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Is Kwame Kilpatrick’s Lawyer Angling for a Cabinet Appointment?

Gary The Detroit News reports that Willie Gary, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's new lawyer, was the subject of $3.8 million in IRS tax liens for the 1998-2000 tax years:

The Web site of the so-called "Giant Killer" is wallpapered with photos of the Stuart, Fla., resident posing outside a mansion, with Bentleys and his custom-designed, 32-passenger Boeing 737 dubbed "Wings of Justice II." …

  • On Oct. 23, 2006, the IRS filed an $815,939 lien against Gary and his wife Gloria for unpaid income taxes, according to Martin County (Fla.) Circuit Court records. The couple owed the money from 1998 and 2000, according to this copy of the lien. The taxes were satisfied two months later, records show.
  • On Nov. 14, 2000, the IRS filed a $2.98 million lien against the couple for unpaid income taxes, according to Martin County Circuit Court records. The couple owed the money from 1999, according to this public record. The taxes were satisfied in September 2001, records show.

(Hat Tip: Ben Cunningham.)


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