judge O'Malley said the system will never change unless someone refuses to participate or the law steps in.

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K&D Group construction manager gets 2 years in prison for bribing Cleveland building inspectors

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Henry "Hank" Picozzi, a construction manager at K&D Group, faced up to three years in prison when he pleaded guilty in March to bribing two Cleveland building inspectors.

 

But thanks, in part, to compelling personal circumstances and a willingness to cooperate with the government in its ongoing probe of public corruption, Picozzi received a two-year sentence Tuesday from U.S. District Judge Kate O'Malley.

It was still more time than Picozzi, 43, and his supporters packing O'Malley's courtroom were hoping he would receive. O'Malley said the number of letters sent to her supporting Picozzi was "just about the greatest number" she had ever received for a defendant.

But prosecutors pressed for a tough sentence. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Roberts read aloud a secretly taped comment made by Picozzi in discussing a bribe.

"That's how it's done," Roberts quoted Picozzi as saying. "That's how I've done it my whole life."

Picozzi's lawyer Richard Blake cited the corrupt environment his client worked within, but O'Malley said the system will never change unless someone refuses to participate or the law steps in.

Picozzi's sentence was in the middle of the federal guideline range. The judge cited the damage that occurs when somebody bribes a public official, but also considered mitigating factors. They included Picozzi's belated effort to provide assistance to the government on a separate corruption-related matter. He had not done so at the time he pleaded guilty.

Picozzi admitted paying a total of $6,000 to two Cleveland building inspectors, and treating them to meals and entertainment, in exchange for expedited approvals on the Stonebridge development along the Cuyahoga River.

One of the inspectors was Bobby Cuevas, according to Blake. Cuevas played a significant role in the corruption probe, leading the FBI to Steven Pumper, a former D-A-S Construction executive who pleaded guilty earlier this year to multiple corruption-related crimes.

Pumper has been cooperating with authorities, as has Cuevas, who is hoping to have a charge of extortion dropped as a result of his assistance. Cuevas was not charged in connection with Picozzi or Pumper but in a separate incident.

Picozzi took responsibility for his actions in a brief, tearful statement to O'Malley. A sentencing memorandum filed in court stated that Picozzi was living at Stonebridge while working on the project. Many nights he would party at local clubs, drinking and using cocaine, the memorandum states.

"He saw the Stonebridge project as a personal challenge for him to complete within budget and on time," the memorandum states, "and placed significant pressure on himself to do so."

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/09/kd_group_construction_manager.html

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OMG…

Look somebody is doing too much in the city, get the bags of ball bearings and tacks out.

What the heck is this all about, how to interrupt and prevent?

Look development; it must have corruption within, there is no other way to make that happen otherwise, so logic says seek out the underlying corruption and what then; inadvertently stop the related development?

Fix it? Or break it up?

Is it like being interpreted during sex and then reprehended, why is it wrong it felt good?