Cimperman pleaded guilty to 26 misdemeanor charges. CLEVELAND — Former Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman will more than likely avoid jail time after being sentenced on more than two dozen misdemeanor charges Tuesday. After the sentencing, Cimperman said he was embarrassed to even be in the situation. He said, “There’s very few days that […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Former Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman entered a guilty plea to 26 misdemeanor counts Friday morning during his initial arraignment. Cimperman’s charges stem from his alleged involvement in city contracts with design firm LAND Studio, which employs his wife. According to court documents, the offenses occurred from April 2002 through March 2012. The judge ordered […]
CLEVELAND – Former Cleveland Councilman Joe Cimperman has been indicted on ethics violations. The councilman was indicted on 26 charges of “unlawful interest in a public contract.” The charges were filed in Cuyahoga County court. The Cuyahoga County prosecutor brought in a special prosecutor to handle the case. He was indicted by information, which is […]
CLEVELAND – Council member Joe Cimperman is resigning from office, the City of Cleveland announced Friday. Cimperman is resigning to become president of Global Cleveland—a non-profit agency aimed at attracting people from around the world to live and work in northeast Ohio. He will be vacating his post in March. At that time, city council will […]
CLEVELAND – A Cleveland council member wants to increase the legal age in which smokers can purchase cigarettes in the city to age 21. That’s among other changes Joe Cimperman is asking city council to implement. Cimperman proposed in a Health and Human Services Committee meeting Monday that Cleveland raise the legal limit of purchasing […]