Ex-Detroit mayor gets up to 5 years in prison
Kwame Kilpatrick
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to up to five years in prison Tuesday for violating the terms of his probation stemming from his conviction for lying under oath about an affair with his chief of staff.
 Groner said Kilpatrick would have to serve at least one-and-a-half years in prison. He is still obligated to pay back the remaining balance of his $1 million debt to the city of Detroit.
 Shortly after the sentencing  Compuware Corp. said that Kilpatrick has being fired from his job as a medical software salesman for its Dallas-based subsidiary  Covisint.
 Groner ruled last month that Kilpatrick failed to report all of his assets and meet other conditions of his probation. In court Tuesday  Groner scolded Kilpatrick for his continued lack of candor about his finances.
 "Your continued attempt to cast yourself as the victim  your lack of forthrightness  your lack of contriteness and lack of humility ... clearly rehabilitation has failed " Groner told Kilpatrick after the former mayor spent about 15 minutes explaining why he should be allowed to return to his family in Dallas.
 "I want to go home your honor  where I belong " Kilpatrick told Groner. "I'm not here because of a gun charge  or a drug charge. I'm here because of my confusion over some of the written orders that have been before me."
 At issue is the restitution Kilpatrick was ordered to pay the city after he pleaded guilty in 2008 to obstruction of justice. Kilpatrick testified in a whistle-blowers' lawsuit that he was not romantically involved with his chief of staff  but text messages between the two later showed he was lying. Before the text message scandal broke  the city paid the two whistle blowers an $8.4 million settlement.
 After Groner announced the sentence  a loud  collective gasp rose from many of Kilpatrick's supporters in the packed courtroom. Kilpatrick appeared shaken.
 Kilpatrick has 42 days in which to file an appeal.
 After he was released from jail in February 2009  Kilpatrick found a job with Covisint. Since then  he has said he is working on his marriage and trying to be a better father to his three sons. He also has been making $3 000 monthly payments to the city of Detroit  saying he hopes to repay everything he owes.
 But prosecutors contend he continues to lie -- that Kilpatrick could afford to give more and has intentionally hid assets.
 Groner agreed  saying Kilpatrick failed to disclose $240 000 in loans from prominent businessmen. He also said Kilpatrick failed to surrender nearly $23 400 in tax refunds and a share of cash gifts from two people.
[TGT] was sentenced to up to five years in prison Tuesday for violating the terms of [TGT] probation stemming from [TGT] conviction for lying under oath about an affair with [TGT] chief of staff.
 Groner said [TGT] would have to serve at least one-and-a-half years in prison. [TGT] is still obligated to pay back the remaining balance of [TGT] $1 million debt to the city of Detroit.
 Shortly after the sentencing  Compuware Corp. said that [TGT] has being fired from [TGT] job as a medical software salesman for its Dallas-based subsidiary  Covisint.
 Groner ruled last month that [TGT] failed to report all of [TGT] assets and meet other conditions of [TGT] probation. In court Tuesday  Groner scolded [TGT] for [TGT] continued lack of candor about [TGT] finances.
 "Your continued attempt to cast yourself as the victim  your lack of forthrightness  your lack of contriteness and lack of humility ... clearly rehabilitation has failed " Groner told [TGT] after the former mayor spent about 15 minutes explaining why [TGT] should be allowed to return to [TGT] family in Dallas.
 "I want to go home your honor  where I belong " [TGT] told Groner. "I'm not here because of a gun charge  or a drug charge. I'm here because of my confusion over some of the written orders that have been before me."
 At issue is the restitution [TGT] was ordered to pay the city after [TGT] pleaded guilty in 2008 to obstruction of justice. [TGT] testified in a whistle-blowers' lawsuit that [TGT] was not romantically involved with [TGT] chief of staff  but text messages between the two later showed [TGT] was lying. Before the text message scandal broke  the city paid the two whistle blowers an $8.4 million settlement.
 After Groner announced the sentence  a loud  collective gasp rose from many of [TGT]'s supporters in the packed courtroom. [TGT] appeared shaken.
 [TGT] has 42 days in which to file an appeal.
 After [TGT] was released from jail in February 2009  [TGT] found a job with Covisint. Since then  [TGT] has said [TGT] is working on [TGT] marriage and trying to be a better father to [TGT] three sons. [TGT] also has been making $3 000 monthly payments to the city of Detroit  saying [TGT] hopes to repay everything [TGT] owes.
 But prosecutors contend [TGT] continues to lie -- that [TGT] could afford to give more and has intentionally hid assets.
 Groner agreed  saying [TGT] failed to disclose $240 000 in loans from prominent businessmen. [TGT] also said [TGT] failed to surrender nearly $23 400 in tax refunds and a share of cash gifts from two people.