# Jimmy Dimora

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{{Short description|American politician (born 1955)}}
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'''James C. "Jimmy" Dimora''' (born June 21, 1955 in [Cleveland](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Bedford_Heights%2C_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 &#124; Article Archives &#124; 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](/source/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](/source/Federal_Medical_Center%2C_Devens) in [Ayer, Massachusetts](/source/Ayer%2C_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](/source/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](/source/House_arrest) under the [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act](/source/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](/source/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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