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McNally's Attorney, Yavorcik Speak Briefly to Press
Thursday, May 29, 2014
CLEVELAND -- After six minutes standing beside their lawyers as they entered not-guilty pleas inside the Cuyahoga County courtroom of Judge Pamela A. Barker (READ STORY), and another 40 minutes being booked into the county jail, Youngstown Mayor John A. McNally, Mahoning County Auditor Michael Sciortino and attorney Martin Yavorcik had little to say.
“Not guilty,” said Yavorcik.
“No comment,” said McNally.
McNally, Sciortino, Yavorcik Plead Not Guilty to Charges
Thursday, May 29, 2014
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The mayor of this city, attorney John McNally, uttered just four words, “Thank you, your honor,” this morning in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court as he stood with his attorney, Lynn Maro, as she entered a plea of not guilty on multiple public corruption and bribery charges.
McNally and his co-defendants, Mahoning County Auditor Michael Sciortino and attorney Martin Yavorcik, were arraigned this morning by Judge Pamela A. Barker. Like the mayor, Sciortino and Martin Yavorcik pleaded not guilty.
The proceedings were streamed live at WFMJ.com.
State and Local Governments Resume Hiring
Thursday, May 22, 2014WASHINGTON -- Local and state governments continue to hire although their workforces are still smaller since the Great Recession. Recruitment and retention continue to be challenges, and pressure on benefits continues, particularly health care.
Brown, Portman Press Concerns on OCTG Imports
Monday, May 19, 2014
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman are pressing their case for trade remedies targeting companies that illegally dump steel products on the U.S. market to the detriment of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) manufactured by Vallourec Star and other companies operating locally.
New Oakhill Evidence Cites Recorded Phone Calls
Friday, May 16, 2014
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A Cleveland law firm was paid "hundreds of thousands of dollars" in legal fees by a businessman or his related businesses to help public officials oppose Mahoning County's purchase of Oakhill Renaissance Place in 2006, an indictment filed by a Cuyahoga County grand jury says.
It's presumed that the businessman is Anthony Cafaro Sr., former president of the Cafaro Co. and its subsidiary, Ohio Valley Mall, based on previous testimony and court transcripts related to a similar case brought against Cafaro and six other defendants four years ago.