Feds Uncover Cash in Ongoing Financial Pursuit Linked toโข Kwame Kilpatrick‘s family
Fayetteville,Georgia – Federal prosecutors pursuingโค financial recovery in the wake of Detroit’s sprawling public corruption scandal haveโข recently uncovered assets,including $6,704โ in a Michigan Treasury Department account belonging to former Mayor Kwame โฃKilpatrick,and are actively seeking funds from members of his inner circle.the efforts represent a continuing attempt to recoup millions in unpaid taxes and restitution owed โto Detroit โtaxpayers stemming from one of โขthe largest public corruption cases in U.S. history.
The ongoing financial investigation, โขwhich includes targeting bank accounts and โฃgarnishing โคwages, highlights the long โขreach of the Kilpatrick scandal even โขafter the former โฃmayor’s sentence was โคcommuted by President Donald trump in 2021.Prosecutorsโ areโข focused on recovering funds from those closest toโ Kilpatrick, including ex-Detroit Treasurer Jeffrey Beasley and โformer city contractor Bobby Ferguson.
In recent months, prosecutors secured court approval to โindefinitely seize 25% of Beasley’s paychecks. They are also pressing Fergusonโข to increaseโฃ monthly โpayments to satisfy over $2.6 million in restitution. Eleven months ago, a judge โauthorized the seizure of the $6,704 found in Kilpatrick’s Michigan Treasury account. However, there has been no public record of furtherโฃ collection efforts directed at Kilpatrick โhimself since hisโ sentence was commuted.
The โฃinvestigation also extended to a $452,200 rental home in Fayetteville, Georgia, 21 miles south of Atlanta, butโ attempts to reach the property owner โขfor commentโข were unsuccessful.
Prosecutors have been actively investigating the finances of individuals connected to Kilpatrick, seeking to recover funds related to the corruption scandal that plagued Detroit for โฃyears. This includes Jeffrey Beasley, a former Detroit Treasurer, โฃand Bobby Ferguson, an ex-city contractor.
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