President Joe Biden has granted clemency to former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora.
Dimora was convicted of 32 corruptionFederal prosecutors said Dimora accepted more than 100 bribes, tried to fix eight court cases, and had contractors do work at his home for free or reduced prices.In June of 2023, Dimora was released from federal prison under the CARES Act, a policy implemented during the COVID-era that looked at an inmate’s age, health risk factors and time served.
The White House says Dimora and the others who received commutations Thursday are those who were released from prison under the CARES Act and have served their sentence at home for at least one year. “I am very happy for Jimmy. He is a free man now. I think he needs some time to let this sink in. He will not be commenting at this time.”
Prior to his release, Dimora was serving a 23-year prison sentence at Devens Federal Medical Center in Massachusetts.He was scheduled to be released in 2030. In June of 2022, United States District Judge Sara Lioi reduced the former county commissioner’s prison sentence by five years.
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