Former Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick convicted of 24 counts

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published March 12, 2013 at 4:21 PM EDT

On Monday, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted on 24 of 30 charges, including racketeering and extortion.

MLive’s Gus Burns has been covering the trial and joins us from Detroit.

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