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Orange school board Vince Carbone member resigns amid scandal, dots to county mess


I heard it at the post office – what can I tell you? Fannie, Bernie, Isaac, Vince, Pervez.  World gone mad. From the Plain Dealer:

Cleveland contractor Vincent Carbone pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy and money laundering for paying more than $200,000 in bribes in 1999 to get work on the Lorain County Justice Center.

Carbone will serve six months in prison and cooperate in the corruption case against former Lorain County Commissioner Michael Ross under the terms of the plea agreement. Charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and bribery against Carbone were dropped, said Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will and Roger Synenberg, Carbone’s lawyer.

“It was one horrible mistake in judgment in an otherwise exemplary life,” Synenberg said.

Carbone had worked for his grandfather’s company, R.P. Carbone Construction, since high school but is no longer involved with the company, Synenberg said.

No charges will be brought against the company, which has done numerous projects in Northeast Ohio, according to the plea agreement.

Carbone, 56, of Pepper Pike, resigned Monday from the Orange school board, Synenberg said.

Here’s the district’s announcement for a new board member.

Disclosure: The board president is a neighbor and I know at least two of the other three board members casually from living in the same district and being an involved parent.

I want to have confidence in the process but we’ll have to watch, wait and see.  I’ve been gone while this has unfolded and I’m surprised at the short turnaround for applications etc. but the academic calendar begins on Friday for the students and time really is of the essence.

As for the dots connecting Carbone to the Cuyahoga County mess, you can read about Kevin Kelley and the Parma Schools problems and its links to Carbone here. I love that that post references Map the Mess (though I’ve e-mailed them to let them know that I think they have the wrong web address re: .net not .com) which commented on the Carbone, Orange Schools issue here.

Anyone have anything to add to clear the jetlag fog and confusion away, please do.  We have a new superintendent now, and the old one’s name hasn’t come up – yet.  But will it? What should residents of the district do, what can they be doing?

Also – is there any connection to our state reps or senators for the towns in the district? I haven’t seen that mentioned, but I am curious to know if that’s even something to consider.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:34 pm August 18th, 2008 in Business, Cleveland+, Crime, Education, OH17, OH24th, Ohio, Pepper Pike, Politics, Scandal 

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