Former MYCAP director guilty of corruption

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

A jury returned a guilty verdict on two corruption charges against the former executive director of the Mahoning-Youngstown Community Action Partnership.

Richard Roller, 50, of Colonial Drive, Liberty, was convicted on felony charges of theft and grand theft Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. The jury found him not guilty of having an improper influence on a public contract.

A fourth charge was dismissed Tuesday by a visiting judge after the conclusion of a brief trial that began Monday.

The charges were first filed in 2012. A sentencing date has not been set.

The three felony counts lodged against Roller said he used his position to secure authorization of a public contract in which he or members of his family had a special interest; he deceptively deprived the state of property or services greater than $7,500; and he used his office to commit theft.

Read more about the case in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.