Chinedum Ndukwe

Chinedum Ndukwe

Former Cincinnati Bengal turned real estate developer who was interested in the Convention Place Mall project and became a cooperating witness for the FBI against Sittenfeld.

Harry Black

Harry Black

Former Cincinnati city manager who resigned in April 2018 after six weeks of drama, including accusing then Mayor John Cranley of playing an unethical role in development deals, including Convention Place.

John Cranley

John Cranley

Former two-term Cincinnati mayor who left office in January after being term-limited from running again. He is known as 'Public Official A' in court filings in Sittenfeld's case. He was not criminally charged.

Tamaya Dennard

Tamaya Dennard

Former Cincinnati council member who the FBI arrested in February 2020 in a separate public corruption case. She pleaded guilty and was recently released from prison after serving roughly a year behind bars.

P.G. Sittenfeld

P.G. Sittenfeld

Sittenfeld is accused of accepting $40,000 in donations to a political action fund (PAC) in exhange for his support; promising he could "deliver the votes."

  • Youngest person ever to elected to Cincinnati City Council in 2011, at age 27.
  • Re-elected to second term at City Council in 2013 by largest margin in city history.
  • Won third term to City Council in 2017. Then announced in July 2020 a run for mayor in November 2021 election.
  • Indicted on public corruption charges Nov. 19, 2020.
  • Backed out of mayor's race in February 2021.

Jeff Pastor

Jeff Pastor

Former Cincinnati council member who the FBI arrested in November 2020 in a separate public corruption case. He is awaiting trial.

The Feds

The Feds

Assistant U.S. attorneys Emily Glatfelter, Matthew Singer and Megan Gaffney, as well as three undercover FBI agents.

Convention Place Mall

Convention Place Mall

A blighted property at 435 Elm Street in downtown Cincinnati that is at the heart of Sittenfeld's criminal case.

The Defense

The Defense

Sittenfeld's defense team is comprised of Charles H. Rittgers, Charles M. Rittgers, and Neal Schuett from Rittgers & Rittgers law firm.

Past notewrothy cases include Brooke Skylar Richardson, Gupreet Singh, and Ryan Widmer of Warren County.