June 08, 2022
A former Cuyahoga County Democratic Party leader ensnared by a federal probe into local political corruption got five years knocked off his prison sentence for bribery and other civil crimes Wednesday after a federal judge overturned two of his convictions.
June 06, 2022
Federal prosecutors urged an Ohio federal judge against slashing the majority of an ex-county commissioner's 28-year prison sentence for a bribery scheme, saying that recent developments in the case warranted trimming the original sentence by only a few years.
November 09, 2015
A former Ohio auditor asked an Ohio federal court Friday to vacate his 10-year sentence for his role in a scheme to steer government contracts in exchange for bribes, alleging ineffective counsel and judicial bias among other violations of his constitutional rights.
August 21, 2012
Former Cuyahoga County, Ohio, auditor Michael Gabor said Tuesday he would appeal his 10-year prison sentence handed down last week for his conviction on charges that he helped another county official steer government contracts to construction companies in exchange for bribes.
August 15, 2012
Former Cuyahoga County, Ohio, auditor Michael Gabor was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for helping another, now-imprisoned county official steer government contracts to particular construction companies in exchange for bribes.
July 31, 2012
A Cleveland-area official convicted of steering government contracts to particular construction companies in exchange for bribes was sentenced Tuesday to serve 28 years in prison.
July 19, 2012
A Cleveland-area official convicted for taking bribes from construction companies in exchange for lucrative government contracts lost his bid on Wednesday to throw out the case after an Ohio federal judge said evidence clearly tied him to the graft.
May 02, 2012
Cleveland area official Jimmy Dimora, who is awaiting sentencing on government kickback crimes, sought a new trial and a judgment of acquittal Tuesday, saying the verdict was against the weight of evidence.
April 11, 2012
Prosecutors told an Ohio federal judge on Tuesday that convicted former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora had not earned enough trust to be released from custody before his sentencing on kickback charges, citing his alleged gambling and drinking.
March 09, 2012
An Ohio federal jury on Friday convicted former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora on charges that he helped secure building grants and government contracts for construction companies in exchange for bribes including cash, expensive dining and a trip to Las Vegas.