DETROIT – Bobby Ferguson was sentenced Friday to 21 years in prison on convictions he extorted millions during his time as a contractor in Detroit and orchestrated it all with Kwame Kilpatrick.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. A longtime friend of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Bobby W. Ferguson, has been banned from pursuing contracts with the city.

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