Posted May 2, 200817 yr 2 top Dann aides fired, third resigns Attorney general admits 'romantic relationship' with employee Friday, May 2, 2008 9:22 AM Updated: Friday, May 2, 2008 12:15 AM By James Nash and Alan Johnson THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Two top employees of Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann were fired and a third has resigned because of an internal investigation of sexual harassment complaints released this morning. And Dann admitted he had a “romantic relationship” with an employee during a “difficult time” in his marriage. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/02/dannnew.html?sid=101
May 4, 200817 yr Attorney General Marc Dann's decision to stay could affect Democratic races Dann's decision to stay despite scandal could affect state, presidential races Sunday, May 04, 2008Mark NaymikPlain Dealer Politics Writer Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has become an election-year live wire. Though he is more than two years from having to face re-election, his decision to remain in office following a sex scandal has put him at the center of the 2008 races, from Ohio House contests to the state's battle for the White House. To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected]; 216-999-4849 http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/120988985337460.xml&coll=2&thispage=3
May 4, 200817 yr "That's between the voters of the state and me," he said in an interview with Plain Dealer reporters and editors on Friday. Well, Mr. Dann, I'm a voter and a life-long Democrat....and I voted for you in the last election. If you have any honor at all, you should resign.
May 5, 200817 yr Can a poll be added to this thread? the question could be "should Marc Dann resign"?
May 5, 200817 yr Governor, other top Dems call on Dann to resign House members threaten impeachment Monday, May 5, 2008 10:47 AM Updated: Monday, May 5, 2008 03:15 PM By Alan Johnson and James Nash THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH All statewide Democratic elected officials and legislative leaders are calling on embattled Attorney General Marc Dann to resign from office. But Dann is rebuffing the request. “The work of the Office of the Attorney General matters more, and is far more important, than any one person,” Gov. Ted Strickland and a who’s-who of Democratic state leaders wrote to Dann. “In many, many cases it is all that stands between the people and the powerful. Sadly, we no longer have even the most remote hope that you can continue to effectively serve as attorney general and that is why we are asking for your resignation.” http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/05/dann.html?sid=101
May 6, 200817 yr [Damn you, Dan! LOL! I'm sure you meant Bless you, Dan! Correct Rev. Wright? :wink2:
May 6, 200817 yr [Damn you, Dan! LOL! I'm sure you meant Bless you, Dan! Correct Rev. Wright? :wink2: Lawd.
May 6, 200817 yr http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/NEWS24/805060388/-1/NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published May 6, 2008 Ohio lawmakers prep to impeach Dann; proceedings would be 1st in 200 years By JIM PROVANCE BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF COLUMBUS - Lawmakers have begun preparing for what could be the first Ohio impeachment proceedings in nearly two centuries after Attorney General Marc Dann yesterday rejected calls from fellow Democrats to resign. Democrats, including Gov. Ted Strickland, vowed to lead the impeachment march, and the head of the state party announced plans to essentially shun the attorney general in the wake of his admission that he had an extramarital affair with an employee at the same time that two other employees were being sexually harassed by a top aide who lived with him. Staff writer Ignazzio Messina contributed to this report. Contact Jim Provance at: [email protected] or 614-221-0496.
May 6, 200817 yr They're overreacting. As if this sort of thing isn't common in marriages that are failing. People who are most offended are probably just projecting.
May 6, 200817 yr David, are you smoking crack, again? This isn't about him having an affair, it's about his conduct with his staff in office and the result that Ohio taxpayer, YOU AND I, will have pay for the investigation and the resulting slow down in the legislative process.
May 6, 200817 yr My point is it's a dumb and irrelevant thing to focus on. They should investigate his mafia ties. I don't appreciate the smoking crack again remark, Mr. "classy".
