What do you do when used to be a semi-high-level local political mover and shaker accustomed to bribing officials, taking bribes, doling out multi-million construction contracts, feasting on steak dinners, and unloading U-Hauls of frivolous but nevertheless nice gifts and suddenly find that life gone in exchange for years in federal prison?
The Plain Dealer has the lowdown after William Crosby, a Lakewood lawyer sent away from his connection to the Cuyahoga County corruption fiasco, dished on life at “club fed” down in West Virginia. Turns out, it’s not all bocce ball and relaxation, though there’s plenty of that. But the Cuyahoga Clique is making the best of of its amenities, one small pack of tuna at a time.
This article appears in Jun 15-21, 2011.
