Sunday, July 12, 2009
Meanwhile - in Cleveland - Bribery reigns
I bet you thought this only happens in your town,
What are these people thinking?...
What are these people thinking?...
John Caniglia reports at Cleveland.com:
"Federal prosecutors this morning charged a Cleveland construction contractor with bribing Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora with $33,000 in cash, lawn work, Cavs and Indians tickets and hundreds of dollars in meals and drinks for county contracts.
The charges said an unnamed public official whose description matches Dimora helped Steve Pumper's former company, D-A-S Construction, obtain work on county projects, including brownfield and public housing projects. The bribery charges were filed in U.S. District Court, and they allege that Pumper also used bribes to win contracts in Parma schools. They say he paid former board President J. Kevin Kelley $6,000 in cash to gain a $96,000 subcontract.
The charges also allege that Pumper begged Dimora to use his influence in his divorce, as well as a civil case that was pending before a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge whose description matches Judge Bridget McCafferty."
