Anthony Russo

Anthony Russo may refer to:

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Anthony Russo (Ohio politician)

Anthony J. Russo (c. 1920 – March 6, 1985) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He left office after his district was redistricted to be the home of two different Democratic incumbents, in a move aimed at removing him from office.

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Anthony Russo (mayor)

Anthony Russo was the 35th mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, serving from 1993 to 2001. He won two terms, but failed to get enough votes to get a third term. (David Roberts beat him in 2001 when he got 6,064 votes and Russo only got 4,759 votes.)

Biography

In the 1993 election that got him into office, Russo beat his main opponent, Ira Karasick, by 7,023 to 5,623 votes. During his two terms, people who were loyal to Russo were put into the Hoboken Zoning Board and Planning Board by Russo. Anthony Russo's legacy has been overshadowed by corruption and cancer.

He was charged with corruption in 2003 while a Hoboken city councilman.

On September 29, 2004, Russo pleaded guilty to public corruption charges in federal court. Russo admitted that he took thousands of dollars in cash from the owner of a city accounting firm in exchange for his influence in awarding contracts to the firm. Russo was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $317,000 in restitution. Russo's Prisoner ID (BOP) # is 25827-050. He served his sentence in the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina and was released in September 2007.

Russo brothers

Anthony Russo and Joseph V. Russo are American film and television directors. The brothers direct most of their work jointly, and also occasionally work as producers, screenwriters, actors, and editors. The brothers directed the superhero film Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and will be directing its sequel Captain America: Civil War in 2016. Additionally, they will be directing the two Avengers: Infinity War films. They won an Emmy Award for their work on the comedy series Arrested Development.

Biography

Anthony and Joe Russo were raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended Benedictine High School. Their parents are Patricia and Basil Russo, an attorney and former judge. The Russos were graduate students at Case Western Reserve University when they began directing, writing, and producing their first feature, Pieces. They financed the film with student loans and credit cards. After viewing Pieces at a film festival, Steven Soderbergh approached the duo and offered to produce their next film, along with his producing partner George Clooney. This project was the crime comedy Welcome to Collinwood, starring William H. Macy, Sam Rockwell, and Clooney.