Theft ring cases progressing through the court system

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Brian Bleggi

YOUNGSTOWN — Several of the people charged in a burglary ring that involved about $400,000 in stolen motorcycles, ATVs, frozen goods and other items have pleaded guilty to various charges and have been sentenced in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

But many of the others are still completing their court cases. So far, none have been sent to prison.

Brian Bleggi, 41, of Black Oak Lane, Austintown, founder of several pizza restaurants in the Youngstown area, pleaded guilty to a variety of charges in the court on Wednesday.

Visiting Judge Thomas Patrick Curran of Cuyahoga County, who is handling all of the burglary ring cases, will sentence Bleggi at 9:15 a.m. Nov. 24. He is expected to go to prison for about four years.

Bobby J. Mock, 39, of Canfield Road, Austintown, has pleaded guilty to a variety of charges and is expected to receive a 10-year prison sentence when Judge Curran sentences him later. He was already sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison by Mahoning and Trumbull County judges for a standoff that took place in 2007 at the former Holiday Inn Metroplex in Liberty Township.

Read more in Thursday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com