Indictments of officials in Oakhill case are stigma, retired FBI agent says


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Robert Kroner, retired FBI special agent who investigated some of the Mahoning Valley’s most notorious corruption cases for more than 25 years, called criminal indictments against Youngstown’s mayor, the Mahoning County auditor and a local attorney “a stigma” for the community.

Kroner, 67, was asked by a reporter for his reaction to the indictments and ongoing investigation of Mayor John A. McNally, Auditor Michael Sciortino and Atty. Martin Yavorcik, who have been accused of corrupt activities in connection with the purchase of Oakhill Renaissance Place in 2006.

“Everyone is innocent until proven guilty and I’m not convicting these people, but there is a stigma that comes with these charges,” Kroner said.

The retired agent, now the national director of security for the B.J. Alan Company, spoke at the annual meeting of the Trumbull County Homicide Investigation and Prosecution Unit Wednesday evening at Cafe 422.

Read more of his remarks in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.