{{Short description|American politician (born 1955)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} '''James C. "Jimmy" Dimora''' (born June 21, 1955 in Cleveland<ref>{{cite news |last1=staff |first1=Plain Dealer |title=Jimmy Dimora's rise and fall: a timeline |url=https://www.cleveland.com/countyincrisis/2010/09/jimmy_dimoras_rise_and_fall_a.html |work=cleveland |date=16 September 2010 |language=en}}</ref>) is an American politician who served as Cuyahoga County Commissioner from 1998 until 2010, and as chairman of the county Democratic Party from 1994 until 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/countyincrisis/index.ssf/2010/09/jimmy_dimoras_rise_and_fall_a.html |title=Jimmy Dimora's rise and fall: a timeline |website=Cleveland.com |date=2010-09-16|accessdate=2016-02-22}}</ref> Before being elected county commissioner, Dimora served as mayor of Bedford Heights, Ohio for 17 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=779AF861D2D74EE79C8F56F3EAAA7AA1 |title=Life of the Party | Article Archives | Cleveland Magazine - Your guide to the best of Cleveland |publisher=Cleveland Magazine |date= |accessdate=2016-02-22}}</ref> In 2012 Dimora was convicted of 32 charges including racketeering, bribery, conspiracy, and tax charges and sentenced to 28 years in federal prison in one of the largest criminal corruption cases in Ohio history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/ohn/news/2012/31julydimora.html |title=USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - Northern District of Ohio |website=Justice.gov |date=2012-07-31 |accessdate=2016-02-22}}</ref> He was originally serving his sentence at the Federal Medical Center, Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts, with a release date of 2031.<ref>{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Ferrise|title=Judge shaves 5 years off disgraced former Commissioner Jimmy Dimora’s corruption sentence|url=https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2022/06/judge-shaves-5-years-off-disgraced-former-commissioner-jimmy-dimoras-corruption-sentence.html|work=The Plain Dealer|date=2022-06-08|access-date=2022-06-09}}</ref> His inmate number was 56275–060.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Inmate Locator}}</ref>
He graduated from Bedford High School in 1973.<ref>{{cite news |title=Life of the Party |url=https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/politics/articles/life-of-the-party |work=clevelandmagazine.com |language=en}}</ref>
He was released from prison into home confinement under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act on June 9, 2023.<ref name="Released under CARES Act">{{cite web |last1=Scofield |first1=Drew |title=Relieved, happy and shocked: Jimmy Dimora back home in Northeast Ohio after being released from prison |date=2023-06-09 |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/relieved-happy-and-shocked-jimmy-dimora-back-home-in-northeast-ohio-after-being-released-from-prison |publisher=news5cleveland.com |accessdate=2023-06-09}}</ref>
The corruption case led to a change in the nature of the county government: one year after the beginning of the case, "county voters elected to change the form of government from commission-based to one with a county executive."<ref name="10 years after">{{cite web |last1=Heisig |first1=Eric |title=Ten years after the raids: Here were the people charged in the Cuyahoga County corruption probe |date=2018-07-26 |url=https://expo.cleveland.com/news/erry-2018/07/8b56b98d6c6686/ten-years-after-the-raids-here.html |publisher=Cleveland.com |accessdate=2019-06-15}}</ref>
On December 12, 2024, President Joe Biden commuted his sentence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adam Ferrise |first=cleveland com |date=2024-12-12 |title=Jimmy Dimora’s sentence commuted by President Joe Biden |url=https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2024/12/jimmy-dimoras-sentence-commuted-by-president-joe-biden.html |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>
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