Gurewitz talks about the clang and the echo of the door closing on a cell, and the loneliness. He says Kilpatrick felt that the time he was incarcerated both times. He says the time he served was not typical, in many respects, and that it was clear that the treatment was more severe despite claims he got better treatement because he was mayor.
He talks about Kilpatrick's time in Wayne County Jail and his time at state prison. He says he spent six months in "the shoe. He says he was held in "the shoe" again in Milan because they had to put him in a separate time.
Gurewitz reminds the court Kilpatrick was incarcerated immediately after the guilty verdicts earlier this year. He says the prosecution has had an enormous impact.
He says it's a cold fact, from the amount of publicity and attention this case has received locally, nationally and worldwide, and so to a large extent, the effect of this prosecution is part of the consideration that general deterrent has been achieved by the government.
Gurewitz says Kilpatrick attempted to improve the city. That was his goal. He makes reference to the All Star game and the Super Bowl events during his time as mayor. That he was able to bring people together from the city and southeast Michigan and get them to work together. He makes reference to tax relief for residents, river front development, new hotels, and there were no questions that these were accomplished during his time as mayor but now overshadowed by events that led to today.
He says Kilpatrick was consumed by events of the city and the city became his life. That much of what he wanted to be and to do was difficult to keep track of in that circumstance.
Gurewitz brings up the state perjury case and Kilpatrick's resignation, the impact on his life, his marital life. He had hoped to use his resources to better the community and he realizes that and hopes he can be productive in the future. Harold Gurewitz talks about Kilpatrick being sent out as a scapegoat for all the city's problems. He wants to talk about Kilpatrick's background and characteristics. He says it's important to consider the man that he is and the man he was when he was mayor.
Kilpatrick puts his hands in a prayer position at his face. Gurewitz talks about Kilpatrick being raised by a mother in public office, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick. Talks about Kilpatrick's natural characteristics for being a leader, tall, sophisticated He talks about Kilpatrick going onto to college, graduating with honors, being a football player. He is trying to establish Kwame as a leader. He brings up that Kwame was once a middle school teacher in the city and how the former mayor enjoyed that time and interacting with young people.
Gurewitz talks about Kilpatrick respected in his role in state office. Gurewitz turns to circumstances since have kept him from using his skills and his experience. Kilpatrick hopes his life can still be productive and meaningful. Harold Gurewitz begins speaking. He is Kilpatrick's attorney. She starts by thanking the court for giving him and his staff time to prepare for the sentencing.
He says he has submitted five letters to the court on Kilpatrick's behalf. Remember Gurewitz was not Kilpatrick's attorney during the trial. It was Jim Thomas. Kilpatrick is talking to audience members during break. He is talking to a group of four men. Among them is his cousin, Ajene Edwards and Larry Mongo. Local 4 Defender Kevin Dietz says Kilpatrick was talking to them about prison food. Carlita Kilpatrick, his wife, is not in attendance for the sentencing.
We expect to hear from both sides after the break. Kwame Kilpatrick will be given an opportunity to address Judge Edmunds and the court. Kilpatrick has his eyes closed often, with his head resting on one hand.
It sometimes looks as if he is sleeping. Maybe he has his eyes closed to listen more closely? He looks weary. Raben, Kilpatrick's attorney, continues to object to language in the presentence report.
Raben argues about testimony in the report that was not given in trial. Raben makes objections to pre-sentencing reports. She objects to the word oversee in the report.
Edmunds says some of these objections have already been resolved. Edmunds overrules the objection to the word oversee, because Kilpatrick was mayor of Detroit. Kwame Kilpatrick appears frustrated at times during the proceeding. He rests his head on his hands and is wearing a frown.
He looks sad. Kwame Kilpatrick is very quiet exchanging only a few words with one of his attorneys, Harold Gurewitz. There is no smiling today. He looks tired. His eyes are heavy. She is objecting to the argument of the enhancement of an elected public official. She says there is inadmissible double counting. Being a public official brings him to 14, Raben says he was brought to 18 because of double counting. Prosecutor Mark Chutkow says the upward adjustment of four points from 14 to 18 is because of the grave nature of this.
Edmunds agrees with the government. She overrules the objection by Kilpatrick's defense. Judge Nancy Edmunds speaks about how she calculated the loss of funds. For her purposes in calculating the guideline, she said she took a more conservative approach which she says she is not required by the law.
She is taking only the contracts which were specifically found to be convictions in counts 2, 3, 4 and 9. Raben asks the court was there proof that Kilpatrick was steering Ferguson's companies into the contracts, absolutely, but was it implicit proof of what the specific fact of the steering meant.
Raben says I don't think so. Raben says she has not seen evidence that Kilpatrick knew what his friend Bobby Ferguson was doing. Edmunds says I don't know how you can you say he is a co-conspirator but that the money from the contracts was not foreseeable to him. That the only purpose for getting Ferguson these contracts was to make money. She doesn't think the defense's argument that Kilpatrick couldn't foresee that he was going to make money doesn't make sense at all.
Raben says Kilpatrick should not be assessed that total amount of money. Edmunds says on issue on how she calculates the loss on the extortion and rico counts, she asks that she hears the prosecution first before deciding.
She said she understands the government has to come up with a reasonable number, but she argues the some of sources used to come up with that number are unsubstantiated and not used during trial and not reliable. Raben says the amount of money in counts , and 9 can be used because they are convictions against Kilpatrick are sufficiently established. The counts in which there was no consensus against Kilpatrick, should not be included.
Kilpatrick is sitting with his arms crossed at the table, his eyes looking down and with a very solemn expression. Judge Nancy Edmunds begins by wanting to sort out the number of objections filed to the sentencing.
She suggests taking up the general objects first, asks defense what their preference will be. It is difficult to hear their response because the attorneys are not speaking into a microphone. Kilpatrick a scape goat. The prosecutor told a different story, urging the judge to impose the year maximum. Appearing downcast and thinner, with a shaggy beard, Kilpatrick was uncuffed while the attorneys spoke.
Contrary to his usually jocular demeanor, Kilpatrick stayed somber even while chatting with attorneys and supporters during court breaks. Kilpatrick was found guilty of shaking down contractors, ensuring Ferguson got millions in city work and turning a nonprofit fund to help struggling Detroiters into a personal slush fund, according to evidence at his five-month trial.
John Conyers. Federal prosecutors alleged that Kilpatrick ran a criminal enterprise through the mayor's office to enrich himself through bid rigging and extortion, and using nonprofit funds for personal gain. At the heart of the scheme was corruption in municipal contracting, mostly centering on the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, said Barbara McQuade, U.
Edmunds said that in the sentencing, she was not holding Kilpatrick responsible for the city's bankruptcy of this year, saying that was due to wider factors. The U. He remains at the federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana. The brief statement came four days after a Detroit-area pastor and the Ebony Foundation announced that Kilpatrick would be leaving Oakdale, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus and COVID The Rev. Keyon Payton said Kilpatrick was being quarantined ahead of a June release to his mother's home in Atlanta.
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