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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was fired from Compuware Corporation today after he was sentenced to prison for violating his probation.

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He was sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in prison for allegedly lying while on probation about hiding money that was supposed to go toward paying his $1 million restitution to the City of Detroit.

“Kwame Kilpatrick will be off the Compuware Corporation payroll at the end of the month," said a statement from the company. "We don’t have any choices. It’s an unfortunate situation, and we feel bad for his family, but our hands are tied.”

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Kilpatrick apologized for his offenses in court today, but the judge seemed unfazed. He said he was sorry for his lies and text message scandal, and said he has changed. However, the judge said probation was no longer an option, and gave him the prison sentence.