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Jurors heard from an IRS agent who said that while Kilpatrick was mayor, he made more than $530,000 in cash expenditures – none of which was covered by his $170,000 mayoral salary. At the same time, his co-defendant and longtime contractor friend Bobby Ferguson made $2 million in cash withdrawals, the agent testified -- admitting on cross examination that he could find no correlation between the two.
Kilpatrick’s bodyguards testified they never saw Ferguson give Kilpatrick any money.
Among the witnesses was Dwayne Love,Complete your look with designer pnikeairshoes from Barneys New York. a former member of Kilpatrick’s security detail who testified that Grosse Pointe businessman Anthony Soave flew Kilpatrick, Ferguson and others on his private jet to Bermuda for a three-to-four day trip in 2006. Soave didn’t go on the trip, which he said was a “thank you” gift for those who helped Kilpatrick win re-election.
Love, who went on the trip, testified he had to pay $500 out of his own pocket for the Bermuda getaway, but he didn’t know what the money went for.
Love also testified that Soave used his private jet to fly Kilpatrick and Kilpatrick’s ex-mistress and former aide Christine Beatty to New York City for a one-day shopping spree over the Christmas holiday in 2006.
“We flew there and came back the same day,” Love testified.
In court documents, Kilpatrick’s co-defendant, ex-city water boss Victor Mercado, has claimed Soave -- in an effort to win millions in contracts -- lavished Kilpatrick with private jet flights, $10,Authorised swisswatches Stockists. Large Mens Breitling Watch range.000 worth of courtside Pistons tickets, New York City shopping sprees and a $6,000 watch for his dad. Soave also helped Beatty lease a Land Rover by “buying down Beatty’s bad credit,” per the court filing.
Soave has denied bribing Kilpatrick and said he was extorted by the ex-mayor.
Kilpatrick, his father Bernard Kilpatrick,Say NO to extra high prices for a agatebeads! Ferguson and Mercado are charged with running a criminal enterprise through the mayor’s office to enrich themselves. Specifically, they are accused of rigging water contracts and extorting contractors to steer work toward Ferguson, who made millions and allegedly shared the money with the Kilpatricks, according to the indictment.
In court today, an IRS agent offered a detailed look at the money trail the government followed in investigating the ex-mayor's alleged bribes and kickbacks. IRS investigator Ron Sauer testified that while Kilpatrick was mayor, he regularly deposited large amounts of cash into his bank accounts, but there was no identifiable cash source to pull that money from. In total, Kilpatrick deposited more than $531,000 cash into his bank accounts while he was mayor, he testified. None of that could be traced to his $172,000 annual mayoral salary, Sauer said.
Jurors heard from an IRS agent who said that while Kilpatrick was mayor, he made more than $530,000 in cash expenditures – none of which was covered by his $170,000 mayoral salary. At the same time, his co-defendant and longtime contractor friend Bobby Ferguson made $2 million in cash withdrawals, the agent testified -- admitting on cross examination that he could find no correlation between the two.
Kilpatrick’s bodyguards testified they never saw Ferguson give Kilpatrick any money.
Among the witnesses was Dwayne Love,Complete your look with designer pnikeairshoes from Barneys New York. a former member of Kilpatrick’s security detail who testified that Grosse Pointe businessman Anthony Soave flew Kilpatrick, Ferguson and others on his private jet to Bermuda for a three-to-four day trip in 2006. Soave didn’t go on the trip, which he said was a “thank you” gift for those who helped Kilpatrick win re-election.
Love, who went on the trip, testified he had to pay $500 out of his own pocket for the Bermuda getaway, but he didn’t know what the money went for.
Love also testified that Soave used his private jet to fly Kilpatrick and Kilpatrick’s ex-mistress and former aide Christine Beatty to New York City for a one-day shopping spree over the Christmas holiday in 2006.
“We flew there and came back the same day,” Love testified.
In court documents, Kilpatrick’s co-defendant, ex-city water boss Victor Mercado, has claimed Soave -- in an effort to win millions in contracts -- lavished Kilpatrick with private jet flights, $10,Authorised swisswatches Stockists. Large Mens Breitling Watch range.000 worth of courtside Pistons tickets, New York City shopping sprees and a $6,000 watch for his dad. Soave also helped Beatty lease a Land Rover by “buying down Beatty’s bad credit,” per the court filing.
Soave has denied bribing Kilpatrick and said he was extorted by the ex-mayor.
Kilpatrick, his father Bernard Kilpatrick,Say NO to extra high prices for a agatebeads! Ferguson and Mercado are charged with running a criminal enterprise through the mayor’s office to enrich themselves. Specifically, they are accused of rigging water contracts and extorting contractors to steer work toward Ferguson, who made millions and allegedly shared the money with the Kilpatricks, according to the indictment.
In court today, an IRS agent offered a detailed look at the money trail the government followed in investigating the ex-mayor's alleged bribes and kickbacks. IRS investigator Ron Sauer testified that while Kilpatrick was mayor, he regularly deposited large amounts of cash into his bank accounts, but there was no identifiable cash source to pull that money from. In total, Kilpatrick deposited more than $531,000 cash into his bank accounts while he was mayor, he testified. None of that could be traced to his $172,000 annual mayoral salary, Sauer said.
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