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.
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
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.
“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’.
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.
Dimora is also chair of the Cuyahogo County Democrats.
Rumors of a Grand Jury being impaneled....
I said here :)
now we know why Kuchnich is trying to impeach W. One can only wonder if Dennis is involved.
Judging from his girth, the fridge was quite empty. Unless he was keeping a few thousand in the freezer (a democRAT trait, you know...)
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.
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.
Yeah Baby!!
Oh, and the Buckeyes. And Mid-Ohio Raceway. And a few other jems, most of which are located outside of Cuyahoga County.
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/fbi_raids_cuyahoga_county/
They did take a refrigerator!!!
Was there money in that refrigerator? LOL.
Doan Electric? I know a couple of folks that used to work there. They are a big commercial electrician outfit.
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