July 3, 2026
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A Breakdown on Each Count in the Kwame Kilpatrick Trial

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Kwame Kilpatrick

Count 1: Racketeering Conspiracy

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty
Bobby Ferguson -- guilty
Bernard Kilpatrick -- deadlocked

Count 2: Extortion -- Sewer Lining Contract

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty
Bobby Ferguson -- guilty

Count 3: Extortion -- Amendment to Sewer Lining Contract

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty
Bobby Ferguson -- guilty

Count 4: Extortion -- Baby Creek/Patton Park

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty
Bobby Ferguson -- guilty

Count 5: Attempted extortion -- Oakwood Pump Station

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty
Bobby Ferguson -- guilty

Count 7: Outfalls Contract

Kwame Kilpatrick -- deadlocked

Bobby Ferguson -- guilty 

Count 8: Extortion -- Asbestos abatement

Kwame Kilpatrick -- deadlocked

Bobby Ferguson -- guilty

Count 9: Extortion -- Repair of Eastside Water Mains

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Bobby Ferguson -- guilty

Count 10: Extortion -- Eastside sewer repair

Kwame Kilpatrick -- not guilty
Bobby Ferguson -- not guilty

Count 15: Attempted extortion -- Sludge contract

Bernard Kilpatrick -- not guilty

Count 16: Bribery -- $90,000 bribe involving youth programs

Kwame Kilpatrick -- deadlocked  
Bobby Ferguson -- deadlocked 

Count 17: Bribery -- $75,000 bribe

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Bobby Ferguson -- guilty

Mail, wire fraud counts

Count 18: Mail Fraud -- June 22, 2006 check for $10,000 to Civic Fund

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 19: Mail Fraud -- Feb. 13, 2007 letter explaining Civic Fund to donor

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 20: Mail Fraud -- Sept. 26, 2007 check for $5,000 to Civic Fund

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 21: Mail Fraud -- April 3, 2008 - Civic Fund check for $4,500 for summer camp

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 22: Mail Fraud -- May, 23, 2008 - letter soliciting donation and explaining civic fund

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 23: Mail Fraud -- June 4, 2008 - civic fund check for $2,600 for summer camp

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 24: Mail Fraud -- June 4, donor check for $10,000 to civic fund

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty 

Count 25: Mail Fraud -- June 25, 2008 donor check for $1,000 to civic fund

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 26: Mail Fraud - June 30, 2008 donor check for $4,000 to civic fund

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 27: Mail Fraud - July 23, 2008 letter explaining civic fund to donor

Kwame Kilpatrick -- not guilty

Count 28: Wire Fraud -August 24, 2007 - letter soliciting donation and explaining civic fund sent to donor

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 29: Wire Fraud - April 3, 2008 - Letter explaining civic fund sent to donor -- up to 20 years in prison and or $250,000 fine

Kwame Kilpatrick -- not guilty

Count 30: Wire Fraud - June 20, 2008 letter soliciting donation and explaining civic fund sent to donor

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Tax charges: counts 31-38

Count 31: Subscribing False Tax Returns -- filing false tax returns for 2003

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 32: Subscribing False Tax Returns -- filing false tax returns for 2004

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 33: Subscribing False Tax Returns -- filing false tax returns for 2005

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 34: Subscribing False Tax Returns -- filing false tax returns for 2006

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 35: Subscribing False Tax Returns filing false tax returns for 2007

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 36: Income tax Evasion -- unreported income in 2008 -- up to 5 years in prison

Kwame Kilpatrick -- guilty

Count 37: Subscribing False Tax Return

Bernard Kilpatrick -- Not guilty

Count 38: Subscribing False Tax Returns -- filing false tax returns for 2005

Bernard Kilpatrick -- guilty