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By Anslem Samuel | Published December 18, 2010 | Full size is 500 × 320 pixels

Believe it or not, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is in hot water—again. Last week Detroit Free Press reported that the disgraced and currently imprisoned political figure, along with his father Bernard Kilpatrick, city contractor Bobby Ferguson, former top aide Derrick Miller and former water department chief Victor Mercado, were indicted on 38 counts of racketeering. If found guilty, the quartet could face anywhere from three to 30 years in prison. Kilpatrick is already serving a year-and-a-half to five years in federal prison for violating probation stemming from a previous charge. This just adds to a long list of scandals involving Kilpatrick, who was elected in 2001 at the age of 32, becoming the youngest Mayor of Detroit. BlackEnterprise.com takes a look back at some of the countless examples of corruption that led to Kwame Kilpatrick’s fall from grace. —Anslem Samuel

Believe it or not, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is in hot water—again. Last week…

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