FREDERICK, Colo. — Newly released court documents in the Chris Watts case obtained by KMGH suggest his two young daughters may have been strangled. The suggestion came in a motion filed by defense attorneys in Weld County court to compel the coroner to take DNA from the necks and throats of the remains of 4-year-old Bella […]
If Attorneys Mark O’Mara and Don West have anything to say about it, getting away with the murder of Trayvon Martin is going to cost George Zimmerman $2.5 million dollars. And to paraphrase a JG Wentworth commercial: It’s their blood money and they want it now. MUST READ: Home For The Holidays: Marissa Alexander Released […]
CLEVELAND – Former Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo has arrived at and entered a federal prison in Pennsylvania, where he will begin serving a 22-year sentence on corruption and racketeering charges. Russo has remained free on bond for more than two years after he pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors. A hearing […]
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – Former County Auditor Frank Russo was in court Thursday as federal prosecutors say his cooperation in the county corruption is “substantially complete.” Some had asked over the months how Russo remained free so long while others were sent to prison quickly. A judge ordered Russo to self report to a Pennsylvania prison […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Frank Russo’s days as a free man could be ending soon. After the guilty pleas of Samir Mohammad and Sam Quasem today the government filed a motion in the Russo case. It asks Federal Judge Sarah Lioi to schedule a hearing for Russo. In the past the government had asked that […]
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – Michael Forlani, charged along with Jimmy Dimora in the county corruption investigation, will change his plea in Federal Court on Thursday. He had previously pleaded not guilty to bribing Dimora in order to win business for his company, Doan Pyramid Electric. He faces charges of conspiracy and racketeering, among others. […]
A judge slaps a former political hotshot with 28 years behind bars for his role in the Cuyahoga Corruption scandal. Jimmy Dimora received a stiffer sentence than the one handed to former Cuyahoga County Auditor, Frank Russo. Russo stole more than Dimora. Yet, Dimora is behind bars and Russo is out, with no prospect of […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -A Cleveland woman is on a crusade to free Jimmy Dimora just as the kingpin in the County Corruption Investigation solicits money to get out of prison.Dimora is a career politician so asking other people for money is what he does best. 19 Action News tracked down the law firm who’s behind […]
AKRON, Ohio – Former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora will spend 28 years in federal prison for his convictions on conspiracy, racketeering, bribery and more. Dimora was once the most powerful political figure in Cuyahoga County. U.S. District Court Judge Sara Lioi pronounced the sentence in U.S. District Court Tuesday, as the 57-year-old sat in […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Judge Dick Ambrose denies convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell a new trial. While Cuyahoga County Sheriff Deputies were escorting Anthony Sowell out of the courtroom, he said “don’t bring me down here for any more of this bull-s—, I was sleeping nice.” Sowell’s attorneys based the motion for a new trial largely on a news conference […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Court records show attorneys for serial killer Anthony Sowell are already asking for a new trial. The paperwork was filed the same day Sowell was formerly sentenced to death for the mass murder of eleven women. His attorneys base this compliant largely on a news conference that jurors held after they recommended the […]