Bobby W. Ferguson, who was convicted as part of a public corruption scandal with Kilpatrick, is debarred for 20 years, with an effective date of March 11, 2013, and ending March 11, 2033.

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.

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.