Hinckley Man Charged in Cuyahoga County Public Corruption Investigation

The United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Ohio; C. Frank Figliuzzi, Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland Division of the FBI; and Jose A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, today announced that an Information was filed against David T. Terry, age 69, of Hinckley, Ohio, in connection with the Cuyahoga County public corruption investigation.

The information charges Terry with one count of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds and alleges that he bribed a member of the Strongsville City Council. That man, identified as Public Official 17, was also and employee of the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office.

The following were charged previously in connection with the Cuyahoga County corruption investigation:

DEFENDANT ROLE DATE CHARGED CASE STATUS

John Kevin Kelley, Former Geographic Information Systems project manager, Cuyahoga County Engineer’s Office Former President, Parma City School District Board of Education, Principal, J. Kevin Kelley Consulting, LLC 6/12/2009 Awaiting Sentencing:
Guilty Plea 7/1/2009

Kevin F. Payne, Retired Chief of Staff, Engineer’s Office, Cuyahoga County 6/12/2009 Awaiting Sentencing:
Guilty Plea 7/1/2009

Daniel P. Gallagher, Retired Chief of Staff, Engineer’s Office, Cuyahoga County Principal, The Eagle Group 6/12/2009 Awaiting Sentencing:
Guilty Plea 7/2/2009

Brian Schuman, Former co-executive director, Alternatives Agency 6/12/2009 Awaiting Sentencing:
Guilty Plea 7/2/2009

Steven Wayne, Pumper Chief Executive Officer, DAS Construction 7/8/2009 Awaiting Sentencing:
Guilty Plea 7/17/2009 $3,664.00 payment toward restitution 11/9/2009
$5,000.00 payment toward restitution 1/5/2010

Dennis Dooley, Principal Office Assistant, Cuyahoga County Auditor’s Office 7/22/2009 Awaiting Sentencing:
Guilty Plea 9/9/2009

John J. Carroll, Former Vice President of Facilities and Construction Services 8/6/09 Awaiting Sentencing:
Guilty Plea 9/9/2009

Nilesh R. Patel, Former Vice President of East West Construction Company 8/6/09 Awaiting Sentencing:
Guilty Plea 9/9/2009

Anthony Sinagra, Former principal of AC Sinagra & Associates, Former Mayor of Lakewood, Ohio Former member of The Ohio Senate. 8/13/09 Awaiting Sentencing:
Guilty Plea 8/31/2009

Santina Klimkowski, Former elected member of the Maple Heights School Board of Education from 1981 to 2005 Former Department of Appraisal Specialist, Auditor’s Office 9/18/09 Awaiting Sentencing:
Guilty Plea 10/2/2009 $91,859.48 payment toward restitution 1/25/10
$57,100 Forfeiture Order 3/26/2010

Timothy Armstrong, Attorney, Sole Practitioner 9/18/09 Guilty Plea 9/29/2009
$1.2 Million payment toward restitution 12/30/09
$373,545 payment toward restitution 1/29/10
Sentenced 2/3/10: 42 months imprisionment; restitution: $1,573,345 (paid)

Bruce Zaccagnini, Partner, Belcuy Partners 9/18/09 Guilty Plea 10/2/09
$500,000 payment toward restitution 11/2/09
$500,000 & $100.00 payments toward restitution 2/17/10
$89,452.79 payment toward restitution 4/14/10
$25.00 payment toward restitution 7/7/10
Sentenced 2/2/2010: 60 months imprisonment; restitution: $3,215,845

John Valentin, Principal in Stone Design 11/20/09 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 12/16/2009

Dinesh Bafna, President of Mont Granite 11/20/09 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 12/8/09

Thomas Greco, Retired, Former Agent of MetroHealth Systems 11/23/09 Arraignment 11/24/09
Pled Not Guilty 11/24/09
$1.95 Million $1,466,394.21 Proceeds from Louis Damiani’s criminal activity Proceeds from Louis Damiani’s criminal activity Civil Forfeiture Filed 12/11/09 Civil Forfeiture Filed 5/27/10 Civil Forfeiture Completed 5/28/10
Civil Forfeiture Completed 8/10/10

Joseph Gallucci, Former employee of Auditor’s Office 11/22/09 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 1/8/2010
$15,000 payment toward restitution 12/30/09
Monthly payments toward restitution in the amount of $1,055 2/3/2010 - 7/7/2010

Nicholas A. Zavarella, Zavarella Brothers Construction 2/24/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 3/10/10

Joseph P. O’Malley, Former employee of Auditor’s Office as an independent contractor. Former employee of the Cuyahoga County Recorder’s Office 4/19/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 4/27/2010

Ferris Kleem, Owner of Blaze Construction 4/22/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 5/7/2010

Anthony Ma, Owner of Broma Information Technology 5/24/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 8/2/2010

Christopher Krause, Former treasurer of the Maple Heights City Schools 5/26/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 7/1/10

Giacinto Vaccarella, Former director of building and grounds for the Maple Heights City Schools 5/26/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 7/1/10

Rocky Laurie, Employee of Maple Heights City Schools 5/26/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 7/1/10

Todd Gemma, Principal of Gemma Development Group 5/26/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 7/1/10

Shannon Riley, Owner of Riley Industrial Services 5/26/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 7/2/10

Kenneth Kushmider, Owner of Landscape Design Associates 5/26/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 7/2/10

Todd Ozanich, Owner of Imperial Heating and Cooling 5/26/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 7/12/10

Ronald Monroe, Principal of Gemma Development Group 5/26/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 7/2/10

Bryan Carlton, Principal of Gemma Development Group 5/26/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 7/2/10

Joseph Bibbo, Owner of Midwest Paving 6/8/10 Sentencing 11/30/10
Guilty Plea 8/9/10

Vince Russo, Owner of Vincore 7/13/10 Awaiting Trial

Daniel Weaver, ISC Director, Cuyahoga County Auditor's Office 7/30/10 Awaiting Sentencing
Guilty Plea 8/17/10

Steven Canepa, Former business manager Maple Heights City Schools 8/19/10 Awaiting Trial

Charles E. Edwards, Owner C. Edwards Landscaping, Inc. 8/19/10 Awaiting Trial

If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be determined by the court after review of factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense, and the characteristics of the violation. In all cases the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Antoinette T. Bacon and Nancy L. Kelley, following investigation by the Cleveland office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service. The investigation is ongoing.

An Information is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.