Here in the Midwest, in a city once known as the Mistake on the Lake, city council president Martin Sweeney isn’t taking chances by saying the wrong thing as a public corruption probe heats up.
By Henry J. Gomez
Cleveland Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND — Martin J. Sweeney offered few clues Friday as to why his name has surfaced in the corruption probe targeting Cuyahoga County.
But subpoenas obtained last week by The Plain Dealer indicate that federal investigators are curious about the Cleveland City Council president’s possible ties to Blaze Building Corp. and Lopat Development Co.
“I haven’t seen — I wasn’t aware of any subpoenas, and I won’t have any further comment about it,” Sweeney said Friday in a brief phone interview. “That’s my on-the-record statement.”
The subpoenas, served on Blaze and Lopat in July, requested documents showing any communications between Sweeney and the contractors. Investigators also demanded any evidence of financial relationships that Sweeney and others might have with Blaze and Lopat.
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