[CutePuppy]

Long time coming... should be front and center everywhere as prime example of "culture of corruption" of Democratic political machines. From DC, NYC, Albany, Trenton, Chicago to tiny cities like Bell, CA - Dems are using City Halls and State Capitols to enrich and empower themselves and their friends.

Plain Dealer coverage of Dimora's indictment:

Dimora's indictment caps the crumbling of his classic Democratic political machine
Plain Dealer editorial: Assessing the damage from Dimora, et al
County officials react after corruption-probe arrests
Cuyahoga County Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones traded votes for campaign contributions, prosecutors say
Cuyahoga County executive front-runner Ed FitzGerald helped Jimmy Dimora close a deal, federal prosecutors say
Commissioner Jimmy Dimora driven by greed, charges show
Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora traded sex for bribes and favors, a federal indictment says
Two Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court judges among those indicted in county corruption probe
Cuyahoga County auditor's office, many employees ensnared in corruption investigation
Feds use Jimmy Dimora's own words against him; recorded conversations part of case
Jimmy Dimora pleads not guilty, proclaims his innocence, rails against investigation
Dimora and associates tried to cover their misdeeds, prosecutors say
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Steven Terry, others indicted Wednesday plead not guilty
Dimora arrest doesn't signal end to Cuyahoga corruption probe
Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora taunted FBI
Dimora on leave, but still will be paid as a commissioner Dimora's rise and fall: a timeline
Arrests in Cuyahoga County corruption probe
Who's accused of doing what with whom: A comprehesive guide
The Cuyahoga County corruption case: a who's who
County officials react after corruption-probe arrests
Jimmy Dimora's arrest: Comments of the day
Michael Gabor indictment
Samir Mohammad indictment
Steven Terry indictment
Jimmy Dimora, et al. indictment
Tim Hagan reacts to the arrest
Previous Plain Dealer coverage of the corruption probe
Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo resigns

Day 1: Federal raids target Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora, Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo
Crisis in county government: One year later
Crisis in Cuyahoga County government: Two years after the raid

[dalebert]

wonder if he is wrapped up in the green industry the way the mob boss they just busted in Italy is?

[piytar]

Yeah, shocking. /SARC

Cuyahoga aka Cleveland is dirty. Old school Chicago connected.

Then there’s Youngstown - owned by old school NY “people.”

This isn’t news to anyone with the least awareness in Ohio. Then (clueless) people wonder why Ohio is becoming such a mess.

The real shocker is that anything is happening about it. After all, Obama is from Chicago. Just another sign of The Won’s incompetence IMHO. (See also the Blago mess.)

PS Gee, wonder who Columbus Mayor Coleman - who has been rejected when he tried to go national - is connected to? Free Kupie Doll to this first person who gets that one right.

PPS This isn’t insider info - it’s common knowledge and standard bar talk in Columbus.

[MARTIAL MONK]

Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora traded sex for bribes and favors, a federal indictment says

Now that don't sound right at all.

[Right Wing Assault]

Another amazing thing is that county auditor Frank Russo is working a plea bargain for over 21 years in prison. He would be 82 when he gets out. Some bargain. And, his son has to plead guilty, as well. What a bunch of ignorant slimeballs.

Story here: http://www.cleveland.com/countyincrisis/index.ssf/2010/09/former_auditor_frank_russo_adm.html

[Chode]

and the RATS, take another one in the..............................HA ha!!!

[EBH]

Now, now if the people of the county would stop electing and re-electing this dirt...

The window of opportunity is opening for November here, will the local republican party or tea party take advantage ????

I haven’t seen any indication of it.

[Pontiac]

A four-figure discount on a Rolex watch.

Are they sure that wasn’t a Five Fingered discount?

[Las Vegas Dave]

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