Candidate for Governor Ed FitzGerald Statement Regarding Latest JobsOhio Developments COLUMBUS, OHIO- Cuyahoga County Executive and former FBI Agent Ed FitzGerald issued the following statement regarding the Ohio Ethics Commission’s apparent decision today not to act on a complaint regarding major conflicts of interest and self-dealing at JobsOhio, including a financial link between Governor Kasich and a company that received $619,000 in special tax breaks: “This whole mess of cronyism and self-dealing at JobsOhio – which now includes Governor Kasich himself – is clearly unethical, and if it isn’t illegal, it ought to be.” To read this morning’s AP story revealing Governor Kasich’s longstanding personal and financial ties to a company that received $619,000 worth of JobsOhio tax credits, click HERE. To read a report about the Ethics Commission’s decision, including the financial support the commission’s chairman and wife have given to Kasich, click HERE. From serving as an FBI agent on the Organized Crime Task Force, assistant prosecutor, Lakewood mayor, and county executive, Ed FitzGerald has brought down corrupt public officials, cleaned up government and fought to make government work for the middle class. For more information, visit edfitzgeraldforohio.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:26:34 +0000
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