Federal prosecutors are actively pursuing $823,681.18 in restitution payments from former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, launching a new effort to track down potential assets that could satisfy his outstanding debt to taxpayers.
Kilpatrick was convicted of 24 federal felonies, including racketeering, mail fraud, wire fraud, extortion, and perjury, in what became Detroit’s largest corruption scandal.
While he was released from prison in 2021 after serving seven years of his 28-year sentence, thanks to a commutation by President Donald Trump, his convictions and financial obligations remain intact.
Court records show six asset requests filed late Tuesday and another on Wednesday, targeting financial institutions and potential sources of money, including:
- Navy Federal Credit Union
- Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union
- Comerica Bank
- Michigan Legislative Retirement System
- CMFG Life Insurance Company
- Trustage Financial Group
- Citizens Trust Bank
The timing of this renewed effort comes after the recent passing of Kilpatrick’s mother, former Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, who died two months ago.
A federal filing says she disclosed a nearly $60,000 Michigan Legislative Retirement Account in a 2010 financial report, and prosecutors appear to be looking closely at whether any of that money, or other assets, could be used to pay what Kilpatrick still owes.