No tears for Stefani -- but definitely, our thanks
Let the Attorney Discipline Board and the county prosecutor do what they feel needs doing in the case of lawyer Michael Stefani, who admitted Thursday what most people already assumed: he was the source of the text-message transcripts that brought down Kwame Kilpatrick.
He knew the potential penalties for leaking the texts to a newspaper. If he gets spanked by his fellow attorneys, so be it.
I can't imagine he'd have much to fear from a Wayne County jury, though, if the prosecutor brought perjury charges related to his testimony in various hearings. The fact is, without Stefani, Kwame Kilpatrick would still be Mayor for Life and Detroit would still be his rolling frat party.
Considering what Stefani's share of the $8.4 million settlement probably was, I doubt he needs our help defending himself. But if someone starts a defense fund, I might have to find a way to leak him a check.
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Reading this story and considering it's theory to be true; one could safely argue that Kwame was entitled to all the "fringe benefits" that he afforded himself to while in office because he helped to bring a lot of new developement to the city, which in turn added to the city's tax base. While most of us are glad Kwame's time as mayor is over, you can not ignore that he spearheaded the efforts that brought in some major sporting and entertainment events to our city as well as a lot of downtown developement. You go back into the archives of the Detroit newspapers as well as some of the national publications that gave him kudos early in his administration.
I believe as many of us believe that all his good has been long forgotten because of all of the wrong that came to light that happened during his tenure.
Mr. Stefani should be looked at no differently. If he lied under oath (which is what brought down Kwame), please, please apply the same principle to EVERYONE and not just the people that we dislike.
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