Exec calls Bernard Kilpatrick 'greedy'

Millions demanded for no work in sludge deal, businessman testifies

Detroit — Bernard Kilpatrick stood to make millions of dollars in a controversial sludge deal, but threatened to "blow up the house" and kill the project unless he got more, a businessman testified Thursday.

In return, Kilpatrick would do nothing — except be the mayor's father, former Synagro Technologies executive James R. Rosendall told federal jurors.

"Everybody was being greedy and it was unreasonable," said Rosendall, who served 11 months in prison after pleading guilty to bribery conspiracy and cooperating with federal investigators.

The testimony, buttressed by secret audio and video recordings, put Bernard Kilpatrick under the brightest spotlight yet since the federal public corruption trial began in September.

By Mike Wilkinson
From The Detroit News:

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