Former Ravenna mayor faces state charges

March 30, 2007 at 9:18a.m.

RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — A former state representative and Ravenna mayor sentenced to federal prison for not paying taxes on income from a private business now faces state charges over the same matter.

Paul H. Jones, 56, was charged Thursday in Portage County Common Pleas Court with having an unlawful interest in a public contract, filing false state tax returns and filing a false financial disclosure statement.

Jones was sentenced last Friday in U.S. District Court in Youngstown to 16 months in prison. He pleaded guilty in January to five mail fraud charges and three of filing false tax returns.