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Contractor says he paid ex-Detroit mayor for work

By Ed White
Published December 3, 2012 8:57pm ET
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Contractor says he paid ex-Detroit mayor for work
FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2008 file photo, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, right, looks on as his father Bernard, left, watches at his sentencing hearing in Detroit. Businessman Karl Kado, who held contracts at Detroit's convention center, said Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 that he was a “hostage” who felt compelled to pay thousands of dollars to then-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his father or lose work. Kado told jurors that he personally delivered $5,000 to $10,000 to Kilpatrick “three or four times.” He said he also delivered money through a top mayoral aide and separately paid $200,000 to $300,000 to Kilpatrick's father, Bernard. Kado is a crucial witness at the corruption trial, which began in September. (AP Photo/File) | AP

DETROIT (AP) — A businessman who held contracts at Detroit’s convention center said Monday he was a “hostage” who felt compelled to pay thousands of dollars to then-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his father or lose work.

Karl Kado told jurors that he personally delivered $5,000 to $10,000 to Kilpatrick “three or four times.” He said he also delivered money through a top mayoral aide and separately paid $200,000 to $300,000 to Kilpatrick’s father, Bernard.

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