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Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze is facing multiple counts of misconduct alleging she steered lucrative divorce cases to a long-time personal friend, according to the Ohio Disciplinary Counsel.
The three misconduct counts, filed this week with the Ohio Supreme Court, come a year after The Marshall Project – Cleveland detailed how Celebrezze accepted several divorce cases and appointed Mark Dottore and his company as receiver.
In the complaint, Celebrezze is accused by the Ohio Disciplinary Counsel of making a false statement during the investigation and violating multiple rules of judicial and professional conduct relating to public confidence and avoiding the appearance of impropriety.
Celebrezze and Dottore did not respond Friday to multiple requests for comment.