Apparently what happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas.  Several teams of FBI agents followed Jimmy Dimora, former auditor Frank Russo and other friends on a gambling trip to Last Vegas in April 2008.  Of interest was Ferris Kleem, owner of Blaze Electric, a company that had bids in for contracts with the county’s new Juvenile Justice Center.   The jury saw video of Dimora, Kleem, and other friends from a ceiling camera at the Mirage casino as they played blackjack.  FBI Special agent Mike Massie narrated the video pointing out that Kleem kept sliding chips over to Dimora.  $25 chips,  then $100 chips. It added up to $3400. 

     That evening casino cameras followed Dimora and his 10 friends as they climbed into white limousines for a short ride to the Belaggio for dinner.  The FBI agents walked. 

One agent was filming inside the restaurant with a camera hidden in her purse.  Water was 8 dollars a bottle, wine $100 a bottle, a steak was about $60.  The total bill for the dinner was over $2200 and Kleem paid it.

   The next day the ceiling cameras were watching Dimora and Kleem at a black jack table.  When Kleem started writing down the name of an alleged prostitute the camera zoomed in so jurors could see her cell phone number and her name, Suzanne.  Prosecutors say Kleem paid her 1000 dollars to give Dimora a massage.  Kleem was heard on a phone call with Dimora discussing the room bills of Dimora and Russo saying "I'll take care of it."  

      While the Vegas trip was going,  Dimora continued to call back to Cleveland to find out how the bids were going the Juvenile Justice Center.  He talked to Kleem about it but never expressly promised him anything other than to ask about it. Kleem and Dimora are heard wondering whether Panzica Construction, the low bidder,  would meet Small Business Entrerprise requirements.  At one point Dimora told Kleem "I'll keep my fongers crossed for you."   In the end, Kleem’s company lost out when Panzica Construction remained the low bidder and got the contract.