Grand jury indicts Venerose on bad checks, perjury

YOUNGSTOWN — A Mahoning County grand jury today indicted David J. Venerose Jr., 40, of Sheridan Road, on one count of passing bad checks and three counts of perjury, all felonies.

The bad checks count pertains to three rent checks for the Iron Shamrock bar, which were sent to New Pioneer FLP, owner of the plaza in Boardman where Venerose operated the bar.

The alleged bad checks totaling $8,600 were sent between Dec. 3, 2008, and March 31, 2009, according to the indictment.

The perjury counts allege Venerose lied three times under oath concerning material issues in a March 9, 2009, hearing in Mahoning County Probate Court concerning the guardianship of Geraldine Burke, an 89-year-old woman who lived in Boardman. The indictment does not specify what Venerose allegedly lied about.

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