YOUNGSTOWN Political corruption in the Mahoning Valley never seems to go away, and this year saw former Youngstown Finance Director David Bozanich, ex-Mayor Charles Sammarone and downtown developer Dominic Marchionda plead guilty to felony charges.
Rather than go to trial on the 101 counts in an Aug. 30, 2018, indictment, the three took deals with Bozanich being the only one sentenced to prison for his crimes.
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Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney sentenced Bozanich Sept. 3 to one year in state prison for four crimes he committed as part of the city government corruption investigation. He also received three years of probation.