State v. Rousseau

Whitmore, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Robert Rousseau has appealed from his conviction in Elyria Municipal Court of one count of having an unlawful interest in a public contract in violation of R.C. 2921.42(A)(4). This court affirms.

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{¶ 2} On October 16, 2003, a criminal complaint was filed in Elyria Municipal Court claiming that appellant had an unlawful interest in a public contract in violation of R.C. 2921.42(A)(4). The complaint alleged that appellant

[unlawfully, being a Lorain County, Ohio public official, did knowingly have an interest in the profits or benefits of a…