One County Commissioner's Support, Cash Price $33,000

Item specifics

Condition	Guilty plea, final (2013)
Location	Cuyahoga County, Ohio, US
Seller	County commissioner (one). Name withheld.
Winning bidder	A construction company. Name withheld.
Category	Construction
Payment method	Cash, plus free improvements to the official's home
Returns	No returns. Former CEO: 97 months in prison; $186,000 restitution to the county (2013)

Description

What the bribe bought

The payments helped steer county contracts to the company. No figure for the gain is documented.

What happened

A construction company's CEO gave a Cuyahoga County commissioner $33,000 in cash, plus free improvements to the official's home. In return the company got the commissioner's support on several projects, including securing funding for development projects, and county contracts steered its way. The CEO pleaded guilty to nine counts, including bribery. He was sentenced to 97 months in prison and ordered to pay $186,000 in restitution to Cuyahoga County.

Read the article

Key player in corruption scandal heading to prison · WOIO / Cleveland 19 News

Official record

Construction Executive Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Paying Bribes To Public Officials · U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio · Archived copy

Shipping & returns

Authority	Kind	Amount	Year
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio	prison sentence (former CEO)	97 months in prison	2013
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio	restitution to Cuyahoga County	$186,000≈ €166KAs stated in the source: $186,000	2013