All of the charges were in addition to one "umbrella" charge of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act for crimes performed in as a part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

A federal jury has found former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora guilty of running a criminal enterprise out of his county office.

The jury of seven men and five women returned the guilty verdict at about 12:15  p.m. on Friday.

U.S. District Court Judge Sara Lioi continued to read through the counts against Dimora finding him guilty of   37 of the 38 charges.

Dimora was found not guilty of one count of mail fraud involving a scheme related to Dimora using campaign money to pay for his wife's 50th birthday party at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven. The judge concluded reading the verdicts against Dimora at 12:37 p.m.

Lioi advised the jurors at 1:00 p.m. they are to report back to the court at 9 a.m. on Tuesday to hear an additional matter related to the case. Three of the five alternate jurors were required not to report on Tuesday, but they were not dismissed from the case.

The judge also warned jurors about heightened media attention and  not reading or talking about the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Antoinette Bacon at 1:05 p.m. requested that the court revoke Dimora's bond and take him into custody.

Bacon told the judge Dimora's sentence for the offenses could extend “well into double digit years" and "considering his age and seriousness of the offense" the government considered him a flight risk. She said prior “delays and attempts at delays" by Dimora's counsel should also be considered in the revocation request.

Dimora defense attorney Bill Whitaker told the judge Dimora is “no danger to the community and no risk of flight" and that he has been “courteous and diligent” in his interactions with court officials. Whitaker said other defendants convicted in cases related to the federal corruption investigation have not had their bonds revoked and they have not been taken into custody.

Whitaker also told Judge Lioi that the actions of Dimora's attorneys in requesting delays in proceedings should not be held against Dimora in the judge's decision on whether or not to revoke Dimora's bond.

Defendant Michael Gabor was found guilty of nine of ten federal charges. Gabor's attorney, Leif Christman, asked Lioi to allow Gabor to remain free on bond as the forthcoming proceedings related to the trial continue.

Lioi recessed the court at 1:24 p.m. to consider the revocation request.

The trial began more than seven weeks earlier on January 12 with Assistant U.S. Attorney Antoinette Bacon telling jurors in her opening statement that they would hear a case of "bribery, fraud, obstruction and conspiracy."

Bacon said then that Dimora and former auditor Frank Russo sold their influence following rules she described as "almost a conspiracy handbook" of secrecy with intermediaries and covering their tracks.

“You will not hear about anything given to Jimmy Dimora in exchange for any official action... The government has confused carousing and drinking with corruption," Dimora defense attorney, Andrea Whitaker, said to jurors in her opening statement.

Jurors heard testimony from 65 prosecution witnesses and seven defense witnesses. Prosecutors admitted hundreds of pieces of evidence including photos of Dimora at a topless pool at a Las Vegas hotel and major outdoor improvements at Dimora's home in Independence.

The jury deliberated for close to 40 hours before returning their verdicts.

Dimora faced a total of 38 crimes charged in 34 counts, and his co-defendant Michael Gabor faced 10 crimes charged in eight counts, of federal conspiracy, bribery and related charges. They both maintained their innocence of all federal charges throughout the trial.

Of the 38 crimes, federal prosecutors charged Dimora with 17 charges of Hobbs Act Extortion. The law involves circumstances where a public official uses his or her office to obtain money not due to the official for the performance of the public official's duties.

Dimora also faced seven fraud-related charges, six charges of bribery, four charges involving filing false tax reports, two counts of falsification and one count of obstruction. All of the charges were in addition to one "umbrella" charge of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act for crimes performed in as a part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

Gabor faced 10 crimes charged in eight counts, and Dimora faced 38 crimes charged in 34 counts, of federal conspiracy, bribery and related charges. They both maintained their innocence of all federal charges throughout the trial.

Prosecutors charged Gabor with one "umbrella" charge of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act for crimes performed in as a part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Other counts included charges related to bribery, extortion, obstruction and fraud.