Jimmy Dimora is guilty.
That's big news in Cuyahoga County, where he was a county commissioner for years.
Here's a roundup of stories about today's guilty verdict.
- Crain's Cleveland Business: Dimora found guilty on 33 of 34 counts by federal jury in Akron
- FOX 8: Dimora Trial: Timeline of Events, Charges, Verdict
- Plain Dealer: Jimmy Dimora federal racketeering trial: Judge tells jury to return Tuesday, not to talk about case
- WTAM: FitzGerald predicts long prison term for Dimora
- Plain Dealer: Federal jury issues 'guilty' verdict against Michael Gabor Jr., driver for ex-Cuyahoga commissioner Jimmy Dimora
See a good story about the Dimora trial or verdict? Tell us in the comments, and leave a link, and we'll add it to the list.
Can Avon, OH Patch participants find out when the Sheriff's Auction will put that up for sale. Now we need to put the Plain Dealer, Chronicle Telegram and Morning Journal managers and editors in prison cells next to Jimmy Dimora since they themselves are engaged in "racketeering" with their insurers as it pertains to the "non-owned auto" provision/rider to their General Liability Policies for their newspaper delivery drivers Ditto with Republican Presidential Candidate Herman Cain (Godfather's Pizza) , Mitt Romney (BAIN CAPITAL/Dominos Pizza), Papa John Schnatter (Papa Johns), Mike Illitch (Little Caesar's) Their drivers too do not carry commercial insurance and the racketeering that supports that is found in that "non-owned auto" provision/rider.
A lot more than the tiki hut lol. After the jury verdicts were read, federal prosecutors did file papers with the court that they intend to seize Dimora's home (I believe the process is called "forfeiture") in Independence to help pay for what he owes. They've also stated previously they'll also go after his pension & other benefits he accrued while commissioner. The jury returns next week to decide all of that (plus it has to be decided how much Dimora actually owes).