Controversial Columbus Landlord Sentenced to Jail
Updated: Monday, March 11 2013, 10:36 PM EDT
COLUMBUS -- A controversial landlord was sentenced to a year in jail Monday, after being found guilty of violating his probation.
Environmental Court Judge Harland Hale previously ordered Sam Vazirani to get rid of all his properties, but determined the landlord failed to do so after a parade of witnesses testified that he collected rent after transferring property ownership to others.
"There is no question in my mind that these were sham transfers designed to dispose of the real estate and collect on it later,” Judge Hale said in a statement.
Vazirani became known to many central Ohioans after a fire at one of his Franklinton properties killed three people in December, 2011. That house had been ordered vacant, and lacked proper heat service at the time of the fire.
Vazirani was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs after hearing his sentence. After his release from jail, he will be placed on probation until 2017.
---------------------------------
Reporter: Carol Luper
Web Producer: Ken Hines
Related Stories
-
Sobriety Checkpoint Remembers Fallen Officer
-
Barbeque Grill Sparks Apartment Fire
-
Powerball Now $600 Million
-
Children Let Loose During Southside Community Festival
-
IRS Scandal: Ohio Tea Party Leader Waiting for Answers
-
Worker Injured Near Columbus Commons
-
RACE FOR THE CURE: Students' Mothers Inspire Teacher
-
Parents: Teen w/Down Syndrome Barred from Cheerleading Squad
-
E. Columbus Woman Chases After Burglars
-
CRIME HOT SPOTS: Taco Truck Ransacked
-
Columbus Relatives Wanted for Alleged Energy Drink Thefts
-
Firefighters Describe Deadly Clintonville Shootout
-
Worthington Dr. Indicted for Hitting Bicyclist While Driving Drunk
-
Teen Charged in Amber Alert Deaths
-
Lawmakers Question Ousted IRS Leader
-
SPECIAL REPORT: Underage Tanning Law Lacks Teeth
-
SPECIAL REPORT: Steer Clear of This Mechanic
-
Dense Fog Advisory Causing Problems
-
Dog Credited for Saving Family from House Fire
-
Dollar Store Destroyed by Fire
-
Explosion Felt at Buckeye Lake
-
Candice Glover Wins American Idol
-
Mother Chases Down Child Abductor in NM
-
New App to Help Identify STD's
-
New Outlet Mall Clears Hurdle
-
Scam Artists Target Local Job Seekers
-
Police: Suspect Used Tech 9 During Fatal Clintonville Shootout
-
Health Care Company Shuts Down Amid Investigation
-
Columbus City Schools to Take Over Student Transportation
-
Race Numbers Recover After 2012 Planned Parenthood Controversy
- Ohio AG certifies medical marijuana petition
- Ohio man held in stabbing death of infant
- OH patrol: fog contributes to multi-vehicle crash
- Ohio governor to alert families to execution mercy
- Jail logs: Cleveland suspect polite to guard
- Guilty plea for Ohio man for Obama Twitter threat
- 17-year-old charged in deaths of Ohio brothers
- Ohio man held in stabbing of infant
- Akron city computers hacked
CLEVELAND (AP) -- An official says a charity set up to help the three women freed from a decade of captivity in a Cleveland house has raised more than $480,000 so far.
Social