I found this quote in an old story I was reading about the corruption trial:

"In 2002, for example, Kilpatrick killed a plan to add a House of Blues restaurant at Ford Field because the company that proposed it refused to hire Kilpatrick’s father and codefendant as its minority partner. Kilpatrick had pledged $10 million in city funds but changed his mind when the company refused to hire his dad."

/http://archive.freep.com/article/201...rruption-costs/

Maybe this was covered on here years ago?