Cafaro sentencing today

Staff Report

CLEVELAND

John J. Cafaro, retired Cafaro Co. vice president, is to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kathleen O’Malley at 12:30 p.m. today.

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John J. Cafaro

Cafaro, 58, of Hubbard, pleaded guilty to making a false statement about a contribution he gave to help the unsuccessful 2004 congressional campaign of his daughter, Sen. Capri Cafaro of Liberty, D-32nd, who is now the Ohio Senate minority leader.

John Cafaro caused his daughter’s campaign committee to falsely report to the Federal Election Commission that he had given only $2,000 to her campaign, when, in fact, he gave an additional $10,000 in the form of a loan to her campaign manager, Robert J. Schuerger of Columbus, for the campaign’s benefit, the U.S. attorney said.

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