DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday cleared the way for the release of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who has served more than seven years of a 28-year prison sentence for a series of corruption crimes.

The announcement came in a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of Trump’s White House term that benefited more than 140 people, including rappers, former members of Congress and other Trump allies.

The White House said prominent members of the Detroit community had supported the 50-year-old Democrat’s commutation and noted: “During his incarceration, Mr. Kilpatrick has taught public speaking classes and has led Bible Study groups with his fellow inmates.”

Kilpatrick’s sentence was reduced but his 24 felony convictions still stand. He is still on the hook for $195,000 owed to the Internal Revenue Service and $1.5 million to Detroit.

It was not immediately clear when he would be released from federal custody in Louisiana. The Associated Press sent an email to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons seeking clarification.

The Rev. Keyon Payton said Kilpatrick likely would go to Atlanta to reunite with his mother, sister and other family members.

In 2013, Kilpatrick was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, fraud, extortion and tax crimes. The government called it the “Kilpatrick enterprise,” a scheme to shake down contractors and reward allies.

While Detroit’s finances were eroding, he was getting bags of cash from city contractors, kickbacks hidden in the bra of his political fundraiser and private cross-country travel from businessmen, according to trial evidence. Kilpatrick said he was sorry if he let his hometown down but denied ever stealing from the citizens of Detroit.

Kilpatrick’s lawyers had asked for a 15-year sentence, but U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds agreed with prosecutors and ordered an extraordinary 28-year term.

Detroit U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider, a Trump appointee, blasted the decision to release the former mayor.

With credit for good behavior, Kilpatrick had been listed for release from prison in 2037. His request for home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic was turned down in May.

Payton said he and others gave a packet of information to a Trump aide, Ja’Ron Smith, during a January 2020 meeting in Detroit.