Detroit Mayor indicted in text-messaging scandal

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

"Once a rising star in the Democratic party, Detroit's Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been charged with eight felonies 
including perjury, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office in a text-messaging scandal that has riveted the 
city for months.

The investigation began after the Detroit Free Press published a string of steamy text messages revealing a romantic 
relationship between Mr Kilpatrick and his then chief of staff, Christine Beatty.
Both denied the affair under oath during a lawsuit that followed, filed by two police officers who alleged they were 
fired for investigating claims the Mayor used his security unit to cover up extramarital affairs.
"The justice system was severely mocked and public trust was trampled on," said the prosecutor Kym Worthy."
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More at
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/detroit-mayor-indicted-in-textmessaging-scandal-800214.html

Sounds familiar with the recent SMS scandal in Finland:
Finnish Foreign Minister Receives Death Threats After SMS Scandal
http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2008-March/016630.html

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilpatrick_and_Beatty_text-messaging_scandal

Text-Message Scandals Sink U.S. Politicians, Save European Ones?
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=4514197&page=1

U.S.A.:
Mr. Kwame Kilpatrick, 37
Christine Beatty, 37

Finland:
Mr. Ilkka Kanerva, 60
Johanna Tukiainen, 29

Juha-Matti
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