TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL

Source: www.freep.com --- 33 days ago
Prosecution and defense attorneys have until Monday to bridge the chasm separating Christine Beatty from a plea deal to end the TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL that toppled Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's administration. ...

Source: www.freep.com --- 30 days ago
Will she or won't she? The answer to whether Christine Beatty cuts a plea deal to criminal charges in the TEXT-MESSAGE SCANDAL should come within minutes, as her lawyers and prosecutors are expected in court at 2 p.m. ...

Source: www.freep.com --- 29 days ago
Christine Beatty chose Monday to face what her former boss would not: a trial on felony charges in the TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL. ...

Source: www.freep.com --- 28 days ago
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination 82 times this morning during sworn testimony in a newspaper lawsuit. Watch video of his testimony. ...

Source: www.freep.com --- 41 days ago
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Source: news.yahoo.com --- 5 days ago
DETROIT -- A Wayne County judge on Friday strongly urged settlement of a public records lawsuit between the city's two daily newspapers and the city of Detroit in connection with the TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL, saying he did not believe there was significant new information to be gleaned as a result of the lawsuit. ...

Source: news.google.com --- 40 days ago
Canada.com Follow the scene inside Granholm's hearing room Detroit Free Press - 41 minutes ago BY JIM SCHAEFER • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • September 3, 2008 Free Press reporter Jim Schaefer, who helped break the TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL, is covering Gov. Video: Detroit Mayor Gets Jail Time, Must Resign AssociatedPress Detroit mayor pleads guilty and resigns; will serve 4 months Chicago Tribune Reuters  - Washington Post  - Detroit Free Press  - Detroit Free Press all 5,567 news articles ...

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 95 days ago
The cost to prosecute the criminal case against Mayor Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff will be $200,000 this year and could cost an additional $1 million next year, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy told county commissioners this week. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 41 days ago
Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will not plead guilty Wednesday in connection with his TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL, a representative for a Michigan prosecutor said, despite an earlier statement that said he would. ...

Source: www.freep.com --- 22 days ago
The interim director of the Detroit law department told City Council members today that she plans to be open and honest in an effort to repair bad feelings over the TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL and controversial $8.4-million whistle-blower settlement. ...

Source: www.freep.com --- 42 days ago
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will have to serve six months in jail if he takes the latest prosecution offer in the TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL, the Free Press learned today. ...

Source: www.freep.com --- 34 days ago
A Detroit City Council committee today voted to hold closed sessions to discuss whether to pay a combined $205,000 in contracts for lawyers involved in the TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL and Tamara Greene lawsuit. ...

Source: www.detnews.com --- 31 days ago
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said the plea deal reached in Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's felony case in the TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL was about "justice," not vindication for her office. ...

Source: www.detnews.com --- 30 days ago
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said the plea deal reached in Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's felony case in the TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL was about "justice," not vindication for her office. ...

Source: policybyblog.squarespace.com --- 2 days ago
Amid warnings that both campaigns are engaging in too much mudslinging, the Obama campaign has released a 13-minute documentary style video and Web site targeting McCain’s involvement with S&L pro Charles Keating , who was at the center of a Savings & Loan SCANDAL in the early ‘90s.  And while attack videos are certainly not new media or a new tactic, producing this kind of mini-movie is.  The Obama campaign seems to be cashing in on the success and/or influence of viral videos .  It’s working.  The trailer (yes, the trailer) has already garnered almost 300,000 views.   A different, but no less effective video tactic is interactive billboard in Los Angeles. The California Democratic Party installed an interactive billboard near an L.A.-area rally where Sarah Palin was appearing.  People can TEXT-MESSAGE short questions to the California Dems who would in turn put them on the billboard for all to read and ponder.  It’s an interesting way to get supporters and protesters alike to consider tougher questions that might otherwise be glossed over in a rally event.   This week the Obama campaign also announced the launch of the Obama iPhone application .  Use this application to organize your contacts by electoral state priority--if, say, you have three friends in a battleground state that needs Obama footsoldiers, they would be at the top of the list.  The app also hooks up with your iPhone's GPS to find local campaign events for you. It in ...

Source: www.detnews.com --- 29 days ago
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's former top aide, Christine Beatty, will take her chances in court after rejecting a plea deal Monday in her criminal case stemming from the TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL. ...

Source: www.detnews.com --- 26 days ago
DETROIT -- Christine Beatty, the former chief of staff to ousted Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, will stand trial Jan. 5 on multiple felonies involving the TEXT-MESSAGE SCANDAL, Wayne County Circuit Judge Timothy Kenny ruled Friday morning. ...

Source: www.detnews.com --- 25 days ago
DETROIT -- The city's new first lady wants to usher in a sense of civility in the hopes it will lead to healing for Detroit in the wake of the TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL that put her husband in office. ...

Source: www.detnews.com --- 41 days ago
DETROIT -- A white Ryder moving van pulled up alongside the Manoogian Mansion about 8:15 a.m. this morning, about 45 minutes before Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is due in court for a possible guilty plea deal to end the TEXT-MESSAGE SCANDAL. ...

Source: www.detnews.com --- 25 days ago
The TEXT-MESSAGE SCANDAL trial begins early next year for Kwame Kilpatrick's former chief of staff, but prosecutors and lawyers for Christine Beatty began preparing Friday for what could be a contentious pretrial run-up. Wayne County Circuit Judge Timothy M. Kenny on Friday set Jan. 5 as the tentative date to begin selection of jurors from a special pool of up to 300 residents. Meeting for the first time with prosecutors and defense lawyers in the case that brought an end to Kilpatrick's city administration, Kenny said he expects the trial to start about a week later. ...