Friends In High Places

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On Monday September 13th, SEO asked Mayor Georgine Welo the following question: 

SEO:  "Will you be returning any of your recent campaign  contributions from Frank Russo or Friend's of Frank Russo?"

GW:  "No....I won't be returning any contributions from Frank."

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Note the date on this contribution accepted by the Welo campaign.  Nearly a year after the FBI raided the County Administration offices and the homes of Jimmy Dimora and Frank Russo among others.

Click here to view other donations accepted by Georgine from Frank post FBI raids.

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From 1996-1998, Georgine served as the Co-Executive of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party after being appointed by Cuyahoga County Democratic Chair Jimmy Dimora. ** In 1998, she was appointed Administrative Bailiff to Judge Ann T. Mannen, in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.

**Click here to view Plain Dealer article - "Jimmy Dimora's Rise and Fall: a timeline"

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 The city boasted on their website of - "A well attended Inaugural Ceremony represented by the following officials: Judge Patricia A. Kleri Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo State Rep. Kenny Yuko, House Dist. 7State Rep. Lance Mason, House Dist. 11 U.S. House Representative, Stephanie Tubbs Jones "


• The photo below was taken at the Inaugural Ceremony for South Euclid City Council members, Edward Icove, Moe Romeo, Jane Goodman and Ruth Gray on January 03, 2006:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The preceding information and photograph were removed from the South Euclid website shortly after the FBI raids in July 2008 on the homes and offices of Welo's longtime political allies.

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"I haven't done anything any different than anybody else in public life."    

  - Jimmy Dimora

• time: 2 min. 26 sec.

 



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