Tuesday, May 17, 2016
CLEVELAND — Prosecutors in the corruption case of Martin Yavorcik filed an appeal saying his sentence of five years of probation for eight felonies in connection with the Oakhill Renaissance Place corruption scandal was “contrary to law.”
The notice of appeal was filed Monday with the Cleveland-based 8th District Court of Appeals by Matthew E. Meyer, a Cuyahoga County assistant prosecutor, who – along with lawyers from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office – prosecuted Yavorcik, a failed 2008 independent candidate for Mahoning County prosecutor.
A jury on March 25 found Yavorcik guilty of one count each of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, conspiracy and tampering with records; two counts of money laundering; and three counts of bribery.
Yavorcik, an attorney who defended himself, asked for probation while prosecutors sought a sentence of five to nine years in prison.
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