Former Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze is sentenced to jail in felony tampering with records case...By Clevelndurbannews.com, Ohio
Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio-Former Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze (pictured) , a Democrat on the bench since 2009 and a former administrative judge of the court who resigned from the bench late last year after being charged in Common Pleas Court with third-degree felony tampering with records, was sentenced Monday to 60 days in jail and handed a $10,000 fine. She faced up to three years in prison. Under Ohio law, a judge is automatically disqualified from acting in his or her official capacity while a felony charge is pending. Celebrezze's current term ends in January 2027. Her law license has been suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court for two years, with one year stayed. County Prosecutor Mike O' Malley bragged about the prosecution to the mainstream media, an indication, said sources, that it might have been politically motivated, although Celebreezze and O'Malley are both Democrats...