WDET News
- Kilpatrick Restitution Hearing Continues
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Nov 18, 2009Metro Desk
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be back in court next month as his restitution hearing continues.
At Wednesday’s hearing, an attorney for Compuware, the former Mayor and an FBI agent all took the stand to talk about aspects of Kilpatrick’s finances. Right now, Kilpatrick wants his monthly restitution payments reduced because he says he cannot afford them. In an earlier hearing, Kilpatrick stated that he was so removed from the household finances that he did not how much his Texas house costs to rent.
FBI Special Agent Robert Beckman says a Dallas area real estate agent told him otherwise.
“When Fielding was attempting to negotiate the terms of the lease Carlita Kilpatrick had to call Kwame Kilpatrick on the telephone before making a decision on the terms so that he could “make sure the terms were correct”.
When on the witness stand, Kilpatrick was not asked about the FBI agent’s assertion.
Another round of questions about the former Mayor’s financial health and ability to pay will take place December 7th.