Cash or Credit?
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 By Marc Kilmer
The Cleveland Plain Dealer had an interesting editorial about embattled Cuyahoga County officials Jimmy Dimora and Frank Russo:
Politicians aren’t like the rest of us. Take those two walking ATM machines known as Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora and County Recorder Frank Russo.
They hired Nature Stone flooring to do some concrete work at their respective pools back in 2002. And like most of us hardworking wage slaves, they paid cash. At least, that’s what Nature Stone founder Russell Masetta says.
Dimora ponied up $10,125. Russo peeled a quick $7,990 off the roll in his pocket. These guys don’t carry wallets. They carry suitcases.
In case you forgot, Dimora and Russo are under federal investigation for a variety of corruption charges. Unless you subscribe to the Plain Dealer you probably wouldn’t have heard of this. There seems to be a distinct lack of coverage from the state’s other newspapers.
Tags: Corruption, Cuyahoga County, Frank Russo, Jimmy Dimora
