BREAKING NEWS - FEDS ARREST EAST CLEVELAND MAYOR

[mabelkitty]

BREAKING NEWS Feds arrest East Cleveland Mayor Federal agents this morning arrested East Cleveland Mayor Emmanuel Onunwor on a 22-count indictment for accepting "bribes, kickbacks and secret payoffs" over his career as a city official. A federal grand jury has been investigating Onunwor and other city officials since last year. In January, the grand jury indicted the city's former community development director on charges of channeling federal money to her relatives through "front companies" and accepting kickbacks in return. The U.S. attorney's office said Onunwor solicited and received numerous bribes from unspecified "intermediaries" that span his career as East Cleveland City Council president, community development director and mayor. Onunwor is to appear in court this afternoon.

[wingster]

Gee...a Dem who takes bribes and kickbacks????

Yeah, go figure, right!

Well, that's what happens when your moral compass is yourself!

[BigSkyFreeper]

Next thing you know they'll unearth some grainy black and white video of Da Mayor snortin' coke and striking deals for cash in some seedy hotel.

[mabelkitty]

Steffie Tubbs-Jones's district. Rumor is, she actually lives here too.
If he did it, nobody heard about it.
He also may have been strong armed so it wouldn't embarrass Tubbs-Jones after Kerry appointed her to the DNC. They are tight.

Look for the state to take over the schools. I've been hearing rumors about that, as well.

Finally some justice for these folks. They've been hit with utility bills well over $300 when nobody else in the area ever heard of such a thing. Very poor area.

[MineralMan]

"Gee...a Dem who takes bribes and kickbacks????"

Actually, he's a Republican.

[wingster]

Right, which means he's really a Dim at heart, but just did what it says, tried to play politics and change to the GOP.

Maybe he knew what he was doing when he did this, eh.

[lewislynn]

Mayor Emmanuel Onunwor of East Cleveland, the country's first African-born mayor, recently switched his party affiliation from the Democratic to the Republican side

THAT, infiltration, is the problem with the Republican party today.

I wonder how many "freepers" cheered at the news a black African born Democrat switched parties...

[BigSkyFreeper]

Actually, he's a Republican.

Well, so is McCain. If anything, I think this character is a RINO.

[facedown]

Clevetown bump.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Yet *another* corrupt Ohio politician?! Say it isn't so!

[FreePaul]

Playing politics to stay in elected office. How unusual. We here in Texas have a problem in a lot of primaries trying to decide which former Democrat will make the best Republican candidate. This is notable in districts where only Republicans can be elected now. Seems as if a lot of politicians have no party loyalty to anyone or anything but themselves. No surprise.

[b4its2late]

No doubt he'll use the clinton defense.

[Not A Snowbird]

Mayor Emmanuel Onunwor of East Cleveland, the country's first African-born mayor, recently switched his party affiliation from the Democratic to the Republican side, explaining that by doing so he would be better able to help repair his blighted city.

Sorry, guys, he's ours.

[Owen]

Not a good day overall. If he's dirty he has to go down, but if he's a rare black Republican, then this could cost votes in a vote rich area in November.

[b4its2late]

recently switched his party affiliation from the Democratic to the Republican side

Just like Bloomberg.

[wolficatZ]

               

 

"The First Annual Black Rhino Award"

[BigSkyFreeper]

Well, unlike the Democrats, we shouldn't be coddling criminals in the ranks.

[Solson]

Oy!

[BluSky]

Did that phone call get through to Jesse Jackson before they hauled him away?

Red Phone = democrats

Blue Phone = rhino's

[NeoCaveman]

Yet *another* corrupt Ohio politician?! Say it isn't so!

Sad thing is this guy switched parties to Republican not that long ago.