Kilpatrick's uncle's Detroit home raided

DETROIT, April 13 (UPI) -- Michigan State Police and the FBI have raided the home of jailed former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's uncle, authorities say.

Meanwhile, a federal judge may set a trial date Wednesday for Kilpatrick and four others in another case, The Detroit Free Press reports.

U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Edmunds has called a 1:30 p.m. conference in the case of Kilpatrick, his father, two friends and the former city water chief, who are accused of manipulating city contracting for their own profit.

Kilpatrick is in state prison for a probation violation stemming from a text messaging scandal.

The home of Raymond Cheeks, the ex-mayor's uncle, was raided Tuesday, The Detroit News reports.

State Police spokeswoman Tiffany Brown confirmed the raid but gave no details.

Cheeks, who did not respond to a call for comment, ran the Neighborhood City Halls program when his nephew was mayor. An audit found misspending and possible theft in a $300,000 fund he oversaw.

The state also won a default judgment last year against Cheeks's daughter, Nneka, accused of diverting $25,000 in charitable funds for her own use.