Politics & Government
Pat Coyne's Sentencing Set for Sept. 26
Court date was delayed after former councilman taken to hospital
Former Strongsville Councilman Pat Coyne is scheduled to be sentenced for fraud and other charges at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 26.
Coyne was last week, but the court date was postponed because of illness. Coyne reportedly fainted due to high blood pressure and was in the intensive care unit at Southwest General Health Center.
The date was reset for Sept. 21, but has now moved to Sept. 26.
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Coyne faces prison for bribery, fraud and money laundering.
Between March and May of this year, Coyne out of $32,000, telling the man he was investing in a Krispy Kreme doughnut franchise in Brunswick. Coyne actually did not represent Krispy Kreme.
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Coyne also pleaded guilty to accepting $20,000 in bribes from developer David Terry for favorable reviews of Terry's future projects in Strongsville.
He resigned his at-large council seat May 6, three days before he was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
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