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United States of America v. Dimora et al

  1. July 14, 2011

    Judge Convicted Of Lying To FBI Denied New Trial

    A former Ohio judge convicted of lying to the FBI lost a bid for a new trial Thursday in a case alleging she took bribes in exchange for fixing cases and helping to influence the award of government contracts.

  2. April 26, 2011

    Feds Fight Bid To Delay Ohio Corruption Trial

    Prosecutors asked a federal judge Tuesday to deny a request to push back the bribery and corruption trial of a former Ohio county commissioner and two co-defendants, claiming they have had ample time to prepare.

  3. April 25, 2011

    Delay Sought In Ohio Corruption Trial

    A former Ohio county commissioner accused of taking kickbacks for help securing jobs and county contracts could see his trial delayed for 90 days, after one of his co-defendants in a public corruption case in Cleveland asked the court Monday for more time to prepare.

  4. April 08, 2011

    Former Ohio Judge Seeks New Trial In Kickback Suit

    A former Ohio state judge is seeking a new trial in the wake of her conviction for making false statements to FBI agents investigating a scandal involving kickbacks for government contracts.

  5. March 28, 2011

    Ohio Judge Found Guilty In Public Corruption Case

    A former Cleveland state judge was convicted Friday of making false statements, becoming the first public official to be found guilty by a jury in connection with a scandal involving alleged kickbacks for government contracts.

  6. March 23, 2011

    Conduct Expert Can Testify In Ohio Corruption Case

    Prosecutors will be allowed to put forth a professional rules of conduct expert during the trial of a former Cuyahoga County, Ohio, judge and several officials over alleged kickbacks for government contracts and other corruption, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  7. March 21, 2011

    Out-Of-Court Statements OK'd In Ohio Corruption Case

    The U.S. government on Sunday won approval to use out-of-court statements in its prosecution of a former Cuyahoga County, Ohio, judge, one of several officials snared in a probe into alleged kickbacks for government contracts and other public corruption.

  8. January 31, 2011

    Union Official Gets 27 Months For Bribery

    A federal judge has ordered a union official to serve more than two years in prison for bribing a commissioner in Ohio's Cuyahoga County — the latest defendant sentenced in the wake of a wide-ranging corruption probe into county contracts.

  9. January 25, 2011

    Dimora Offers Up New Defense Attys In Kickbacks Case

    A former Ohio county commissioner charged with trading government contracts for kickbacks has put forward a new defense team, rejecting counsel a federal judge assigned him after his initial attorney stopped representing him over money issues.

  10. December 10, 2010

    Dimora's Attorney Quits Over Unpaid Bills

    The attorney for Jimmy Dimora, a former Ohio county commissioner charged with receiving kickbacks in exchange for county contracts, has withdrawn from the high-profile case, saying that Dimora hasn't been able to pay him because of a government asset freeze and liens on his property.