Contractor says he paid ex-Detroit mayor for work

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.