AKRON, Ohio — Attorneys for a former county commissioner convicted of corruption in northeast Ohio are seeking his release from prison prior to his sentencing because of new health concerns.
Lawyers on Friday told a federal judge that former Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora should be freed pending sentencing because of medical issues discovered after he fell at a Youngtown correctional facility earlier this month.
Attorneys said in court filings that he has an aneurysm and a dark mass behind his tonsils. They say his health problems would interfere with any perceived flight risk.
Dimora was convicted of racketeering, bribery and other counts in March. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
The filing coincided with federal prosecutors asking U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi to dismiss four charges remaining against Dimora.