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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick with his wife Carlita (Getty Images)
President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is currently serving a sentence for his role in several felonies. The White House revealed in the statement that the president commuted Kilpatrick’s sentence, and the members of the Detroit community has widely supported the decision.
“President Trump commuted the sentence of the former Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Malik Kilpatrick,” according to the White House. Mr. Kilpatrick has served approximately 7 years in prison for his role in a racketeering and bribery scheme while he held public office. During his incarceration, Mr. Kilpatrick has taught public speaking classes and has led Bible Study groups with his fellow inmates.”
A Google engineer who stole 14,000 files of trade secrets on self-driving cars before going to work for Uber has been pardoned by President Trump.
Anthony Levandowski, 40, was sentenced to 18 months in prison last August for what a judge called the biggest trade secret crime I have ever seen , although he was not yet in custody.
He was one of 73 people pardoned by Trump on his final day in office, with the White House describing him as a brilliant engineer with talents needed by the country. Mr Levandowski has paid a significant price for his actions and plans to devote his talents to advance the public good, the White House said.