If it worked for Kwame Kilpatrick, the impeached former mayor of Detroit who was convicted of perjury, misconduct and assault, it can work for Rod: Kilpatrick was hired by a subsidiary of IT company Compuware within a week after being released from jail earlier this month, and will earn a six-figure salary for developing online government healthcare programs. Kilpatrick's new boss defended his new hire, saying "Look, we hired a very, very talented person with lots of charisma that has made some serious mistakes in judgment."