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Former Ohio County Auditor Granted Reduced Prison Sentence

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published February 22, 2019 at 4:57 AM EST
cleveland.com

A federal judge Thursday granted former Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo's request for early release from prison. 

The  judge reduced Russo's 22-year sentence to 14 years, citing his cooperation with prosecutors in a case that also brought down former County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora.  Russo now has eight years left on a sentence he started serving in 2012. Dimora is also the former chair of the Cuayhoga County Democratic Party.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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