She was acquitted on the obstruction of justice charge and, according to press reports, the jury deadlocked 7-5 for acquittal on the contempt charges.
In September Kwame Kilpatrick, then the mayor, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice.
That's when Bing decided to park himself in the hot seat, winning a special election after disgraced Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick stepped down under charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.
Down the street is the OJ (for “obstruction of justice”) House, which is decorated with those two letters.
He will also face lesser charges involving two other women, including a charge of obstruction of justice.
Several days before the vote, he said there were only thirty Republican votes for the perjury count and forty to forty-five for the obstruction of justice count.
If true, that means that Blackwater or its executives could face charges of obstruction of justice.
He was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice, and sentenced to 34 months in prison.
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