Kwame M. Kilpatrick was sentenced on Tuesday to a prison term of up to five years for violating his probation.
Former Detroit Mayor Gets Stiff Prison Sentence
By NICK BUNKLEY, New York Times
Tue, 05/25/2010 - 8:47am
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