Plea Deal Expected in Detroit Mayor’s Case
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DETROIT — Prosecutors say Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is near a plea agreement in his perjury case.
The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says a plea could come tomorrow. Details were not immediately available Wednesday.
The development comes as Governor Jennifer Granholm holds a hearing that could result in Mr. Kilpatrick’s removal.
The mayor and a former top aide are charged with perjury, conspiracy, misconduct, and obstruction of justice. They are accused of lying during a 2007 trial about having an affair and their roles in the firing of a police official.
Mr. Kilpatrick would automatically be removed from office if convicted of a felony. The outcome of the criminal case does not necessarily bear on the governor’s hearing.
