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The Investigator: Drama, tension follow Dimora to commission meeting

The Investigator: Drama, tension follow Dimora to commission meeting

CUYAHOGA COUNTY --  It ended with best wishes for the upcoming July 4th holiday from Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora, but there were plenty of fireworks today at the commissioners' meeting, thanks to the county's ongoing public corruption scandal.  

Investigator Exclusive: Prosecutor wants state's opinion on whether he broke ethics law

Investigator Exclusive: Prosecutor wants state's opinion on whether he broke ethics law

CUYAHOGA COUNTY -- Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason today said he will ask the state to investigate whether he violated ethics laws by awarding more than $90,000 in work to a Cleveland printing company.

Investigator Exclusive: County engineer lawyer tied to federally charged public corruption figures

Investigator Exclusive: County engineer lawyer tied to federally charged public corruption figures

CUYAHOGA COUNTY -- Should county engineer contracts presented to the Cuyahoga County Commissioners be re-examined? 

Investigator Exclusive:  Corruption figure arranged for business with commissioner's law firm

Investigator Exclusive: Corruption figure arranged for business with commissioner's law firm

CUYAHOGA COUNTY -- Channel 3 News Investigator Tom Meyer has learned the law firm that employs county commissioner Peter Lawson Jones has averaged about $65,000 a year in legal work for the Parma City Schools where J. Kevin Kelley had served as school board president.

Cuyahoga Cty: Dimora confronted in meeting, refuses to step down

Cuyahoga Cty: Dimora confronted in meeting, refuses to step down

CLEVELAND -- It was business as usual at today's meeting of the Cuyahoga County commissioners until Cuyahoga County Republican Party Chairman Rob Frost challenged Commissioner Jimmy Dimora.

Investigator Exclusive: Subject of corruption probe not qualified for job

Investigator Exclusive: Subject of corruption probe not qualified for job

CLEVELAND -- Daniel P. Gallagher, one of three former county employees charged with corruption and bribery, apparently shouldn't have been hired by Cuyahoga County in 1973.

Investigator Exclusive:  Employee charged in corruption probe falsified resumé

Investigator Exclusive: Employee charged in corruption probe falsified resumé

CLEVELAND -- Daniel P. Gallagher, the former chief of staff for Cuyahoga County Engineer Robert Klaiber, apparently falsified his resumé when he submitted his application for the position.

Investigator Exclusive: County employee admits wrongdoing in public corruption probe

Investigator Exclusive: County employee admits wrongdoing in public corruption probe

CLEVELAND -- The former chief of staff for the Cuyahoga County Engineer's office told The Investigator Tom Meyer that he "expects severe consequences" for misconduct the FBI uncovered in its long-running county public corruption probe.

Investigator Exclusive:  Charter school accused of hiring friends and family

Investigator Exclusive: Charter school accused of hiring friends and family

CLEVELAND---The State of Ohio and Channel 3 News have found nepotism, cronyism, and influence peddling at Phoenix Village Academies in Cleveland and Akron.

Investigator Exclusive: Violent felon found at local daycare center

Investigator Exclusive: Violent felon found at local daycare center

GARFIELD HEIGHTS -- Parents and some employees are furious that a repeat violent offender was working around young children at the Building Blocks daycare center in Garfield Heights.

FBI: 2 more Cleveland housing inspectors charged with extortion

FBI: 2 more Cleveland housing inspectors charged with extortion

CLEVELAND -- Mayor Frank Jackson, U.S. Attorney William J. Edwards and FBI Special Agent in Charge Frank Figliuzzi announced Wednesday that two more Cleveland housing inspectors have been charged with extortion.

Investigator Exclusive:  State agency under fire for allowing the sale of confidential information

Investigator Exclusive: State agency under fire for allowing the sale of confidential information

CLEVELAND -- The sale of sensitive information from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation raises serious questions about management and safeguards at the controversial state agency, attorney Craig Bashein said.

Investigator Exclusive: Security expert says school crime hidden in many districts

Investigator Exclusive: Security expert says school crime hidden in many districts

CLEVELAND -- A Channel 3 News investigation found that the state of Ohio's record-keeping didn't always match numbers submitted by schools regarding crime. Such inconsistencies make it impossible to know what's really happening inside in your child's school.

Investigator Exclusive: Deadbeat water customers include the wealthy

Investigator Exclusive: Deadbeat water customers include the wealthy

CLEVELAND -- Channel 3 News found more than $15 million in water bills that are six months to two years past due. 

Investigator Exclusive: Speeding 'hot spots' in northern Ohio

Investigator Exclusive: Speeding 'hot spots' in northern Ohio

CLEVELAND -- The Investigator Tom Meyer analyzed two years worth of data to find the top speeding "hot spots" in northern Ohio.

Custodian suing Cleveland Public Schools over reaction time to sexual misconduct complaints

Custodian suing Cleveland Public Schools over reaction time to sexual misconduct complaints

CLEVELAND -- A school custodian is suing Cleveland Public Schools for not reacting quickly to claims of sexual misconduct.

Investigator Exclusive: Target of FBI probe overpaid

Investigator Exclusive: Target of FBI probe overpaid

CLEVELAND -- Channel 3 News Investigator Tom Meyer has learned J. Kevin Kelley, the former Parma school board member and Cuyahoga County employee, made up to $29,000 more a year in salary than he should have.

Investigator Exclusive: Foreclosure rescue scams target most vulnerable

Investigator Exclusive: Foreclosure rescue scams target most vulnerable

The companies promise to rescue you from losing your home. Instead, they take your money and do nothing.

 

Investigator: Spitting on sidewalk costs man $226

Investigator: Spitting on sidewalk costs man $226

BEDFORD HEIGHTS -- Spitting on the sidewalk is illegal in Bedford Heights. Damon Young, a 19-year-old student at Tri-C, found out the hard way.

Investigator Exclusive: Judge hammers city for hiring violations

Investigator Exclusive: Judge hammers city for hiring violations

CLEVELAND -- The days of getting hired at City Hall based on who you know and not what you know may be over.

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