(Click On Detriot) — Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been indicted on 18 counts of federal fraud and tax charges. Federal prosecutors said the alleged scheme is related to the Kilpatrick Civic Fund, a tax-exempt fund that was supposed to pay for voter education and other purposes. nstead, Kilpatrick is accused of using it as a slush fund to take cash payments for himself, friends and relatives.

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