January 13, 2012
A federal judge on Friday refused to dismiss a conspiracy charge from a case accusing an ex-Ohio county commissioner of trading government contracts for kickbacks including a trip to Las Vegas, home improvements, cash and sex.
January 11, 2012
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday refused to halt the criminal corruption trial of a former Cleveland official accused of trading government contracts for kickbacks, denying the defendant's claims that the trial constituted double jeopardy.
December 16, 2011
Prosecutors asked an Ohio federal court Friday to reject a bid to toss several fraud charges against a former Cleveland official who stands accused of trading government contracts for kickbacks, saying the argument for dismissal was "not well taken."
November 01, 2011
A federal judge refused Monday to move the corruption trial of a former Ohio official accused of trading kickbacks for government contracts to another district, saying local media coverage of the case had not created the kind of "carnival atmosphere" that would prejudice jurors.
September 15, 2011
Federal prosecutors in Ohio this week fought a Cuyahoga County Auditor's Office employee's attempts to dismiss racketeering and honest services fraud charges tied to a broad probe of officials who allegedly pocketed kickbacks in exchange for county contracts.
August 04, 2011
A former Ohio judge sentenced to 14 months in prison for lying to FBI agents during an investigation into bribery and corruption related to government contract bids said Thursday that she will appeal her conviction to the Sixth Circuit.
August 02, 2011
A former Ohio judge convicted of lying to FBI agents during an investigation into bribery and corruption related to government contract bids was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison Tuesday.
July 28, 2011
The head of a Cleveland-area road paving company on Wednesday decided to plead guilty for his role in a sweeping bribery scandal that has implicated several Ohio politicians and judges.
July 21, 2011
An Ohio businessman who pled guilty as part of a wide-ranging corruption probe in the state was sentenced Wednesday to 37 months in prison for bribing public officials in exchange for contracts.
July 18, 2011
The federal government on Friday called for a sentence well above the zero to six months requested by a former Ohio judge convicted of lying to the FBI in connection with an alleged scandal involving kickbacks for government contracts.