Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas

Criminal Court Division

State of Ohio, A True Bill Indictment For
Plaintiff Having An Unlawful Interest In A Public Contract -
F4
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John Petsche,
Defendant 3 Additional Count(s)

Dates of Offense (on or about) The Term Of Case Number

04/17/2018 to 05/21/2019 January of 2020 649412-20-CR

The State of Ohio,

Cuyahoga County } SS.

Count One Having An Unlawful Interest In A Public Contract - F4

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Defendants John Petsche
Date of Offense On or about April 17, 2018
The Jurors of the Grand Jury of the State of Ohio, within and for the body of the County aforesaid, on their oaths, IN THE NAME
AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF OHIO, do find and present, that the above named Defendant(s), on or about the
date of the offense set forth above, in the County of Cuyahoga, unlawfully
did while being a public official knowingly authorize or employ the authority or influence of his
office to secure authorization of any public contract in which he, a member of his family, or any of
his business associates had an interest.
The offense is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

Count Two Having An Unlawful Interest In A Public Contract - F4

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Defendants John Petsche
Date of Offense On or about May 15, 2018
The grand jurors, on their oaths, further find that the Defendant(s) unlawfully
did while being a public official knowingly authorize or employ the authority or influence of his
office to secure authorization of any public contract in which he, a member of his family, or any of
his business associates had an interest.
The offense is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

<GRANDJURORSIGNATURE> <PROSECUTORSIGNATURE>
Foreperson of the Grand Jury Prosecuting Attorney

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Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas A True Bill Indictment

Count Three Having An Unlawful Interest In A Public Contract - F4

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Defendants John Petsche
Date of Offense On or about March 5, 2019
The grand jurors, on their oaths, further find that the Defendant(s) unlawfully
did while being a public official knowingly authorize or employ the authority or influence of his
office to secure authorization of any public contract in which he, a member of his family, or any of
his business associates had an interest.
The offense is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

Count Four Attempted Having An Unlawful Interest In A Public Contract - F5

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Defendants John Petsche
Date of Offense On or about May 1, 2019 to May 21, 2019
The grand jurors, on their oaths, further find that the Defendant(s) unlawfully
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of his office to secure authorization of any public contract in which he, a member of his family, or
any of his business associates had an interest.
The offense is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio.

<GRANDJURORSIGNATURE> <PROSECUTORSIGNATURE>
Foreperson of the Grand Jury Prosecuting Attorney

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