- The good old days.
Those hoping that Frank Russo’s plea agreement with the prosecutors would involve hefty jail time will be happy.
The former auditor pleaded guilty today to all 21 counts and, per his plea deal, will spend over 21 years in prison.
According to the PD, Russo will be officially sentenced in December and off to the slammer in May.
The plea agreement, which U.S. District Judge Kate O’Malley accepted, calls for Russo to spend almost 22 years in prison and pay an undetermined amount of restitution.
It also stipulates that Russo will not have to testify against any other targets in the ongoing county corruption probe, and does the same for his son Vince, who is expected to plead guilty on Friday to one count of bribery.
This article appears in Sep 15-21, 2010.
and he will be out in less than 5 years..watch and see
I guess more like 7 years, 1/3 the time. He’s probably more worried about the restitution.
You serve 80% of your time in the Federal System
Well he used to sign my paycheck, maybe while he is in jail we can now get some decent raises. He will not be spending all the money on himself.
Yep, Feds don’t mess around!
Frank Russo, Jimmy Dimora, “And The Band Played On”
Corruption, corruption, it starts not at the bottom but the top,
That’s why when it is revealed there are many who will drop,
You would think far away from favor into the pit of disgrace,
After you’ve taken millions a retirement pension to save face?
Elected officials thru sexual relations, granting jobs in return,
Girls on their knees & bending over is how some were earned,
While the guys gained positions by filtering thousands in cash,
How else can 10 hours get paid get for 40 & employment lasts?
Jimmy, Frank not really surprised and the honey’s who are hot,
However, two lawyers now judges thrown into the melting pot?
So, no justice in the justice system, well, they did not get away,
Then how come after pleading guilty Ohio is still going to pay?
Big market cities live in corruption like New York City & Chicago,
However, the best location in the nation that of Cleveland, Ohio?
Yeah, there is favor and its flavor packaged with sweet-tutee fruity,
Wiretaps, hidden cameras & microphones play, “shake your booty.”
Now the booty, finally it has been kicked in Ohio’s Cuyahoga County,
Corruption was running rampant in area politics & steadily mounting,
Bribes, plea bargains, jail terms, can you smell a rat or is it just me?
Judges, attorneys, sex, bribes & lies, Frank Russo & PO1, Jimmy D.
There is also a big problem with county and city residents being robbed,
Without passing a civil service exam many are simply being given jobs,
Two retired auditors were rehired now they’re getting two full paychecks,
Several hundred thousand residents yet only two qualify what the heck?
BTW, while you’re at it investigate what’s going on at Cleveland City Hall,
As qualified police, fire, EMS are being laid off, of all the unmitigated gall,
Classic examples of many instances where favoritism continues to show,
Where jobs are usually being given not by what but by whom you know.
And if you think this is the only crooked thing going on, hehe, sorry it is not,
There’s also an Ohio Department Of Transportation corruption case, ODOT,
Kratochvi’s, father and son as both are accused of bribery schemes and the like,
Likewise many more prominent names are involved, time for these guys to take a hike.
09/16, 3 guys involved in ODOT 1-4 as Frank gets 20 years in a Federal Pen,
Very few years for small potatoes while Russo won’t be seen until 2031 again,
Hey what about the families, close friends, the embarrassment and the blame?
If you are or even thinking about this path question is it really worth the shame?
You can cast your vote, put a stop to this crap, the public votes to choose,
May you have a right to complain whomever the candidate, win or loose?
I cut the grass and guess what? Next week again I have to mow the lawn,
Here’s a phrase that’s perfect for this situation, “And The Band Played On.”
by Luke Easter
What about the rest of his family that was involved, they got away scott free. His son and the rest of the family should have been sent to jail with him, the family that steals together should do time together.Now his family will be able to continue to keep up the family business of stealing from the public.This man goes to prison but, he is still allowed to collect his pension, he is still getting paid, along with his wife, you call this justice,oh hell naw, uncover that B#### Justice eyes so she can see what the real deal is.
Bill Mason is as bad as the rest of the accused, if not worse, but somehow he flies above the radar. His indignation that these criminals would not possibly discuss these matters with him, the county prosecutor, are laugable given that it was their career-making machine that put him where he is in the first place! If arrogance begets bad karme, he’d better look out.
Your intrepid reported, Annette Panyhose, has continually derided the investigation of Cuyahoga Co. corruption apparently with the instigation of araa head union thug, Harriet Applesauce.