US releases Detroit's disgraced former mayor from prison
Read full article: US releases Detroit's disgraced former mayor from prisonFILE - In this June, 24, 2004 Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is shown in Detroit. President Donald Trump commuted the 28-year prison sentence of the disgraced former Detroit mayor, who was convicted on federal corruption charges and served about seven years. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a Democrat and frequent Trump critic, welcomed the news of a commutation. This is a decision President Trump got right.āKilpatrickās first term as mayor was marred by accusations of misuse of city funds on personal extravagance. He resigned as mayor in 2008 before serving more than a year in jail and state prison.