YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The city has asked a court to dismiss its lawsuit against businessman Dominic Marchionda, two of his companies and former Finance Director David Bozanich but has indicated it would immediately refile the complaint, according to documents filed Tuesday with the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas. The filing requests that the complaint […]
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Marchionda, Bozanich File Motions to Dismiss City’s Lawsuit
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Businessman Dominic Marchionda, two of his companies and former city Finance Director David Bozanich have asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit the city of Youngstown filed against them in 2024. Court records show that Marchionda, Erie Terminal Place LLC and U.S. Campus Suites LLC filed a motion Feb. 2 in Mahoning […]
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Trial Date Set for City Lawsuit Against Bozanich, Marchionda
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas has scheduled a trial date of Nov. 9, 2026, to hear a complaint the city filed last year against its former finance director and a Poland businessman. Visiting Judge W. Wyatt McKay on Thursday granted a case management order listing a timetable of court deadlines […]
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Youngstown Hires New Counsel in Marchionda, Bozanich Lawsuit
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The city has retained new counsel to represent it in a lawsuit filed last year against a local businessman and a former public official, after a motion filed earlier by defendants requested that the law firm first used by the city be disqualified from the case. Victoria L. Ferrise and Hilary F. […]
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Bozanich: City’s Lawsuit Is ‘Frivolous’ and Should Be Dismissed
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Former city Finance Director David Bozanich said the city’s lawsuit against him is “frivolous” and a waste of taxpayer dollars. “For a number of reasons, the city should have never filed this case,” Bozanich’s attorney, Timothy J. Cunning, said in an answer filed Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. “After all, […]
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Judge Recuses Himself in Lawsuit Against Marchionda, Bozanich
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Citing “a potential conflict of interest,” Judge Anthony D’Apolito has recused himself from hearing a lawsuit the city filed last week against businessman Dominic Marchionda, two of his companies and former city Finance Director David Bozanich. No additional information was available. The order, signed Nov. 25, was filed the following day in […]
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Update: City Seeks Recovery of $834K from Marchionda, Bozanich
Editor’s note: this story has been updated to include comments from Dominic Marchionda. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The city has filed a complaint against developer Dominic Marchionda, two of his companies and former city Finance Director David Bozanich, seeking recovery of $834,608 related to a public corruption case that ended in plea agreements more than four […]
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Judge: Bozanich ‘Abused the Trust of the People’
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge Maureen Sweeney says she rarely makes comments from the bench before passing judgment on a defendant, but felt compelled to do so just before she sentenced ex-Youngstown finance director David Bozanich. “The sentencing memorandum filed on your behalf says your exemplary record of service to Youngstown speaks […]
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Bozanich, Marchionda Sentenced
September 3, 2020: A two-year corruption investigation comes to an end as former Youngstown city finance director Dave Bozanich and developer Dominic Marchionda are sentenced in court.Plus: How career centers are adapting to ensure students receive credentials during the pandemic, and we help you make plans for the Labor Day weekend in our ‘After Hours […]
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Judge Sentences Marchionda and Briya to Service, Bozanich Prison
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge Maureen Sweeney this morning sentenced downtown developer Dominic Marchionda to five years of community controlled service with no jail, ending a five-year public corruption investigation by the state. Former city finance director David Bozanich was sentenced to one year in prison for felonies and misdemeanors and fined […]
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Marchionda and Bozanich Plead Guilty at Hearing
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Poland businessman Dominic Marchionda and David Bozanich, former city finance director, pleaded guilty to reduced counts during a scheduled hearing before Judge Maureen Sweeney Friday morning, bringing to an end a two-year corruption investigation. Marchionda pleaded guilty to four counts of tampering with records, a third-degree felony. The deal calls for Marchionda […]
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No New Trial Dates for Marchionda and Bozanich
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Neither Dominic Marchionda nor David Bozanich will go on trial next week, but a new trial date has not been set. Attorneys for the defense and prosecution cited the uncertainty related to the coronavirus pandemic for the delay. Dates for the two trials were expected to be set Wednesday morning during a […]