Number	23839
Subject	Government
Source	Detroit Free Press
State	MI
Year	2008
Publication Date	12/23/2008 - 10/28/2008
Summary	The Free Press's investigation into Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick exposed "public corruption at the highest levels of government in America's 11th largest city. Schaefer and Elrick's reporting revealed that Kilpatrick and his top aide lied under oath during a police whistle-blower trial and sought to cover up those lies by brokering a secret $8.4 million settlement paid for with the taxpayers dollars."
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	45
Keywords	FOIA; tax corruption; fraud; Philip Meyer Award; 2009 Pulitzer Prize: Local Reporting
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