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Will Dann, Jennings hurt Betras? 
Posted on: April 12, 2009
David Betras, the publicity seeking criminal defense lawyer who has set his sights on the chairmanship of the Mahoning County Democratic Party, has never denied his friendship with Marc Dann, the disgraced former attorney general of Ohio, and his ties to Leo Jennings III, a self-styled political consultant who was a member of Dann's inner circle in the AG's office.
But now that Betras has announced his plans to seek the party's top spot, his connection with two individuals who have given new meaning to the phrase "politics of sleaze" has become an issue.
Copies of Dann's campaign finance reports showing Betras' contributions, a copy of the state inspector general's report about his leading role in Dann's transition team, and a recent meeting Betras had with Jennings have now become fodder for his campaign for chairman.
Will Dann and Jennings prove to be Betras' undoing?
We'll know soon enough.
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During one episode of "the David Betras Show," a female employee of Forum Health was Dave's guest. Dave and his guest both expressed their displeasure at Forum's proposed sale of Beeghly Medical Park to Akron Children's. David then stated that he would call Marc Dann, then Attorney General who "IS A PERSONAL FRIEND OF MINE." David was trying to block the sale and encouraged all who watched to call the AG. He was trying to use populist political pressure to influence a decision that should have been made strictly on legal grounds. Marc Dann eventually approved the sale, but this just shows an instance where the Betras way would have been less than legal.
When Andrews' Cycles was prosecuted by the Ohio Attorney General's Office (then occupied by Marc Dann) for fraud, David Betras served as defense attorney for Andrew's. A deal was reached. When David represented Ohio Valley Mall (Cafaro) vs Mahoning County, the people (taxpayers) were sued. Just recently David has offered to represent the Youngstown Municipal Court judges in their suit aginst the city pro bono. Once again the people (taxpayers) will have to pay a heavy price. With the people being sued so frequently and for so much by Betras, how can our taxes not increase or services not get cut?
I'm not sure why Dann and Jennings continue to be relentlessly persecuted by the Vindicator.
Tyler are you kidding me?!?!?!
Why do they keep going after Dann and Jennings? Have you read the paper? And not just the editorials, but the actual stories about what these two have done to the valley over the past decade. More from Jennings, I mean he gave us Vicki Sherlock. Tried to take tax payer funded vacations with her, and then attached himself to Dann. And we see how well that worked out.