Anthony Sinagra (born 1940) is an American Republican

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. He was the city prosecutor and

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, and member of the

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. He served in the 23rd District, which represented the western suburbs of

, from 1991 until 1994, when he lost to

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in an electoral upset. He was also mayor of Lakewood from 1978 to 1990. In 2009, he was accused of paying bribes to obtain a consulting job for which he did little or no work. On September 1, 2009, he pleaded guilty to the charges and was subsequently fined."Lakewood ex-Mayor Anthony Sinagra pleads guilty to bribery, fraud charges"
by Peter Krouse, September 1, 2009. Cleveland Plain Dealer]

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