The indictment comes seven years after Internal Revenue Service and FBI agents began looking into the fund in the wake of a Free Press report that a homeless shelter operator gave the fund $50,000 during Kilpatrick's first run for mayor in 2001. The newspaper reported that Kilpatrick then wrote a letter recommending the shelter receive a multimillion-dollar public contract.
Perhaps if Kilpatrick had more of a "Babyface" look, he would not be in all this mess.
Despite Kilpatrick's repeated claims to the contrary, the indictment says he used fund money for campaign and personal expenses, ranging from polling to yoga and golf lessons to college tuition for relatives.
Prosecutors contend he failed to report more than $640,000 in taxable income while mayor that he received in the form of cash, flights on private jets and perks paid for out of the civic fund.
"This indictment sends a clear message that those who make up their own rules based on fraud and deceit will be prosecuted," said Maurice Aouate, head of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division in Detroit.
Wednesday's 19-count indictment against Kilpatrick could keep him behind bars for decades. But the charges said nothing about whether Kilpatrick took bribes or kickbacks -- classic political corruption charges that federal authorities have been seeking to pin on Kilpatrick for years.
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Beatty likely won't spend as much time in jail as her codefendant. Unlike Kilpatrick, she can earn days off if she works in jail. Mayer Morganroth, one of her attorneys, estimated she could serve as few as 72 days.
Hardball prosecutors, led by African American attorney Kym Worthy, plan to publicly present detail evidence about Kilpatrick's malfeasance whether da mayor agrees to it or not. if convicted of all charges, he faces 15 years in prison.
In March, Worthy charged Kilpatrick with perjury, misconduct in office, obstruction of justice and conspiracy, eight felonies in all. The charges followed 
The mostly black nine-member group agree that Kilpatrick violated the City Charter by not divulging a confidentiality agreement keeping secret references to embarrassing and sexually explicit text messages between the mayor and his ex-top aide, but otherwise the group is split on what actions to take.
The eight-count criminal indictment against the African-American pol, whose momma 
In spite of this, however, I believe that it is clear I can no longer effectively carry out the duties of Chief of Staff. Therefore, this letter serves as my resignation effective, February 8, 2008 to allow for an orderly transition of my duties with the new chief of staff. I painfully regret the devastation that the recent reports have caused to the citizens of Detroit, to my coworkers, to the Mayor's family and to my family and friends.
• 2002: Joins the Kilpatrick mayoral cabinet; gains a reputation as being tough and blunt, overseeing several city departments as well as the mayor's office, and negotiating labor contracts. Until the appointment of Deputy Mayor Anthony Adams, Beatty often acted in Kilpatrick's stead when he was out of town.