  Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2 Post Number: 2608 Registered: 07-2007 |
http://www.detroitnews.com/app s/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200810 19/UPDATE/810190329 • Kilpatrick often relied on longtime political operative Emma Bell to set up sessions with business people who benefited from no-bid contracts and, in one case, got the inside track to buying surplus city property. Bell, whom Kilpatrick has paid more than $400,000 since 2005, did not return phone calls. • No one got more face time with Kilpatrick than Manuel "Matty" Moroun, the enigmatic trucking magnate and owner of the Ambassador Bridge. They met 11 times in 2006 and 2007. "fund-raising" with Lakeshore Engineering, which had been awarded more than $24 million in no-bid construction contracts since Kilpatrick took office. Less than a year after the May 30, 2007, meeting, the city moved its police Central District into a building it got from Lakeshore as part of a $34 million, no-bid lease. The building, which also houses offices for U.S. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, was bought from the state for $2 million. The disgraced scumbag former mayor (I won't use his name again) got off very light for stealing so much money from the city and for committing so many crimes while in office. | ||
Chrissy_snow Member Username: Chrissy_snow Post Number: 322 Registered: 07-2008 |
It's not over. Now that's he out of office he can no longer hide his dirt, and more charges will be forthcoming. I was called about a position with Lakeshore Engineering that I turned down due to the commute. Good to know that was the right decision, if they're cohorts of Kwame, we wouldn't have worked out anyway. My dislike for that man would have likely cost me the job at some point, like when the Feds announce their indictments and I'm the only one in the office to squeal with glee.... | ||
Gplimpton Member Username: Gplimpton Post Number: 255 Registered: 05-2007 |
Yawn...where was this a year ago? | ||
Gnome Member Username: Gnome Post Number: 2000 Registered: 08-2007 |
I'vebeen screaming about Lakeshore Engineering for almost a year. The article fails to mention that The Felon used the building on Woodward and Grand Blvd for his re-election HQ. It fails to mention that the wife of the second in command at Lakeshore was on The Felon's staff. It fails to mention a huge hole where almost a million dollars disappeared into called the Flynn Pavillion on Belle Isle. From Tech Town to the Pentagon, Lakeshore has been on the recieving end of some very generous deals. Mamma K, Pappa K, Sister K and Special K have been at that trough for a long, long time. | ||
Lodgedodger Member Username: Lodgedodger Post Number: 805 Registered: 05-2008 |
I pray all the funds used for these purposes are audited and those using the funds are prosecuted. Anyone on this forum know if there is a hope for some sort of audit and restitution? Or, is it a lost cause? |
