Posted on 09/09/2010 8:18:41 AM PDT by marstegreg
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Federal prosecutors charged County Auditor Frank Russo in a 21-count information filed this morning in U.S. District Court in Cleveland.
Russo, 60, of Bratenahl, resigned early today. He is expected to plead guilty to bribery and obstruction charges, according to sources, based on an agreement that would resolve all issues related to both the longtime Democratic politician and his son, Vince.
Although the plea agreement has not been made public, it will include a substantial sentence for Russo that could have been cut in half had he agreed to cooperate with the government against others, according to a source familiar with the deal.
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.cleveland.com ...
An I formation, just in time for opening day.
Are you picking on the Browns? :)
Triv should be interesting this afternoon.
I have to send this crook property tax checks for a house I inherited (and have been desperately trying to sell for 2 yrs) in Cleveland. It makes me ill just to write his name.
Sadly my old hometown continues to be a cesspool of liberal corruption. Not quite as bad as Detroit, but close.
I moved out when Kucinich declared bankruptcy in the 80s and never looked back.
Did you read the article? It said that he could have gotten a better deal, but refused to “sing”. I wonder why? This may be a much bigger that we thought! My husband cant wait for Triv too. He is going to go nuts!!!
My move from Cleveland ten years ago seems to have been the right choice.
He won’t talk? So quarter ton Jimmy must have made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
Wonder when that fat b@stard is going down. Or haven’t the constructed a cell big enough yet?
“Did you read the article?”
Yup! Comments too.
“Did you read the article?”
Yup! Comments too.
I bet Connie Schultz doesn’t weigh in on this one!
Is she local news? I haven’t watched local news in at least ten years!
She writes for the Plain Dealer. She is a total lib and is married to Sherrod Brown.
The PD keeps leaving me a free Sunday paper. I let it sit at the end of the driveway until garbage day. Time to turn on Triv!
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