At his detention hearing Monday, U.S. District Judge John R. Adams set bond for John "J.J." Cafaro at $50,000 and ordered electronic monitoring.
Cafaro entered the courtroom wearing orange prison garb, handcuffed with his hands in front, shackled at his feet, and wearing a chain around his waist.
On Friday, the Judge denied a request to move the detention hearing back in order for Cafaro to post bond and be released for the weekend.
Earlier last week, Adams ordered the retired mall developer into custody after he pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign financing laws. During that hearing, federal pretrial services officials complained Cafaro had not provided them with information on his various assets and liabilities.
Cafaro is scheduled for sentencing on June 8.
The charge against Cafaro stems from U.S. Attorney's Office's claims he broke federal election law in 2004. Investigators said he caused an official within his daughter's campaign committee to file with the Federal Election Commission a quarterly report that falsely stated he contributed only $2,000 to her general election campaign when he actually gave $10,000.
The maximum individual contribution allowed by law to federal candidates is $2,000. His daughter, Capri Cafaro, has said she did not have knowledge that the action occurred and is not being charged in the case.
Capri Cafaro is the minority leader in the Ohio Senate, representing the 32nd District.
