DETROIT (WWJ) -- A new federal court filing from former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick asks a federal judge to terminate his restitution obligation associated with his conviction on corruption charges.
In the 12 page document filed Monday, Kilpatrick writes that he has met the financial obligation in the matter.
He adds that his personal trajectory is the right one, and leaving the criminal justice system now is the appropriate next step on his path.
In the filing, Kilpatrick, 55, told the judge that denying the request could potentially stymy his professional progress and ability to earn adequate income for his family; as well as have a chilling effect for those whom he mentors, counsel and teach how to be law-abiding citizens.
Kilpatrick said the intense public scrutiny borne from "vast misinformation" about the restitution amounts, restitution payments, and the like has continued to cause significant loss in opportunities; employment, board appointments and educational opportunities.
Court records show Kilpatrick still owes more than $800,000 in restitution to the City of Detroit. However the ex-Mayor attached a letter to his filing from a former U.S. Attorney that said he owed just over $164,000.
Kilpatrick was convicted on conspiracy, extortion and other corruption-related charges in 2013.
He served eight years in federal prison on a 28-year sentence before his sentence was commuted by then-President Donald Trump in January of 2021.
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