CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Embattled former County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora was arraigned on new charges Wednesday afternoon. The new indictment alleges racketeering and could earn Dimora up to 20 years in prison if he’s found guilty. In a loud, booming voice, Dimora stated he was not guilty of the new charges filed against him. The case […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A new indictment has been filed against former County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora.  The case will be tried separately from charges filed earlier. That case will go to trial in January.  [See the new indictment] Businessman Michael Forlani was also charged.  He is the former President of Doan Pyramid, a large electrical […]

STRONGSVILLE, OH (WOIO) – A former Strongsville city councilman has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison, for his role in the Cuyahoga County Corruption scandal. Pat Coyne appeared in Cleveland Federal Court Monday. Coyne was convicted of bribery. Prosecutors say Coyne took money from a real estate developer and used it to buy a […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A federal grand jury returned an 18-count indictment charging Anthony O. Calabrese III and Sanford Prudoff with crimes related to the ongoing Cuyahoga County corruption investigation, federal law enforcement officials said. Calabrese, 39, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, was named in 12 counts for crimes including: racketeering; conspiracy to commit mail fraud […]

President Obama hosted a town hall at the White House today with hundreds of young African leaders, telling them that they are poised to challenge their continent’s corrupt and flawed methods of governance. “In some of your countries, the problem of corruption is chronic,” Mr. Obama said to the 115 young leaders from 40 African […]