Black Detroit Mayor Is Missing In ActionAt a news conference Friday in Detroit, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said articles about the Motor City's Kwame Kilpatrick (shown above with wife Carlita) and his chief of staff Christine Beatty that appeared in the Detroit Free Press on Thursday have raised questions that require an investigation.
As we first reported, this embarassing scandal resulted in Detroit doling out 9 million for a lawsuit that could have been settled for 100,000 after a security officer filed an unlawful termination lawsuit against the city and the mayor. "Yesterday there was an article that appeared in the Detroit Free Press about the mayor and his chief of staff," Worthy said at a news conference, where she refused to answer any questions. "I found out about this article when you did, in the morning newspaper. There are people who mistakenly believe that this office has been conducting an investigation. That could not be farther from the truth. And we have received no information whatsoever from any police agency."
Worthy said "news reports and newspaper articles are not investigations and they are not evidence. We cannot and will not at any time make any potential charging decision based on that."
The stories have, however, prompted an investigation. Details>>>
As we first reported, this embarassing scandal resulted in Detroit doling out 9 million for a lawsuit that could have been settled for 100,000 after a security officer filed an unlawful termination lawsuit against the city and the mayor. "Yesterday there was an article that appeared in the Detroit Free Press about the mayor and his chief of staff," Worthy said at a news conference, where she refused to answer any questions. "I found out about this article when you did, in the morning newspaper. There are people who mistakenly believe that this office has been conducting an investigation. That could not be farther from the truth. And we have received no information whatsoever from any police agency."Worthy said "news reports and newspaper articles are not investigations and they are not evidence. We cannot and will not at any time make any potential charging decision based on that."
The stories have, however, prompted an investigation. Details>>>