About FreeTonyViola.com

A justice-accountability platform dedicated to exposing prosecutorial misconduct and holding public officials responsible for actions that lead to wrongful convictions.

Our Mission

FreeTonyViola.com exists for one reason: to expose prosecutorial misconduct and demand accountability when abuse of power results in wrongful convictions.

Wrongful convictions are rarely the result of honest mistakes or momentary lapses in judgment. They are far more often caused by “win-at-all-costs” prosecution, refusal to acknowledge error, and the deliberate locking-in of narratives that prosecutors will not revisit—even when evidence contradicts their case.

This platform documents those failures, preserves the evidence, and makes it public. Our focus is not rehabilitation services or re-entry assistance. Our focus is accountability—especially when prosecutors break the law, abuse their authority, or knowingly pursue convictions that cannot withstand scrutiny.

Accountability begins with transparency, evidence, and public exposure.

The Origin of FreeTonyViola.com

FreeTonyViola.com was originally created to support an investigation into Tony Viola’s federal prosecution and to solicit information that could help uncover misconduct tied to his case.

Tony was investigated by the Cuyahoga County Mortgage Fraud Task Force—a multi-jurisdictional group of state, local, and federal agencies—and prosecuted in parallel federal and state cases. While he was convicted in federal court, he was later exonerated in a subsequent state trial.

The stark contradiction between those outcomes raised serious questions about investigative practices, prosecutorial conduct, and the handling of evidence—questions that remain unresolved and deeply relevant well beyond a single case.