The mayor is pleading guilty to three misdemeanor charges in connection with using campaign funds for personal expenses, allowing him to avoid jail time, but he will spend five years on probation.
Newburgh Heights Mayor Trevor Elkins appears in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court next to attorney Jim McDonnell.CLEVELAND, Ohio — Newburgh Heights Mayor Trevor Elkins will plead guilty to three misdemeanor charges in connection with using campaign funds for his personal expenses while in office, allowing him to possibly avoid jail time but requiring him to resign from office.
The charges stem from an investigation that dates back to 2019, after the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections found during an audit that Elkins’ campaign fund balances did not match his expenditures he reported to the elections board. Elkins has been mayor of the suburb of about 2,000 people since 2011 and is active in Cuyahoga County Democratic Party politics. He previously said the investigation was the result of political retribution after he sought to be the party’s chairperson.