Ohio U.S. Attorney: Former Cleveland City Council Member Charged With Bribery and Fraud
November 26, 2024
November 26, 2024
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release:
Basheer Jones, 40, of Cleveland, Ohio, has been charged in a two-count information with conspiring to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud for using his role as a public official for personal financial gain by seeking to defraud multiple community stakeholders out of more than $200,000. He previously served as an elected Cleveland city council membe . . .
Basheer Jones, 40, of Cleveland, Ohio, has been charged in a two-count information with conspiring to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud for using his role as a public official for personal financial gain by seeking to defraud multiple community stakeholders out of more than $200,000. He previously served as an elected Cleveland city council membe . . .