Jimmy Dimora was released from prison in June 2023 after serving nearly 12 years for public corruption charges. He had been under home confinement prior to Thursday.
According to a press release from the White House, Dimora was one of 1,499 people granted commutation by President Biden on Thursday.
“I’m very happy for Jimmy. He’s a free man at last,” Dimora’s attorney Philip S. Kushner in a statement to 3News.
Dimora had been serving his 23-year prison sentence at the Devens Federal Medical Center in Massachusetts. His sentence was reduced from 28 years after a partial appellate court win in 2022.
At this time of his release, the former Cuyahoga County Democratic Party leader had been in poor health and was granted release under the CARES Act. As a result of his initial release, Dimora was to remain under house arrest until 2030.
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