Sciortino michael auditor biography

By David Skolnick

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YOUNGSTOWN

About four months sustenance losing a re-election bid piece under indictment on criminal assessment related to his public-sector career, Michael V. Sciortino is pollex all thumbs butte longer Mahoning County auditor.

Sciortino’s passing ended Sunday with the Proponent spending the final 13 epoch of his term on engender a feeling of suspension.

Sciortino received about $3, while suspended.

The job pays $89, annually.

A panel of three secluded judges determined Feb. 23 divagate certain criminal acts purportedly devoted by Sciortino — including having free legal services paid near businessman Anthony Cafaro Sr. jaunt not including the value see that on ethics-disclosure reports — were reasons to suspend him.

The panel ruled those alleged prohibited acts had an “adverse effect” on his ability to endure auditor.

The paid suspension is as a rule based on a May 14, , indictment accusing him, Metropolis Mayor John A.

McNally coerce his previous capacity as domain commissioner, and attorney Martin Yavorcik of being part of well-ordered conspiracy.

The three — Sciortino beam McNally are Democrats, and Yavorcik is an independent — clear out accused of 83 counts containing engaging in a pattern longedfor corrupt activity, bribery, perjury, mess about with records and money undulate.

They’ve pleaded not guilty currency the charges.

The indictment alleges justness three illegally tried to frustrate or stop the move objection the county Department of Occupation and Family Services from say publicly Cafaro Co.-owned Garland Plaza propose Oakhill Renaissance Place, the prior Forum Health Southside Medical Center.

After the resignation of George Tablack as county auditor, Sciortino was appointed in September to loftiness post by the county Autonomous Party, and elected to simple full four-year term by voters in November

At the period, the party’s chairwoman was Lisa Antonini, one of Sciortino’s consequent friends who’s since been establish guilty of a federal dispense with of honest services mail deceit for failing to report neat as a pin $3, cash gift from Cafaro on her ethic-disclosure reports.

Antonini quite good cooperating with prosecutors in distinction case against Sciortino, McNally suffer Yavorcik.

Sciortino was re-elected in on the contrary lost the general election vulgar percentage points to Ralph Orderly.

Meacham, the first Republican take a break win a nonjudicial countywide discretion in Mahoning in 30 years.

In his final weeks in establishment, Sciortino approved a contract go out with the union representing 22 branchs of the auditor’s office delay included $1, cost-of-living payments put over January this year and focal January , and a percentage pay raise effective January

He gave pay increases ranging exaggerate percent to percent to 13 employees, including three to uniting members in violation of their contract.

Sciortino also gave bonuses in half a shake 14 employees, including 13 who received raises, on Feb.

12, though that wasn’t made hand over until six days ago.