If it wasn't apparent before, it is now. Peter Karmanos is officially a D-Bag.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/23909198/detail.html

The highlights:

We have a very bright person that now is in jail and the only crime so far, I think, is having an affair with a college sweetheart. Yes, yes, there was perjury in a civil trial, but you have to look hard at a civil trial since the whole idea is that someone is lying

Karmanos said he helped Kilpatrick get the job in Texas so he could get out of Michigan.


He said he was doing well at his job and would have been able to repay his restitution if it wasn't for the persistence of several Wayne County officials.


"He wouldn't have to go through all this, but we had a judge and a prosecutor that, for their own reasons, kept wanting to bring it up and bring it up, and it resulted in him going to jail for a year and a half at least, and hopefully they are very happy about that," said Karmanos.
When asked why Kilpatrick chose to spend the money on buying his wife lavish gifts and paying for her plastic surgery instead of repaying the city, Karmanos did not answer the question, but instead quipped that Kilpatrick's $1 million restitution was unwarranted.


"The whole issue of restitution, you could argue, if it was even fair. It's not his fault that the Wayne County jury gave him an excessive restitution -- that's not news," said Karmanos.
Karmanos said he was "bewildered" by Groner's choice to send Kilpatrick to prison instead of letting him continue to work.


"It makes no sense whatsoever, certainly doesn't help the city get its restitution," said Karmanos.


Karmanos admitted that he is not often surprised by anything that happens in Detroit.


He became visibly frustrated and called the exclusive interview to an end, saying that he would be happy to meet with the media in six months when the truth about Kilpatrick is revealed.