Cleveland, AKA "the mistake on the lake" today is another dying city with the population declining and corruption and crime growing.
Thirty people have been indicted in Ohio in a cross-country heroin ring that officials say was directed in Cleveland by five family members.
The indictments were announced Thursday by Cleveland and federal law-enforcement officials. Twenty-one suspects were in custody by late afternoon.
The government says the operation stretching to California, Minnesota and Chicago brought heroin to Cleveland for sales across the region.
The alleged Cleveland ringleader was identified by authorities as 30-year-old Rayshawn "Dirty Ray" Ligon (lih-GAWN') of North Olmsted. Prosecutors say he was aided by his father, two brothers, a cousin and his girlfriend, all charged in the 110-count indictment.
Federal judge to appoint a lawyer for Jimmy Dimora but the former commish will pay the bill By Peter Krouse, The Plain Dealer January 12, 2011, 3:07PM Dimora will have to turn over $20,000 to the court within 10 days to pay his legal fees. And he will have to pay $2,500 a month thereafter. Federal judge delays sentencing for former Maple Heights schools official Steve Canepa in county corruption case
December 27, 2010, 8:21PM Two former Cuyahoga County workers were indicted Monday in connection with their jobs at the boards of revision, the powerful, yet little-known panels that hear challenges to property values.
A six-month Plain Dealer investigation has exposed rampant mismanagement, deplorable work habits, questionable tax breaks, favors for the connected and persistent violations of state law. Mix in a corrupt county auditor, and the reality is grave: The entire system of taxing property has been compromised.
Landscaper sentenced for role in Maple Heights school corruption case
By Peter Krouse, The Plain Dealer December 17, 2010, 11:46AM Charles E. Edwards, 42, of Mantua was sentenced to eight months of house arrest Friday. He also must pay a $4,000 fine, and he already has turned over $4,000 to the school district.
Independence contractor accused of bribing Maple Heights school officials
By John Caniglia, The Plain Dealer December 17, 2010, 11:15AM Prosecutors say Steven Tomasone paid the bridges in exchange for more than $250,000 in work for his company, Southwest Companies, Inc.
Berea Mayor Cyril Kleem severs club ties over second cousin
By Peter Krouse, The Plain Dealer December 16, 2010, 5:57PM Berea Mayor Cyril Kleem has cut ties between the city and the Berea City Club over a dispute concerning the membership of his second cousin Ferris Kleem, who has pleaded guilty to crimes in connection to the ongoing public corruption investigation in Cuyahoga County.
Frank Russo sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison; apologizes to voters, agrees to help prosecutors
By Peter Krouse, The Plain Dealer December 15, 2010, 5:00PM Frank Russo wants to cooperate with federal prosecutors in an effort to shorten his nearly 22-year prison sentence for 21 corruption related offenses -- a move that could pit him against his longtime political ally Jimmy Dimora.
3 more defendants sentenced in Cuyahoga County corruption probe By John Caniglia, The Plain Dealer December 15, 2010, 1:13PM The sentencing in Judge John Adams' courtroom in Akron was a prelude to Frank Russo's highly anticipated court date in Cleveland. At 3:30 p.m., Russo is to be sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for 21 corruption-related crimes.
Businessmen who bribed Maple Heights school official sentenced in corruption probe By Peter Krouse, The Plain Dealer December 14, 2010, 12:25PM Bryan Carlton, Ronald Monroe and Todd Gemma each had previously pleaded guilty to paying then-Maple Heights schools Treasurer Christopher Krause a total of $5,000 in cash in 2006.
CUYAHOGA COUNTY IN CRISIS Continuing Coverage of the FBI's Public Corruption Investigation
News 
Market Data 
Discover 
