Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (born June 6, 1970) served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 2002 to 2008. When elected at the age of 31, he was the youngest mayor in the history of Detroit. Kilpatrick’s tenure as mayor was plagued with controversies which included allegations (not all against Kilpatrick himself) of marital infidelity, conspiracy, perjury, and murder. Kilpatrick is the only mayor in the history of Detroit to be charged with a felony while in office.[2] On September 4, 2008, Kilpatrick announced his resignation as mayor, which became effective on September 18,[3] as part of a plea bargain where he also pled guilty to two felonies for obstruction of justice.
