All three defendants were charged in Cleveland with conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, and Hobbs Act conspiracy.

A grand jury indicted East Cleveland’s Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the Mayor, Michael Smedley on federal ...

Michael Smedley, the mayor's chief of staff, allegedly named the two brothers as international economic advisors to the city ...

In a court document released Thursday night, the East Cleveland Mayor Chief of Staff Michael Smedley was accused of accepting ...

Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and protector of his legacy, died Friday morning. She was 78.

Federal prosecutors say a top East Cleveland official was bribed with money, Cleveland Browns tickets and expensive meals ...

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - East Cleveland city officials are responding Friday after one of their own was indicted on federal charges. Court records show the city’s Chief of Staff, Michael Smedley, ...

Michael Smedley allegedly named the brothers as international economic advisors to the city of East Cleveland in exchange for ...

East Cleveland Mayor Chief of Staff Michael Smedley is accused of accepting bribes from brothers posing as UAE royalty, indictment says.

Emergency responders received a call just after 6 p.m. that evening after 58-year-old Grzegorz Sychla killed was struck by a “large mobile lift truck.” The driver of the truck has not been publicly ...