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Claiming prejudicial testimony from federal agents who testified during his trial, ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate his public corruption conviction and 28-year prison sentence, reports The Detroit News.

Following a conviction for public corruption, a judge ruled that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will spend 28 years in federal prison. Kilpatrick was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds today to serve 28 years in federal prison. “The government has asked for a sentence of 28 years — I believe that is in fact […]