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NEWS BRIEFS
Contractor charged in Ohio corruption probe
CLEVELAND (AP) — A stone contractor has been charged in Cleveland with bribing a high-ranking elected official.
Federal prosecutors say John Valentin provided the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) County official with $3,250 worth of free specialty granite work at his home. In return, Valentin’s friend got help obtaining a visa.
The elected official wasn’t identified in Friday’s court filing.
The charge against Valentin was contained in a criminal information, which often is used instead of an indictment when a plea deal has been arranged. Neither Valentin nor his attorney immediately returned calls seeking comment.
More than one dozen people, including county government employees and contractors, have been charged in the wide-ranging FBI investigation.
