Is he related to this guy?
Posted on 07/28/2008 10:07:48 AM PDT by EBH
Cleveland) - Multiple search warrants are being executed across Cuyahoga County today by the FBI and the IRS.
Cleveland Special Agent In Charge Frank Figliuzzi tells Newsradio WTAM 1100 it's part of a long-running public corruption investigation.
Figliuzzi says the affidavit supporting the search warrant are sealed, so he cannot go into further details.
Figliuzzi did say that it is a broad-ranging investigation looking at the highest levels of Cuyahoga County government.
County Administrator Jim McCafferty confirms that the office of County Commissioner Jimmy DiMora was among those searched. DiMora's home was also searched, as was the home of Auditor Frank Russo.
Also raided was the home of Kevin Kelley, an employee of Russo's.
The third and fourth floors of the Cuyahoga County Administration Building were sealed off. Agents also blocked off the fourth floor of the County Data Center located at 1255 Euclid Avenue and have seized boxes of material.
The DAS Construction Company located at 9500 Midwest in Garfield Heights was also raided Monday morning. Agents reportedly shut down networks and checking systems at the Cuyahoga County Engineer's Office.
19 Action News is reprting that a second construction company is reportedly being raided at Blaze Construction located at 151 Lou Groza Drive in Berea, OH.
Once the search warrants are done being executed, the investigation will move into the prosecution phase. Figliuzzi says that's when more details will be made public.
Figliuzzi would not say how many search warrants were issued, only that there are "many locations" in Cuyahoga County.
In a statement released by County Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones, he says, "Jimmy Dimora is my friend and colleague, and I fervently hope and pray that when all is said and done, this is a mere tempest in a teapot."
Stay tuned to Newsradio WTAM 1100 for further details as they become available.
Is he related to this guy?
At the same time in Bedford Heights, federal agents took four boxes of material from a building in the Doan Pyramid Electric complex. There are about 10 agents at that facility.
Vince Russo runs Vincore LLC, a business development and consulting service. Vincore has an office at Burke Lakeftont Airport, which is where the agents are searching.
Don't hold your breath. As long as there is a democrat on the ballot, he'll win. You think the good folks over at E. 125th and Superior are watching the news today and thinking about how they are going to vote Republican in the fall?
Thanks for the link!
TRIV’s house is 1800 sq ft on a postage stamp in MAyfield Hts., his taxes=$5000/yr.
Something fishy here??
WOW! This is just the tip of the iceberg..
Watch the news of Russo’s house. WOW!!
This is big.
“this could be the end of the democrat stranglehold on Cuyahoga County and the 10th District. “
I really, really doubt it!
It will be if we have Republicans ready to get on the ballot, know the corruption, and can capitalize on it. If we don’t have people waiting in the wings for this day...shame on us.
Let's hope the Feds head up I-75 with these U-Hauls and take down the cabal located in Detroit. Different race, same Party.
Now Pat O’Malley’s porno plea-bargain makes sense. These are his close allies. It sounds like he rolled like a marble on Granger Hill.
How may people here live in Cuyahoga County? Please give me a shout out....
A couple of the attorneys that I work in the heart of downtown Cleveland (Cuyahoga County) were talking about this raid today.
2006 = 1,314,241
They better be very afraid of the public’s reaction to this raid. This is going to stretch far and wide, and wouldn’t shock me if it hits Columbus.
This absolutely should be national news. It was national news when Philly was raided with fewer agents.
I am sorry I missed Triv today - his callers are very knowledgeable and I bet it was juicy today.
After this is over Dave, let’s to Vegas and celebrate. :-) This is going to be HUGE.
Former Cleveland Mike White left office with a $10 million home.
Wonder how Sam Miller feels today?
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