this trial, I saw a lot that turned my stomach--I couldn't believe this was going on," said one of the jurors as they addressed the media after the
Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Gary Brown has released a statement reacting to the guilty verdicts against former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in his federal
The Kilpatrick corruption trial brought many of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's friends to the courtroom.
The Defendants
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Kwame Kilpatrick
Once billed as Detroit’s hip-hop mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick left office in the midst of scandal, and now faces decades behind bars.
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Bernard Kilpatrick
Who is Bernard Kilpatrick?
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Bobby Ferguson
Who is Bobby Ferguson and why are the feds going after him twice?
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Victor Mercado
Who is Victor Mercado?
More from The Investigators
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Mystery Kilpatrick donor revealed
One mystery that popped up during Kilpatrick's criminal trial has now been solved.
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Ferguson without lawyer for trial
The head of the Federal Defenders office has a unique idea for the judge in Bobby Ferguson’s upcoming bid rigging trial: don’t make him say under oath if he still has assets, give him a lawyer, and if the feds scrounge up more of the former contractor’s cash in the future – pay the taxpayers back.
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Funk king Clinton loses court battle
Funk music legend George Clinton lost his most recent court battle with local music publisher Armen Boladian.
