Kilpatrick fired after being sent to prison 18 months to 5 years
BY JIM SCHAEFER, JOE SWICKARD AND BEN SCHMITT
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS


Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was fired from his job today after being sentenced to prison for probation violation.


“Kwame Kilpatrick will be off the Compuware Corporation payroll at the end of the month," said a company statement. "We don’t have any choices. It’s an unfortunate situation, and we feel bad for his family, but our hands are tied.”

Compuware CEO Peter Karmanos Jr. hired Kilpatrick for his Detroit-based company the day after the former mayor was freed from jail in February 2009. The job paid a base salary of $120,000 with potential for bonuses.
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