Kwame Kilpatrick pal Bobby Ferguson wins early prison release [[freep.com)

Following in the footsteps of his once powerful friend, contractor Bobby Ferguson has won his freedom after convincing a judge to release him from prison 10 years early for crimes he committed when Kwame Kilpatrick was mayor of Detroit.


Over the objections of the prosecution, which called Ferguson a "tyrant" and accused him of robbing Detroit through bullying tactics, U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds granted Ferguson's request for compassionate release. However, he's still on the hook for the $6.2 million in restitution he owes the Detroit Water & Sewerage Department for what prosecutors described as crooked contracts he won with the help of Kilpatrick.