Jimmy Dimora’s sentence commuted by President Joe Biden

[Yappi]

President Joe Biden on Thursday commuted the sentence of disgraced former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora, ending the former Democrat’s punishment for widespread corruption that landed him in prison for more than a decade and caused a complete overhaul of the county’s government.

Biden approved Dimora’s request as part of the largest single-day granting of clemency in history.

Biden commuted the sentence for nearly 1,500 people who were convicted of non-violent crimes and released at least one year ago under the CARES Act. The act sought to ease the burden on crowded federal prisons during the coronavirus pandemic.

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[Costa]

Corrupt politicians flock together

 

[cabezadecaballo]

This was always an overboard sentencing to make an example of an arrogant man who refused to snitch.

The message from the DoJ to everyone else was, "If you do not cooperate with us because you'd rather take your lumps than be a rat, we are going to really put the boots to you. Don't be a Jimmy Dimora, be a Frank Russo.".

If I added it all up, I've spent months in the '90s working at the private homes of influential people, while my payroll hours were recorded as if I was on some big commercial job. Everyone does "the Leona Helmsley", so-called top secret "government jobs", trading favors. It's only prosecuted when they want to throw someone out of the club. I know of 2 trim carpenters that spent probably a total of 15 wage-months out of 10 calendar months trimming out a new mansion, while the IRS thinks they were working (inefficiently!) at a new nursing home and a hospital. This happens all of the time, with no consequences.

 

[Qcity]

If Jimmy got 28 years, then Joe, Jim, Hunter et.al. should be looking at 300 years.