The list grows as to those who "suspected" yet not one of them went public until now.
While there is quite a bit at the title link, this I think is most important to point out first:
But Ohio's top ethics officer, David Freel, executive director of the Ohio Ethics Commission, said McCloskey's peers may have had a duty to do more than just talk to him about their concerns.
He said the state's ethics law "expects that public officials come forward at attempts at bribery or alleged misconduct."
"The question of whether these were really bribes goes back to the assessment at the time. Why this kind of conduct wouldn't be reported to authorities is a legitimate question," Mr. Freel said.
It's a question quite a few of us would like an answer to.
We can't just blame this on one party. Even though the majority of those in question were Democrats, Republicans knew about this or "suspected it" too.
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any member of city council who did not turn mccloskey in is just as guilty as him. all of those who changed their vote on the zoning issue because of mccloskey have a lot of explainin to do. i cant wait for the trial to start. mccloskey uvage skippy all should have to testify in court. lets make sure the cameras are there. do you think court tv will cover it. the blade wont.
I doubt there will be a trial. Now that McCloskey has plead guilty to both the state and the federal charges I'd almost bet that the civil suit will be settled.
More important than whether there are any trials that come out of this is the fact that we are now going to be questioning the ethics of those public officials who didn't report this. I have a real problem with politicians (or anyone really) who poo-poos taking any real stance on a topic for fear of upsetting someone or looking "too ethical". If these politicians thought McCloskey was doing something unethical, they had a DUTY to tell someone.
Think about it this way: if all of these people were lawyers and they knew another lawyer was doing something unethical, they have a duty under the code of professional responsibility to report that bad lawyer to the ethics committee. It just boggles my mind how those in power can push ethics aside without a second glance.
how much do you think the settle will cost the city of toledo. is there any way to have uvage skippy and mccloskey pay it out of there own pockets do it does not cost me anymore taxes.
I believe they were suing for ten million dollars. I'm not sure if that could be paid out of some type of insurance coverage. I doubt that they will go after any of the others, possibly they could try to go after McCloskey since he's a part of the lawsuit. Yet I think since it's obvious others new about it it's probably going to be difficult to pin the sole financial responsibility on him.
Oh oh, maybe I better put an order in to Vlassic for a pallet of gherkins for pete's sake!!
The sad thing is that McCloskey is the top of the iceberg, so to speak. Corruption and "pay to pay" politics have been the cornerstone of Toledo politics for decades. By rights, ALL of the polticians in Toledo/Lucas County ought to be investigated (especially Condo Carty, the biggest crook of them all).
I'm sorry...it should read "pay to play" politics.
Thanks for the compliment on the blog, I've been blessed by some awesome people that have made the places I write very enjoyable.
I agree at times it feels pretty much hopeless but there are still some of the good guys out there. I'm guilty of not focusing on the good at times not enough too.
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That VOID thing is beginning to look mighty inviting right about now...
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