Judge orders ex-Detroit mayor Kilpatrick to pay $319000

Kilpatrick owes the city from his 2008 perjury conviction or face further punishment.

Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner ripped Kilpatrick at the court hearing over what the judge characterized as an intentional effort to hide hundreds of thousands of dollars from the court's scrutiny since Kilpatrick, 39, was placed on probation following his release from jail in February.

"You have not been credible in this courtroom and you, again, have not been honest to the city of Detroit." Groner said. He called Kilpatrick's conduct while on probation "reprehensible." Groner's ruling exceeded the $225,000 catch-up payment requested by prosecutors.

After the hearing, Kilpatrick said, "I'm just ready to get on and do what I have to do," the Associated Press reported.

Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to felony charges in September 2008 stemming from perjured testimony he offered in a 2007 police whistle-blower trial.

His lies were revealed after the Detroit Free Press obtained text messages Kilpatrick had exchanged with his lover and chief aide, Christine Beatty, on city-issued pagers. They showed that Kilpatrick and Beatty had lied in court testimony when they denied a sexual relationship.