Former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora has been released from federal prison and is now under home confinement, according to attorney Philip Kushner.
Dimora, who was serving a 23-year prison sentence at Devens Federal Medical Center in Massachusetts, was released under the Cares Act, which looks at an inmates age, health risk factors and time served.
The Cares Act is a COVID-19 policy, which expires Sunday, June 11.
In June of 2022, United States District Judge Sara Lioi reduced the former county commissioner’s prison sentence by five years.
In March 2012, Dimora was convicted of 32 corruption-related charges; including, racketeering, bribery, and conspiracy.
Federal prosecutors said Dimora accepted more than 100 bribes, tried to fix eight court cases, and had contractors do work at his home for free or reduced prices.
Note: His attorney has argued in the past that Dimora’s age and poor health should be considered factors for a sentence less than the guideline range.
Dimora was convicted of a slew of charges in 2012, which at the time was one of the largest criminal corruption cases in Ohio history. He was originally sentenced to 28 years in prison but was re-sentenced in June 2022 with a term reduction to 23 years— having 13 years to go.
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