Former judge, Mark Belinky, to be sentenced July 9

YOUNGSTOWN — Mark Belinky, the former Mahoning County Probate Court judge found guilty of tampering with records, will be sentenced July 9 on the third-degree felony count.

Belinky, a Democrat, could face a maximum prison sentence of 18 months. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office, which prosecuted the case, recommended Belinky be sentenced to community-control supervision and not prison. The final decision rests with Visiting Judge Ronald Suster, a retired Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court judge overseeing this case.

As part of the deal struck with the attorney general’s office, Belinky is continuing to cooperate with the government.

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