‘One hand washes the other’: Prosecutor allegedly reduced mechanic’s DUI, drug charges to get his truck bumper fixed for free

Inset: Nicholas Graham (WKBN). Background: The auto repair shop where Graham allegedly got his truck fixed in exchange for legal favors (Google Maps).

Inset: Nicholas Graham (WKBN). Background: The auto repair shop where Graham allegedly got his truck fixed in exchange for legal favors (Google Maps).

A former and longtime municipal prosecutor in Ohio will likely spend the next several years with federal authorities — but in an altogether new and different role as a criminal defendant.

Nicholas Graham, 52, stands accused of one count each of conspiracy, wire fraud, and Hobbs Act extortion under color of official right, according to an indictment filed on Sept. 19. The charging document was unsealed after Graham’s arrest on Tuesday at the request of a judge with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Graham worked for 21 years as assistant city prosecutor for Warren — a medium-sized city 60 miles southeast of Cleveland.

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