Archive for September, 2007
Kwame Kilpatric – Civic Fund Controversy
On May 8, 2007, WXYZ reported that Kilpatrick used $8,600 from his secret Kilpatrick Civic Fund to take his wife, three sons and babysitter on a week long vacation to a five-star California resort, the La Costa Resort and Spa.[18] The fund, controlled by Kilpatrick’s sister and friends, was created to improve the city of Detroit through voter education, economic empowerment and crime prevention. Tax and accounting experts said Kilpatrick’s use of the fund was a violation of IRS regulations.[19] The story was also compounded after WXYZ’s cameras caught Kilpatrick throwing the microphone of reporter Ray Sayah, who tried to question him about the situation.
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