⚖️ Jimmy Dimora May Come Home Early + $100,000 Trading Card + Michael Symon's New BBQ Show

If you miss seeing Jimmy Dimora in a bathing suit, we dug up an old evidence photo for you. The corrupt and imprisoned Cuyahoga County commissioner is back in the news.

• Jimmy D gets some prison time shaved off his sentence
• Cuyahoga Falls boy finds a trading card worth $100,000
• Cleveland celebrity chef Michael Symon has a new BBQ show on Food Network

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Jimmy Dimora Gets Less Time For His Crimes As Judge Knocks Five Years Off His Prison Term

A 2016 Supreme Court decision that redefined bribery is the basis for overturning two of Jimmy Dimora's convictions and knocking five years off the disgraced Cuyahoga County commissioner's prison sentence. The 66-year-old Dimora now could be released in 2031.

• He was originally sentenced to 28 years in prison in 2012 after his convictions on bribery, conspiracy, mail fraud, tax fraud and obstruction of justice charges. He traded his influence as a commissioner to get hookers, cash, food, home remodeling and gambling trips. Prosecutors valued his corrupt haul over 12 years at almost half a million dollars.
• Dimora wanted more time hacked off his sentence due to age, diabetes and repeated bouts of COVID-19 behind bars, but Judge Sara Lioi wouldn't consider that. “The reach of his corruption was far and wide. It was the type of conduct that undermines the public’s trust in their government.”

Matthew Richmond has more in a report for Ideastream Public Media

2) Johnny Stone, a kid from Cuyahoga Falls, bought three boxes of sports trading cards — and he found an incredibly rare trading card. The card featured rookie quarterback Mac Jones of the New England Patriots. Johnny freaked out and began shrieking, "Let's go, let's go, let's go, oh my gosh, oh my gosh!" He and his dad, Chad Stone, sold the card for $100,000 — and Johnny's mom made him put the loot in the bank.

Watch the Fox 8 News video

3) If you love barbecue, food competitions and Cleveland celebrity chef Michael Symon, then the Food Network has a treat for you this summer. Symon will host a new TV series — "BBQ USA." The six-episode show debuts Monday, July 11, at 9 p.m. The show will feature barbecue pitmasters and high-profile competitions, including the Rhythm & Ribs BBQ Festival in Georgia, Cedar Fest in Texas and the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Tennessee.

• Symon has his own local barbecue spots, Mabel's BBQ, on East 4th Street in Cleveland and suburban Woodmere.

4) In 2018, little Saniyah Nicholson was sitting in a car waiting for her mom to pick up her brother when two groups of men began fighting and shooting at each other at Lee Road and Cloverside Avenue. The 9-year-old girl was shot in the head and killed. On Wednesday, three of those Cleveland men were sentenced to 10 years apiece for manslaughter. All three broke into tears and apologized to Saniyah's mother, Marshawnette Daniels.

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5) After the New York Times revealed that the Houston Texans provided locations for Deshaun Watson's massages — and legal documents to keep the massage therapists quiet — the attorney representing women suing the quarterback decided to add the football club as a defendant. “In many of these cases, the Texans provided the opportunity for this conduct to occur. We believe the Texans organization was well aware of Watson’s issues, but failed to act. They knew or certainly should have known," Tony Buzbee said. He represents 24 women who are suing Watson, who's now the Cleveland Browns quarterback.

Browns beat writer Mary Kay Cabot has the latest

🏈 More On The Browns

• Baker Mayfield excused from mandatory minicamp (Fox 8 News)
• Joe Thomas, Chris Rose and Aditi Kinkhabwala set as preseason broadcast team (cleveland.com)
• Watch Deshaun Watson on the field with his coach and teammates (cleveland.com video)
• Watch new rookie kicker boot a 60-yard field goal in practice (Ashley Bastock video)

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5 Headlines You Need To See Today

• Cleveland police will walk a beat this summer, as Mayor Justin Bibb seeks to fight the spike in gun violence (cleveland.com)
• Raising Cane’s to open in Mayfield Heights this week (Fox 8 News)
• Mayor Carl B. Stokes, Cleveland's first Black mayor, honored with historical marker outside City Hall (Cleveland 19 News)
• 14-year-old linked to Shaker Heights school threat (Fox 8 News)
• Dublin, Ohio's Trent Vogelhuber named seventh head coach in Monsters franchise history (Cleveland Monsters)

3 Things To Do

• Classical music fans can take in a free show at Cain Park in Cleveland Heights next Tuesday, June 14, featuring No Exit. The show begins at 7 p.m. Learn more at CainPark.com
• If you like bourbon and have $100 to spare, Vinifera Wine Bar in Cuyahoga Falls offers a tasting of five W.L. Weller bourbons from Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky. The tasting is scheduled for Sunday, June 26, at 3 p.m. Get those $100 tickets and more details here
• It's farmers market season: grab your reusable bags! Farmers markets are a great way to help local farmers. The food is high-quality, local and yummy. Some markets even have baked and handmade goods for sale. You can't go wrong visiting the local farmers market. Here's all the info on our favorite Cleveland-area farmers markets

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• The Yard on 3rd is set to open June 9 in the former home of Lure Bistro in downtown Willoughby. The 4,000-square-foot space, which is also the new permanent home of a “slice shop” from Geraci’s Pizza 🍕, is set to host more than 60 food trucks this summer. Live music two or three nights a week is designed to entertain those at the covered, wraparound bar, which serves custom cocktails and canned beverages. (Cleveland Magazine via Facebook)
• Cleveland Public Library's Book Bike and Stories program is heading to Public Square. Bring the kids for free reading, playing, and singing. (Cleveland City Council via Facebook)

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