Ex-Detroit mayor convicted, jailed until sentence
DETROIT (AP) - A court spokesman says jurors have reached a verdict in the corruption trial of ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick...
Chicago district disappointed in Jesse Jackson Jr.
CHICAGO (AP) - Residents in this swath of sprawling Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs have brimmed with loyalty to Jesse Jackson Jr. over the past 17 years, giving him an enthusiastic majority each election...
Ex-New Orleans mayor pleads not guilty to bribery
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he accepted more than $200,000 in bribes plus free trips and other gratuities in exchange for helping contractors secure millions of dollars in work for the city...
Jesse Jackson Jr.: 'I'm sorry I let them down'
NBC Chicago - Jesse Jackson Jr. sent a message back to Chicago as he left a federal courtroom Wednesday after pleading guilty to misusing campaign funds.
Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty to conspiracy charge
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife are to appear in federal court to answer criminal charges that they engaged in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items...
Ex-Detroit mayor won't testify in own defense
DETROIT (AP) - Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick declined to testify Wednesday as the presentation of evidence in his corruption trial closed after nearly 70 days...
Businessman says ex-Detroit mayor got free flights
DETROIT (AP) - A businessman testified Wednesday that then-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was a frequent flier aboard his private planes, taking 20 round-trip flights worth nearly $400,000 but never paying a dime in return...
'Book 'em': FBI raids Detroit library
theGRIO REPORT - FBI agents executed a raid on the Detroit Public Library’s main branch shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday morning...
Trenton mayor Tony Mack: 'I am innocent!'
PHILADELPHIA - 'In America you're innocent until proven guilty. And I am innocent!"'Those were the words of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack during his first public appearance since rumors surfaced that he may be working on a plea deal...
Kilpatrick trial resumes; ex-lawmaker is witness
DETROIT (AP) - The corruption trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has resumed with a former state senator in the witness chair....
