International Business News - Mayor http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The mayor of Alabama's largest city was arrested Monday on charges of steering millions of dollars of bond work to a friend in exchange for more than $230,000 in bribes to pay for an expensive wardrobe and flashy jewelry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/fbi-birmingham-mayor-arrested-on-federal-charges.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:37:00 EST Stoic and publicly silent through months of a sex scandal, the woman whose relationship with former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick led to his downfall fought tears Monday as she pleaded guilty and admitted to lying under oath. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/186959-detroit-mayor-beatty.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/ex-kilpatrick-aide-to-make-plea-in-criminal-case.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/ex-kilpatrick-aide-to-make-plea-in-criminal-case.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:07:12 EST An obscure Islamic group claimed responsibility Thursday for the assassination of a mayor in Russia's troubled North Caucasus, saying he had sanctioned persecution of Islamic women. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/islamic-group-claims-russian-mayor-killing.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:31:28 EST The mayor of a major city in Russia's troubled North Caucasus was shot and killed Wednesday in the latest violence to hit a region roiled by years of insurgency and war, officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/russian-mayor-shot-and-killed-in-restive-region.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:11:10 EST A federal judge called it a "disaster" and a "prosecutor's dream" Tuesday that former Waterbury Mayor Philip Giordano took the stand during his trial on charges of sexually abusing two girls. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/judge-convicted-mayors-testimony-was-a-disaster.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:04:21 EST The second Detroit mayor in a row is facing questions about possible perjury. An attorney for Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. acknowledged Monday that his client met last week with state attorneys to discuss a document stating he didn't owe campaign fines in two previous city elections. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/new-detroit-mayor-now-faces-perjury-questions.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:49:25 EST The second Detroit mayor in a row is facing questions about possible perjury. An attorney for Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. acknowledged Monday that his client met last week with state attorneys to discuss a document stating he didn't owe campaign fines in two previous city elections. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/new-detroit-mayor-now-faces-perjury-questions.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:17:46 EST You can't call Bill Beck the mayor of "stupid" town anymore. The former St. Anthony mayor resigned from his post at a city council meeting Wednesday night, but not before telling off the townspeople and his fellow city council members. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/mayor-to-town-folk-youre-too-stupid-to-work-with.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:38:15 EST With $7 billion worth of casino projects on indefinite hold and gambling hall revenue plunging for the second straight year, Atlantic City's new mayor has lots to do and little time to do it. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/atlantic-city-mayor-faces-big-job-in-short-term.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:17:20 EST With $7 billion worth of casino projects on indefinite hold and gambling hall revenue plunging for the second straight year, new Mayor Lorenzo Langford has lots to do and little time to do it. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/new-atlantic-city-mayor-faces-big-challenges.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:21:49 EST Scott Evans' last day as mayor of Atlantic City was shorter than he expected. After saying he planned to stay in office all day, Evans was ousted when Mayor-elect Lorenzo Langford held a private swearing-in ceremony Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. The new mayor will have a ceremonial service on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/new-atlantic-city-mayor-wastes-little-time.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:05:06 EST A judge has closed his inquiry into whether federal prosecutors gave two newspapers sealed documents in an investigation of Cleveland's former mayor. U.S. District Judge James Gwin determined this week that there was not enough evidence to continue the case. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081108/judge-closes-inquiry-in-ohio-corruption-probe-leak.htm Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:55:59 EST Plenty of politicians reinvent themselves, but few do it quite like Mayor-elect Stu Rasmussen. Rasmussen has been a fixture in Silverton politics for more than 20 years, and had twice before been mayor of the small city 45 miles south of Portland. Those terms, however, were before his breast implants and before the once-discreet crossdresser started wearing dresses and 3-inch heels in public. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081108/small-oregon-city-elects-transgender-mayor.htm Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:50:42 EST A Moroccan-born politician who told immigrants to either integrate or take the next plane home will become the first immigrant to lead one of the Netherlands' major cities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/moroccan-migrant-to-be-rotterdam-mayor.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:48:28 EDT A Mississippi mayor charged with demolishing an alleged crack house tried to bribe police officers called to testify before a grand jury about the incident, prosecutors allege in court documents filed this week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/prosecutors-claim-miss-mayor-bribed-officers.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:18:41 EDT Kwame Kilpatrick, whose promising career as Detroit mayor was derailed in part by a torrid affair with an ex-top aide, was unable to kiss goodbye the one woman who stood beside him throughout a sex-and-text scandal: his wife. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/162022-detroit-mayor.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/former-detroit-mayor-kilpatrick-sent-to-jail.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/former-detroit-mayor-kilpatrick-sent-to-jail.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:19:53 EDT A judge sentenced former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to four months in jail Tuesday for a sex-and-text scandal, calling him "arrogant and defiant" and questioning the sincerity of a guilty plea that ended his career at City Hall. Kilpatrick declined to speak in court, but his lawyers urged the judge to look at his entire career, not just the crimes that threw local government into disarray for months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/former-detroit-mayor-headed-to-jail-in-sex-scandal.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:45:28 EDT A Michigan sheriff says former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will not mix with other inmates when he reports to jail under his plea deal in a sex-and-misconduct scandal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/sheriff-ex-mayor-wont-get-special-jail-treatment.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:49:50 EDT A newspaper reports Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick may have transferred some appointees into civil service positions before he left office. The Detroit News reported Friday that it has identified six people who were moved last month into the Detroit Workforce Development Department. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081025/report-ex-detroit-mayor-transferred-appointees.htm Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:36:45 EDT A newspaper reports Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick may have transferred some appointees into civil service positions before he left office. The Detroit News reported Friday that it has identified six people who were moved last month into the Detroit Workforce Development Department. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/newspaper-ex-detroit-mayor-transferred-appointees.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:26:58 EDT