Corruption and misery in northern Ohio
Forbes magazine has released its 3rd annual list of America's 20 most miserable cities. Cleveland tops the list, and three other northern Ohio cities also made this infamous list: Canton, Youngstown and Akron. A variety of factors contribute to a city's quality, and one of them is corruption. Perhaps it's no coincidence that, as Forbes notes:
Northern Ohio has seen 309 public officials convicted of crimes over the past 10 years according to the Justice Department.
A current FBI investigation of public officials in Cuyahoga County (where Cleveland is located) has ensnared more than two dozen government employees and businessmen on charges including bribery, fraud and tax evasion.
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