May 6, 200817 yr I think all of the information will come out in the wash. The "affair" portion is planted to destroy is credibility. It's all a PR game now. David, you don't know what "classy" is, remember! :-D
May 6, 200817 yr My point is it's a dumb and irrelevant thing to focus on. They should investigate his mafia ties. I don't appreciate the smoking crack again remark, Mr. "classy". And I don't appreciate all the mafia references........
May 6, 200817 yr Hey.... let's stop the name-calling. I can hear this easily enough from the 10-year olds in my neighborhood. We don't need it here.
May 7, 200817 yr Heard that from the 10-year-old's as well. Is even more meaningless when it comes from adults.
May 8, 200817 yr Ohio's Marc Dann scandal makes The Daily Show this week. Only to have our sex scandal ridiculed by Jon Stewart as not being up to the sex scandal standards set by former New York governor Eliott Spitzer and current Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Here's the link the video on The Daily Show website... http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=167895&title=rustbelt-f@#kfest
May 13, 200817 yr Democrats move to impeach Dann Posted by Aaron Marshall and Reginald Fields May 13, 2008 11:14AM Categories: Breaking News, Democratic Party, News Impact, Ohio Attorney General Ohio House Democrats this morning filed articles of impeachment against Democratic Attorney General Marc Dann, accusing the state's top lawyer of misconduct and malfeasance in office. The Democrats said they want to remove Dann in the wake of a sexual harassment investigation in his office that concluded earlier this month with two top managers being fired and two other employees resigning. Dann also admitted to an extramarital affair with a staff member, and admitted that he wasn't prepared for the job of attorney general when he took office in 2007. http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/05/democrats_move_to_impeach_dann.html
May 13, 200817 yr In Kwame Kilpatrick's case, they obtained text messages sent by him, proving his affair. When I talked to Verizon the other day trying to obtain transcripts of my OWN text messages they said it would violate a federal law to give me that information. I wonder how it's so easy for them to obtain it. Maybe there's different stipulations about corporate email and phone accounts or maybe it's a post-9/11 PATRIOT ACT sort of thing?
May 13, 200817 yr In Kwame Kilpatrick's case, they obtained text messages sent by him, proving his affair. When I talked to Verizon the other day trying to obtain transcripts of my OWN text messages they said it would violate a federal law to give me that information. I wonder how it's so easy for them to obtain it. Maybe there's different stipulations about corporate email and phone accounts or maybe it's a post-9/11 PATRIOT ACT sort of thing? If its corporate it's a whole different ball game, since the "unit" is "property" of the city (or business, state, etc.). So for a business I'm sure all that is backed up on a dedicated server administered by the city, using the Verizon services.
May 13, 200817 yr Dann denies resigning as deal falls through Facing impeachment, attorney general sought to avoid new investigation Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3:14 PM Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 05:40 PM By Mark Niquette, Joe Hallett and Jim Siegel The Columbus Dispatch Attorney General Marc Dann offered to resign today if the state legislature agreed not to pass a bill with a clause allowing an immediate investigation of his office, but legislative leaders refused, a state lawmaker said. State Sen. Robert F. Hagan said Michael Harshman, Dann’s attorney, told him to offer Dann’s resignation this afternoon “within the hour” if the Senate removed an emergency clause in a bill giving the state inspector general the power to investigate. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/13/dannquits.html?sid=101
May 14, 200817 yr Attorney general's office locked down Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 10:03 AM By James Nash THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH A press conference by Attorney General Marc Dann will not be held and the 17th floor of the Rhodes Tower where his office is located is apparently on lock-down to protect sensitive documents that may be subject to investigation. The State Highway Patrol is in the attorney general's offices, checking employee badges and monitoring to see if documents are being removed from the floor, sources told The Dispatch. Troopers were even searching the purses of employees leaving the offices. http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/14/dannpress.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
