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- ↑ "FBI Executes Search Warrant at East Cleveland City Hall". The Times-Reporter . December 4, 2003.
He became the first black, African-born mayor in the United States when he was elected in 1997, according to the Atlanta-based National Conference of Black Mayors
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- ↑ Caniglia, John; Ott, Thomas (September 1, 2004). "Onunwor, Still Jailed, To Quit As Mayor". The Plain Dealer .
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