Former East Cleveland City Councilman Ernest Smith is facing multiple charges, including theft in office and misuse of credit cards, among other allegations.

Those are some of the reactions from current and former East Cleveland officials after a Cuyahoga County grand jury handed up an indictment on Thursday charging Mayor Brandon King with felonies and misdemeanors regarding city contracts with companies that prosecutors say he or his family owns.

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King, 56, is accused of unlawfully authorizing city contracts with businesses owned by King and his family members, among other "criminal ethics violations."

East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King on Thursday was indicted on charges that accuse him of using more than $75,000 in city money to pay companies he or his relatives owned and giving a city-owned car and gas card to a former councilman.

Opponents of East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King are welcoming his recent corruption charges after years of raising alarm bells about his activities in office. Why it matters: It's the latest issue in the inner-ring Black suburb of 14,

A Cuyahoga County grand jury has indicted East Mayor Brandon King for several crimes allegedly committed while in office.

Mayor Brandon King on Thursday became the latest East Cleveland official in a long list of city leaders to face criminal charges or be accused of misconduct.