WSJ - 8/1/12 - A federal judge tossed Jimmy Dimora, an Ohio, Cuyhoga County former county commissioner, into prison for 28 years. He had accepted bribes and asked potential County contractors for cash, business trips and prostitutes but 60,000 hours of wire-tap information led to his downfall. There were more than 60 convictions of contractors and public officials, including an assessor and two judges. The judge gave Mr. Dimora 6 years more in prison than asked for by the prosecutors because
"the destruction left in its wake is incalculable"
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