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Madison County man, James David Hampton charged with making online threats to kill individuals connected with abortion services non-profit COLUMBUS, OH (STL.News) A federal grand jury has charged James David Hampton, 40, of London, Ohio, with 10 counts of making online threats to individuals connected with a non-profit organization whose...
Columbus Area Drug Trafficking Organization Disrupted Seizure consisted of over 114 pounds of methamphetamine, along with heroin, fentanyl, marijuana, and 115 firearms Indianapolis (STL.News) Acting U.S. Attorney John E. Childress announced today that an extensive drug trafficking organization that was responsible for selling large quantities of illegal drugs in the...
South Korean National , Hyun Dong Jo Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud U.S. Department of Defense (STL.News) A South Korean national pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense. According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ohio, Hyun...
Ohio treatment facilities & corporate parent agree to pay $10.25 million COLUMBUS, OH (STL.News) A Florida company that operates two Ohio inpatient psychiatric hospitals and one Ohio substance abuse treatment facility will pay $10.25 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act. Oglethorpe Inc. and its three Ohio...
Local alleged drug dealers, Ricco Lamonte Maye also charged with falsely obtaining tens of thousands of dollars through Pandemic Unemployment Assistance COLUMBUS, OH (STL.News) A federal grand jury has charged four Central Ohioans in a narcotics conspiracy involving bulk quantities of fentanyl, crack, cocaine and methamphetamine. Three of the four...
Tax preparer, Tiffany Gravely pleads guilty to filing false income tax returns Acting U.S. Attorney, IRS remind taxpayers to choose tax preparer wisely COLUMBUS, OH (STL.News) A Georgia woman who used to live in Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to filing at least 51 false or...
Daniel P. Heintz charged with two federal child pornography crimes COLUMBUS, OH (STL.News) A Franklin County corrections officer has been charged federally with advertising for and receiving child pornography. Daniel P. Heintz, 38, of Columbus, turned himself in this morning and will appear in federal court for an initial appearance...
Columbus Resident Claims $1 Million Powerball® Prize Winning Ticket Was Purchased In Weimar (AUSTIN) – A Columbus resident claimed a Powerball® prize worth $1 million for the drawing on Jan. 16. The ticket was purchased at Weimar Food Mart, located at 202 N. Center St., in Weimar. The claimant elected...
MS-13 member, Pedro Alfonso Osorio-Flores sentenced to 40 years in prison Defendant stabbed a victim to death, attacked another murder victim with machete, participated in shooting homicide of third victim COLUMBUS, OH (STL.News) A local man was sentenced in federal court in Columbus to serve 480 months in prison for...
Three-time Columbus Bank Robber Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison COLUMBUS, GA (STL.News) A Columbus resident with a lengthy criminal history who went on a crime spree in March 2020, robbing three banks over several days, was sentenced to 90 months in prison today, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting...
COLUMBUS, OH (STL.News) Washington Prime Group Inc. (NYSE: WPG) today provided an update on adaptive reuse initiatives at Mesa Mall in Grand Junction, Colorado. Dick’s Sporting Goods, with its first location in Grand Junction, will replace the space formerly occupied by Herberger’s, and construction recently kicked off with the interior...
Columbus man, Desjuan R. Lee Harris pleads guilty to armed robberies at local Internet cafés COLUMBUS, OH (STL.News) A Columbus man has agreed to plead guilty in a case involving the murder of a husband and wife in a local Internet café. Desjuan R. Lee Harris, 25, offered his guilty...