He also jailed opponents and turned the treasury into his personal piggy bank, sometimes with bizarre results.

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Among the allegations was the claim that Kilpatrick used a tax-exempt charity, the Kilpatrick Civic Fund, as his own personal piggy bank.

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Regional political bosses are no longer allowed to use its branches as their personal piggy-bank.

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