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Friday, March 5, 2010
Fox trial delayed … again
Subbing for Sweigart today, and wanted to update you all regarding the federal trial of Mike Fox.
The former state legislator, county commissioner and leader of the county’s children services was initially slated to stand trial June 1 in U.S. District Court in Cincy on charges that he illegally benefited from a deal between the county and co-defendant Robert C. Schuler.
That date was eliminated Wednesday, March 3, and no date has been given as a replacement.
The hang-up is the U.S. Supreme Court’s case that’s considering a subset (sort of) of the federal mail fraud charge, specifically involving “depriving the public (or another) of honest services.”
The High Court is considering whether that particular statute was written too broadly and is too vague to stand.
Sweigart detailed the cases last year, as the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in the case.
