The federal corruption trial for Johnson and his aide, Garnell Jamison, is under way in Akron. Author: Mark Naymik (WKYC) Updated: 10:36 PM EDT July 21, 2021
AKRON, Ohio Federal prosecutors said in opening statements Wednesday that 75-year-old Cleveland City Councilman Ken Johnson is a cheat and a liar who manipulated people close to him in three schemes to defraud taxpayers of tens of thousands of dollars.
On the first day of Johnson s corruption trial, prosecutors focused on reimbursements Johnson received for expenses he claimed he paid for out of his pocket to help clean and cut vacant lots in his east side ward. The prosecution s key witness was Robert Fitzpatrick, who testified that Johnson befriended him as a boy and that he later moved into Johnson s home.
Ken Johnson s corruption trial set to start Wednesday
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