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Esrati challenges Montgomery County Clerk of Courts Mike Foley in a Quo Warranto filing, highlighting sealed court records, a broken justice system, and a corrupt political machine. While the court gives Foley 28 days to respond, local media remains silent. The real cost? Taxpayer money, legal inaction, and unchecked power.

Citizen journalist David Esrati filed a Quo Warranto action with Ohio’s Second District Court of Appeals to remove convicted felon Mike Foley from the office of Montgomery County Clerk of Courts. After elected officials, prosecutors, and state investigators failed to act despite Foley’s disqualifying convictions, Esrati took legal action himself—exposing Dayton’s entrenched “Culture of Corruption.” This marks another chapter in Esrati’s long-standing campaign for government accountability in Montgomery County.

Montgomery County Clerk of Courts Mike Foley is still in office despite being a convicted felon. Officials are dragging their feet. I’ve demanded action—or I’ll file the Quo Warranto myself.

Montgomery County Clerk of Courts Mike Foley pleaded no contest to two criminal charges—then tried to walk it back. Despite being convicted of a felony theft offense and soliciting political donations from public employees, he remains in office. This post exposes the judicial contradictions, legal loopholes, and systemic failures that keep corrupt officials in power—while federal agencies hide behind redactions and excuses. If you’ve lost faith in the system, here’s your proof.

Dayton’s political machine keeps humming—propped up by no-bid contracts, incestuous hires, secretive elections, and campaign war chests filled by the elite. From Mike Foley’s legal dodge, to BOE corruption, to a $73K primary campaign to beat a long-shot candidate, Esrati.com unpacks how Dayton’s “Culture of Corruption” survives—and thrives—at your expense.