His cause of death was not made available, but those close to him said that Russo had many medical problems, including diabetes and heart problems. His poor health and age were the sole reasons that Russo died outside the walls of a federal penitentiary.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Frank Russo, the disgraced former Cuyahoga County auditor, has died at 72, sources confirmed.
Then-U.S. District Judge Kate O’Malley sentenced Russo to 22 years in federal prison in December 2010 for his role in the Cuyahoga County corruption scandal. His good friend, Commissioner Jimmy Dimora, was later sentenced to 28 years after a jury convicted him of federal corruption charges. Russo was released the following year as part of a Federal Bureau of Prisons program to release older inmates who had health issues. The goal was to reduce the risk of getting coronavirus.Prosecutors said he and Dimora ran a political machine built on bribes, where the county officials accepted payments, dinners and gifts in exchange for contracts and jobs.
Russo never explained his motivation for deciding to cooperate with the government and testify against Dimora. During his 2010 sentencing, he apologized to his family, friends, and the public.
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