Culture of corruption (cont'd): Feds: Kilpatrick accepted even more kickbacks in office

Ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and members of his so-called criminal enterprise threatened witnesses with violence, pocketed a $10,000 kickback in a restaurant bathroom and withheld city funds from firms that wouldn’t pay to play, according to explosive new allegations unveiled Wednesday.

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