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UPDATE: Former Ravenna mayor, convicted on corruption charges, asks for break

By Rick Armon
Beacon Journal staff writer

POSTED: 11:05 a.m. EDT, Jun 11, 2008

Paul H. Jones, the former Ravenna mayor and one-time state representative convicted on federal and state corruption charges last year, wants a judge to give him a little free time after he is released from federal prison and before he has to report to state prison.

Jones is scheduled to be released from the Federal Prison Camp in Pensacola, Fla., in the first week of July, according to paperwork filed in Portage County Common Pleas Court.

Jones' attorney, Terry G.P. Kane, asked Judge John Enlow to allow Jones to report to Ohio prison on his own, as opposed to being taken into custody immediately.

Portage County Prosecutor Victor V. Vigluicci opposed the move in this morning's hearing saying the state does not make such exceptions for others.

Jones wants to see the dentist, undergo ''physical and mental exams'' and visit with his family before beginning to serve the 14-month state sentence, Kane wrote.

Enlow said he would render a written decision on the matter.

Jones was convicted after a multi-year federal investigation stemming from his operation of a family landscaping and snow removal business.

He ran the business for several years while mayor. At the same time, the business worked with local nonprofit group Neighborhood Development Services, which managed money for the city and was dependent on Jones' approval for some contracts.

Records show the mayor was paid about $262,000 by NDS from 2001 to 2005 for lawn mowing and snow removal work. Jones hid the ethical lapse by not disclosing the business on state ethics forms and failed to report some of the income.

He was convicted on multiple mail fraud and filing false tax return charges in federal court; and later was convicted in county court on three counts of having an unlawful interest in a public contract, three counts of filing false state tax returns and four counts of filing a false financial disclosure statement.

He was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison.

Rick Armon can be reached at 330-996-3569 or rarmon@thebeaconjournal.com.

Paul H. Jones, the former Ravenna mayor and one-time state representative convicted on federal and state corruption charges last year, wants a judge to give him a little free time after he is released from federal prison and before he has to report to state prison.

Jones is scheduled to be released from the Federal Prison Camp in Pensacola, Fla., in the first week of July, according to paperwork filed in Portage County Common Pleas Court.

Jones' attorney, Terry G.P. Kane, asked Judge John Enlow to allow Jones to report to Ohio prison on his own, as opposed to being taken into custody immediately.

Portage County Prosecutor Victor V. Vigluicci opposed the move in this morning's hearing saying the state does not make such exceptions for others.

Jones wants to see the dentist, undergo ''physical and mental exams'' and visit with his family before beginning to serve the 14-month state sentence, Kane wrote.

Enlow said he would render a written decision on the matter.

Jones was convicted after a multi-year federal investigation stemming from his operation of a family landscaping and snow removal business.

He ran the business for several years while mayor. At the same time, the business worked with local nonprofit group Neighborhood Development Services, which managed money for the city and was dependent on Jones' approval for some contracts.

Records show the mayor was paid about $262,000 by NDS from 2001 to 2005 for lawn mowing and snow removal work. Jones hid the ethical lapse by not disclosing the business on state ethics forms and failed to report some of the income.

He was convicted on multiple mail fraud and filing false tax return charges in federal court; and later was convicted in county court on three counts of having an unlawful interest in a public contract, three counts of filing false state tax returns and four counts of filing a false financial disclosure statement.

He was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison.

Rick Armon can be reached at 330-996-3569 or rarmon@thebeaconjournal.com.



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