Yavorcik jury to resume deliberations at 9:15 Friday

CLEVELAND

The jury in the Martin Yavorcik corruption/conspiracy trial resumes deliberations Friday.

Jurors didn’t make a decision today, the first day of deliberations. They started at 10:30 a.m. and ended about 4 p.m. They took at least one break.

Deliberations are to resume at 9:15 a.m in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.

Among the evidence is numerous hours of secretly recorded tapes made by Harry Strabala, a political consultant and FBI informant.

Listening to the tapes – and the sound quality is poor on many of those played for the jury – could be time-consuming.

Yavorcik faces 10 felonies: one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, one count of conspiracy, three counts of bribery, two counts of tampering with records, and three counts of money laundering.

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