FBI executing search warrants in public corruption investigation

WTAM 1100 AM ^ | 07/28/2008 | By Darren Toms

[GOP_Lady]

My county (two over from Cuyahoga) was just listed in Forbes Magazine as the #4 county in the nation to raise a family. That's why I moved to Geauga County. I would never, ever live in Cuyahoga County.

[GOP_Lady]

[GOP_Lady]

Video here:

http://www.newsnet5.com/video/17017861/index.html

[mabelkitty]

It just went National. Time to move this thread back to Breaking News.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080728/ap_on_re_us/ohio_corruption_probe_3

[meyer]

Multiple search warrants are being executed across Cuyahoga County today by the FBI and the IRS.

They could arrest about 2/3 of the politicians with a "D" next to their name and have a good chance of conviction. Cuyahoga County is that crooked.

[EBH]

Obviously I'm one

[headstamp 2]

“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? “

You got it man. They don’t call them yellow dawgs for nothin’.

[meyer]

No party affiliation mentioned. I guess we know what that means.

Just in case it isn't obvious, Jimmy DiMora is a democrat. As is Russo. I recall the Kelley name in local politics up there as well. I hope that they clip the wings off of the crooked political machine.

[EBH]

Dimora is also chair of the Cuyahogo County Democrats.

[mabelkitty]

Rumors of a Grand Jury being impaneled....

[hippyhater]

I said here :)

[bert]

now we know why Kuchnich is trying to impeach W. One can only wonder if Dennis is involved.

[meyer]

The U-Haul may have just been for the contents of his refrigerator.

Judging from his girth, the fridge was quite empty. Unless he was keeping a few thousand in the freezer (a democRAT trait, you know...)

[EBH]

Triv has a recording of Dennis talking about criminal corruption at City Hall from March 4th. He played it quite a bit today on WTAM.

[ProCivitas]

So, another occassion to 'call the roll' once again of Democrat Corruption(redundant, I know)in America:

Aaron Burr (sedition);Andrew Jackson's 'Spoils System' Patronage: "To the victor go the spoils".; Boss Tweed, James Plunket and Tamany Hall in general; The Curley Machine in Boston; Al Capone in Chicago; the Daley Machine in Chicago; The Pendergast Machine in the Midwest; the Huey Long organization (the "Deeduct Box")in Louisiana; ABSCAM (Dem. Congressmen taking 'foreign oil' bribes in FBI sting op.; Clark Clifford and the BCCI scandal; Keating Five/Lincoln S+L scandal; The Savings and Loan scandal/bailout (High % in House Speaker Jim Wright's district) ....and so on.

Please feel free to add to this quick partial list.

[GOP_Lady]

I caught that later. Just thought I post the total (ahem). :-)

[meyer]

The BROWNS!

Yeah Baby!!

Oh, and the Buckeyes. And Mid-Ohio Raceway. And a few other jems, most of which are located outside of Cuyahoga County.

[EBH]

FBI and IRS agents carry personal items out of Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora’s Independence home to a U-Haul. They took approximately 26 boxes, a computer hard drive, a refrigerator and a framed #28 jersey.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/fbi_raids_cuyahoga_county/

They did take a refrigerator!!!

[GOP_Lady]

Was there money in that refrigerator? LOL.

[meyer]

At the same time in Bedford Heights, federal agents took four boxes of material from a building in the Doan Pyramid Electric complex.

Doan Electric? I know a couple of folks that used to work there. They are a big commercial electrician outfit.