Next pretrial set in Oakhill corruption cases in Cleveland

CLEVELAND

The first pretrial for Youngstown Mayor John A. McNally, Mahoning County Auditor Michael Sciortino and attorney Martin Yavorcik, who are facing a total of 83 political corruption charges, was uneventful and quick.

Attorneys for McNally and Sciortino participated in Thursday’s hearing by phone, while Yavorcik’s attorneys, Jennifer Scott and William Summers, were in the judge’s chambers along with lawyers from the Ohio Attorney General’s and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s offices.

“Not much happened,” Scott said. “It was what I figured would happen.”

Judge Janet R. Burnside of Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, who is overseeing the cases, set the next pretrial date for 9 a.m. June 20, said Sandra Kormos, her bailiff.

The three are charged with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, conspiracy, bribery, money laundering and tampering with records in connection with the relocation of Mahoning County Job and Family Services department to the former Southside Medical Center, now known as Oakhill Renaissance Place.

Read more about what happened at the hearing in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.