HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge dines with 11th Congressional District candidate, Cleveland mayoral candidate and others
Photo posted on Facebook under headline ‘Good Fellas’ shows a man convicted in the Cuyahoga corruption scandal also at the table. Author: Mark Naymik (WKYC) Updated: 6:32 PM EDT May 14, 2021
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She can’t say so publicly, but U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge has a strong interest in who fills the 11th Congressional seat she vacated to join President Joe Biden’s cabinet.
The Warrensville Heights Democrat has long played an active role in politics in Cuyahoga County and the district, where she’s been involved in intra-party battles for judgeships, endorsements and party leadership. She relied on her local political acumen and network to get to congress in 2008, following in the footsteps of two black icons: Louis Stoke
Ohio s public corruption case involving $61 million in bribes in exchange for a $1.3 billion bailout is the biggest open investigation in any Statehouse in America surpassing a similar scandal in Illinois and two closed-out cases in New York. Historically, I haven t seen anything like it, said FBI Supervisory Special Agent Matthew DeBlauw, who leads the public corruption squad in Columbus. This case is in a league of its own.
So far, five Ohioans have been charged in U.S. District Court with racketeering. Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. fired its chief executive and other top managers and lobbyists, disclosed it paid $4.3 million to someone who became an Ohio utility regulator, and is in early talks with federal prosecutors to avoid prosecution. And FBI agents searched the home of then Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chairman Sam Randazzo, who then resigned.
25 years of deaths: A look back at child slayings among families known to Cuyahoga County’s child-welfare agency Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – State regulators ripped the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services after the 2018 death of 4-year-old Aniya Day-Garrett, saying social workers didn’t follow protocols and that changes needed to be made.
In response, the county announced sweeping reforms to address safety concerns, as it had several other times over the last two decades. But those changes haven’t stopped deaths that continue to haunt the department.
With the April 24 death of 6-year-old Kaamir Bringht, Cuyahoga County’s child-welfare agency is again under scrutiny.
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