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The Plain Dealer: J. Kevin Kelley, Kevin Payne Plead Guilty

The Plain Dealer: Former county employees J. Kevin Kelley and Kevin Payne pleaded guilty Wednesday to several corruption-related crimes and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors as they pursue other people in the probe of contract steering in Cuyahoga County. Kelley will serve a minimum sentence of about six years in federal prison while Payne faces at least seven years behind bars. That's assuming federal prosecutors are satisfied with the information, testimony and other help each man provides as the case continues.