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.
Sure sounds like O’Malley rolled over.
I just spoke with my Mom, gloating over the demise of Dimora. She thinks he is such a nice man.......rolls eyes.
She told me that O’Malley once told her that Russo was a cross dresser....I have heard that before myself.
Hopefully my Mom will get a clue re: the Dems.
The places searched include:
1. The home of Commissioner Jimmy Dimora,
2. the home of Auditor Frank Russo,
3. the home of county Information Technology Administrator Kevin Kelley,
4. the county administration building,
5. the county Data Center,
6. the county Engineer’s Office,
7. DAS Construction in Garfield Heights,
8. Blaze Construction in Berea,
9. Doan Pyramid Electric in Bedford Heights
10.Vincore LLC in Cleveland
And I expect there will be more in the days to come.
Hello there!!!!
Everything is doing just wonderful. I just married the love of my life two weeks ago.
: )
Heh heh...
Russo: "Does this dress make me look fat?"
Meyer: "No, it's your huge, rotund backside that makes you look fat. The dress just shows it off better!"
Always wanted to say that without offending a friend. :-)
Oh, that’s so wonderful! I’m so happy for you.
Oh, now I remember - I think that Kevin Kelley was a councilman in Parma a few years back. This could be him, or his son. Nepotism lives, y'know.
Thank you!
Think Cimpermans house being set on fire has anything to do with this?
Could be just a coincidence.
I heard about that on the news this morning. They said it was suspicious. It could very well be.
The investigators are calling it suspicious and are tagging it as arson. He lives on the second floor of a duplex, so he was definitely the target. I would say so....
They are eating their own.....
The searches involved both the FBI and the IRS, including the tax agency’s entire Northeast Ohio criminal unit.
There is going to be more yet to roll. Ferris Kleem is owner of Blaze Construction. Here is a very long investigative article dealing with Blaze Construction and the City of Berea.
Corrupt Democrats in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County?
I’m shocked - shocked, I tell ya!
Kookcinich is being counted on to save the day?
That’s like trying to save the Titanic by cutting another hole in the boat...
I don’t think Kookcinich is corrupt, just incredibly stooopid.
Oh, I don't know. Back in the '90's, when he was starting his climb back into politics, he was a guest speaker in a mandatory class at Cleveland State University. The fact that the college was going to give him free time indicates that there were machinations working for him even at that time.
Fortunately, my suggestion of allowing his opponent equal time was granted. Unfortunately, his opponent in this particular race was a dud.
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