CLEVELAND — Frank Russo, the former Cuyahoga County auditor who was caught up in a corruption investigation in 2010 has died, according to his attorney Roger Synenberg.

Russo was released from prison in May 2020 after being deemed susceptible to COVID-19. While released from prison at the start of the pandemic, Russo was not free. He was placed under house arrest with a GPS monitor, Synenberg told News 5 at the time.

Former Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo released from jail amid pandemic

Russo was sentenced in December 2010 to spend 21 years and eight months in prison after reaching a plea deal. Russo agreed to be charged with “knowingly and willfully” defrauding taxpayers.

Russo was convicted of conspiracy, conspiracy to bribe, mail fraud and tax evasion.

Before heading to jail in November 2012, he testified against Jimmy Dimora, a former Cuyahoga County commissioner who is also behind bars, following the largest corruption investigation in the county’s history.

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