Cleveland Adult Entertainment: Crisis in Cuyahoga County government: Two years after the raid
Kelley and Klimkowski have also pleaded guilty to corruption charges and are expected to be key witnesses for the prosecution. Their testimony, and that of other smaller fish caught in the government’s net, will be critical to the government’s case against Dimora and Frank Russo. Both men have been under suspicion for the past two years and are no doubt wondering when prosecutors will strike. In early May, Dimora challenged prosecutors to either charge him or put an end to the “witch hunt.”
While prosecutors won’t divulge their plans, it’s widely believed that they will make their move against Dimora and Russo before this fall’s election. While neither man has been mentioned by name in court documents, there is no doubt they are the prosecutors’ main targets.
Plea agreements with others caught up in the probe implicate Dimora and Russo in a variety of bribery schemes involving such payoffs as cash, gambling chips, free or discounted home improvements and, in the case of Dimora, the services of a prostitute.