1st black, African-born mayor jailed for bribery

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East Cleveland mayor arrested, indicted on 22 Federal charges
POSTED: Thursday, April 22, 2004 1:54:21 PM
UPDATED: Friday, April 23, 2004 11:25:42 AM
CLEVELAND -- The Mayor of East Cleveland, Emmanuel Onunwor was arrested, jailed, and then arraigned in a federal courtroom in Cleveland on 22 federal counts of corruption in office.

The mayor, born in Nigeria, is the first African born mayor of a US city. He is 45 years old.
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=18318
 
Dis Africoon was just libbing up to dat rich Africoon Heritage.

T.N.B.
 
Akron Beacon, 9/2/05: Former mayor sentenced to 9 years in prison for taking bribes
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CLEVELAND - Former East Cleveland Mayor Emmanuel Onunwor, convicted of taking bribes while leading the economically struggling city, was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison.

Onunwor, who has been in jail since his August conviction, also was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James Gwin to three years of supervised release.

The former mayor was ordered to pay $2,200 in fines and $5.1 million in restitution to East Cleveland.

Onunwor, 46, faced up to 19 years in prison on 22 counts including racketeering and extortion. He resigned as mayor last September.

U.S. Attorney Gregory White said Onunwor received bribes, kic

kbacks and secret payoffs that were often funneled through intermediaries. White
said the payoffs occurred while Onunwor served as mayor and during previous jobs as city council president and director of community development.

Onunwor became the first black, African-born mayor in the United States when he was elected in 1997. He was born in Nigeria and moved to the U.S. at age 22 to escape the instability left by a civil war.
 
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