Nicholas Foti was one of 11 former or current East Cleveland police officers indicted last month on a variety of different charges.
Officer Laurice Mans--already fired from East Cleveland--currently on leave due to prior indictmentsThis bring the number to a total of 16 East Cleveland police officers that have been indicted for crimes in the past six and a half months. The other criminal charges; include, stealing from people while on duty, felonious assault, accepting bribes and assault.
O’Malley said the 16 East Cleveland police officers were involved in a total of 31 incidents from June 2018-July 2022 and there are a total of 17 victims.He is accused of financial crimes and scheduled back in court on April 20. The Cleveland Office of the FBI set up a hotline at 216-583-5343 for people to call with any other incidents involving East Cleveland police officers.