Trial postponed

Trial postponed

YOUNGSTOWN

The trial of downtown property developer Dominic Marchionda and his affiliated businesses on 105 criminal count has been postponed.

When he was indicted Oct. 2, the original trial date was Dec. 11, but that was continued at the request of Marchionda. The next court date is a March 16 pretrial hearing with Judge Maureen Sweeney of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Marchionda and his companies are accused of misusing money obtained from the city as well as state and federal governments for the Flats at Wick student housing complex and Erie Terminal Place and Wick Towers downtown apartment projects.

Resignation letter

YOUNGSTOWN

Finance Director David Bozanich submitted a letter of resignation Monday, effective Dec. 31, to Mayor John A. McNally. The letter is essentially moot, as Mayor-elect Jamael Tito Brown has said on a number of occasions he would not retain Bozanich when Brown takes over as mayor Jan. 1.

“Dave has been a very good finance director, and I’ve enjoyed working with him,” McNally said. “He’s helped us tremendously with numerous projects and has worked well with many mayors of the last 30 years. He will be difficult to replace.”

Brown told The Vindicator on Friday he had received no applications for the finance director position. He plans to conduct a national search for the job.

$1 million bond set

YOUNGSTOWN

Judge Maureen A. Sweeney set the bond for Charles Campbell, 24, of Campbell man, accused of aggravated murder, at $1 million. Allen is accused in the Aug. 29 slaying of Tyreese Lynch.

Police found Lynch, 22, of East Judson Avenue, shot in his car about 12:40 a.m. that day on Chicago Avenue. He died later that morning at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Allen also faces charges of aggravated possession of drugs, obstructing official business and falsification when he was arrested in the slaying in October and for leading police on a chase.

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