Former Trumbull deputies found guilty of stealing from their charity

WARREN — For years, Peter Pizzulo and Anthony Leshnack enforced the law as sergeants in the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Department.

Both men became convicted felons today after pleading no contest to a charge of grand theft contained in a bill of information. A judge found them guilty.

Pizzulo, 46, of Howland, and Leshnack, 41, of Girard, were convicted of stealing thousands of dollars from the Ohio Narcotics Officers Association, a charity they founded in 2004. The organization was supposed to have raised funds to educate the public about drug and alcohol abuse.

The grand theft charge, a fourth-degree felony, means that the stolen money amounted to less than $100,000, but more than $5,000. Investigators said they’re still determining how much was actually taken.

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