Anthony Sinagra (born 1940) is an
American Republican
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in
Cuyahoga County. He was the city prosecutor and
mayor
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of
Lakewood, Ohio, and member of the
Ohio Senate. He served in the 23rd District, which represented the western suburbs of
Cuyahoga County, from 1991 until 1994, when he lost to
Dennis Kucinich in an electoral upset. He was also mayor of
Lakewood from 1978 to 1990.
In 2009, he was accused of paying bribes to obtain a consulting job for which he did little or no work. On September 1, 2009, he pleaded guilty to the charges and was subsequently fined.
"Lakewood ex-Mayor Anthony Sinagra pleads guilty to bribery, fraud charges"
by Peter Krouse, September 1, 2009. Cleveland Plain Dealer]
References
Republican Party Ohio state senators
1940 births
Living people
Mayors of places in Ohio
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