John Corranado, DoCL employee, lawyer for The Corranado Group and owner of Black Hawk coffee. He once claimed the Corranado family was “the most powerful name in law,” yet much like our past articles we’ve been writing about, he was convicted for government corruption, namely Abuse of Office. This means he abused his powers while in a government position for his own personal gain. The exact conviction carries a $15,000 fine and 140 months in the state penitentiary. He was also charged 20 months for reckless driving with $850 fine, 30 months for Obstruction of Justice with $1,000 fine. A combined total of 190 months in prison and $16,850 in fines.
The guilty felony verdict for Abuse of Office comes from Mr. Corranado using his DoCL key to unlock the DOJ building and gaining access inside for his own personal gain. He was not invited inside nor was he given consent to unlock it himself. According to the court docket, DoCL employees cannot enter any government office or building unless invited inside.
After his initial arrest for reckless driving, which he was doing 98 MPH in a 50 MPH zone, he intentionally created a conflict of interest with Kylian Clarkson by telling him details of his case, all while Justice Clarkson was at RPD as an official. This was done purposely to keep Justice Clarkson out of any investigations and cases involving Corranado. He then lured Jessica Ashbrook, a senior prosecutor, to his home under the guise of it being a house tour. He attempted to get info out of her about his case, whereas Ashbrook would either tell him it’s confidential or attempt to change the topic. He attempted to persuade Ashbrook to not assign prosecutor Andre Oxberg to his case, in favor of a more lenient state prosecutor.
These are key details we’ve listed before you. Details that lead to the conviction of a corrupt government official, one who truly believed he was above the law. How many times has he abused his power in the past? Does anyone truly think this was a one and done situation? He seemed so comfortable doing something so illegal, and so confident he would get away due to his connections. Either way, that’s one of many corrupt government employees gone and behind bars. We’re looking forward to many more in the future.
The full court docket can be read here.
I’d like to credit Liam McGrath for the title of this article as I saw it through Yeeter and thought it was too good to pass up. Thanks Liam!
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