Lawyers named to prosecute, defend those named in Oakhill inidctment
YOUNGSTOWN — Five special prosecutors will face off against 14 defense lawyers in the criminal trial of those indicted on corruption charges related to Mahoning County’s purchase of Oakhill Renaissance Place.
The prosecutors will be Paul M. Nick, chief investigative counsel for the Ohio Ethics Commission, and Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis P. Will, and three of Will’s assistant prosecutors.
The defense lawyers include prominent Youngstown attorneys and lawyers from Cleveland, Pittsburgh and New York City.
Anthony M. Cafaro Sr., retired president of the Cafaro Co., has three lawyers; his sister, Flora Cafaro, part-owner of the Cafaro Co., has one lawyer; and the Cafaro Co. and its affiliates have a combined total of four lawyers.
The Cafaros and their corporate entities are named in a 73-count indictment issued July 28, along with County Commissioner John A. McNally IV, County Auditor Michael V. Sciortino, former County Treasurer John B. Reardon, former county Job and Family Services Director John Zachariah, and Atty. Martin Yavorcik.
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