May 14, 200817 yr Investigators raid Dann's office 1:16 PM Equipment seized; computers reportedly locked down Investigators from the Ohio Inspector General's office descended on Attorney General Marc Dann's office shortly after 11 this morning, defying Dann's legal arguments that they had no right to investigate his office. A state trooper was seen hauling video equipment from the attorney general's office in the Rhodes Tower. Authorities also reportedly locked down computers operated by Dann and many of his top assistants. http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/14/dannpress.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
May 14, 200817 yr The Dann Scandal Dann resigns after raid on his office 5:28 PM Strickland must appoint successor Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann resigned this afternoon, just hours after the inspector general's office launched a raid on his office. The embattled Democrat made the announcement in a joint appearance with Gov. Ted Strickland. The governor called it a "sad day" for Ohio but said he is "pleased" Dann quit. Strickland said he hasn't considered whom he will appoint to succeed Dann, but would start the process today. He said the next attorney general should possess "maturity, experience and management ability" and be someone with "great integrity." http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/14/dan15aaa.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
May 15, 200817 yr http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2008/05/12/daily25.html Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 5:47 PM EDT Dann resigns as Ohio attorney general Business First of Columbus - by Jeff Bell and Matt Burns Crippled by a sexual harassment scandal surrounding his office and an admitted affair with a staff member, embattled Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann resigned Wednesday. Dann, 46, made the announcement at the Ohio Statehouse shortly before 5 p.m., joined by Gov. Ted Strickland, who had called for his resignation just over a week before.
May 15, 200817 yr http://daytonpundit.com/site/?p=329 Marc Dann Resigns Published by DP Under immense political pressure from his party and Governor Ted Strickland (right), Ohio attorney general Marc Dann (left) resigned late this afternoon Just one day after Ohio House Democrats filed nine articles of impeachment against him and an inspector general investigation was authorized, Attorney General Marc Dann resigned late this afternoon at a hastily arranged news conference in the state capital. Standing beside him while he made the announcement was governor Ted Strickland, who later said that no deals were used to entice Dann to step down. First Assistant Attorney General Tom Winters will head the office until Strickland appoints a permanent replacement and they will have to run against a Republican challenger in November’s general election to complete the rest of Dann’s term (ending in January 2011). (continue reading at the link provided above--DP)
May 16, 200817 yr You could run a caption contest to discern the look on the governors face. It is not too much to ask to have public officials that are competent, respectful and honest. Buh Bye Mr. Dann.
May 29, 200817 yr OSU dean replaces Dann Temporary appointment out to regain public's trust BY JON CRAIG | [email protected] COLUMBUS - Gov. Ted Strickland took some of the politics out of the Attorney General's Office on Wednesday by appointing Ohio State University's law school dean to replace shamed Democrat Marc Dann, who quit May 14 under threat of impeachment and multiple investigations of wrongdoing. The Democratic governor's temporary appointment of Nancy Hardin Rogers, 59, to serve through November's special election was praised by most. Former Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken, for instance, said Strickland's choice "just shows how smart he is." http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008805290301
June 13, 200817 yr Governor Strickland has endorsed Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray as candidate for Ohio Attorney General in the November special election. Cordray had exceptional preparation to be treasurer and got most, if not all of the endorsements in that race in November 2006. source: Cleveland Public Radio today
May 9, 201015 yr Dann admits guilt to criminal charges By Laura Bischoff | Friday, May 7, 2010, 11:46 AM For two years, former attorney general Marc Dann insisted that while he made mistakes, he committed no crimes. But on Friday, May 7, Dann pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor ethics charges in the scandal that forced him to resign, damaged his reputation and finances and destroyed his marriage. Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Ted Barrows sentenced Dann to $1,000 in fines and 500 hours of community service, plus court costs. Dann told the judge that he was unable to pay the fines until next week. Dann said he would report the convictions to the disciplinary counsel of the Ohio Supreme Court and make an argument that he should be allowed to continue practicing law. more: http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2010/05/07/dann_admits_guilt_to_criminal.html?cxtype=feedbot
