Attorney General Dave Yost today announced his pick for Ohio’s 12th solicitor general, the state’s top attorney for appeals in state and federal courts.
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Basheer Jones, 40, of Cleveland, Ohio, has been sentenced to 28 months in prison by U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese, after pleading guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud by using his role as a public official for personal financial gain by seeking to defraud multiple community stakeholders out of more than $200,000. He was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release after imprisonment and pay $143,598.47 in restitution to local nonprofits.
January 7, 2025, press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio: CLEVELAND – A Cleveland woman has been sentenced to 32 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to transport and sell stolen U.S. Treasury bonds across state lines, forging treasury bonds, and using a false social security number. According to court documents, Toni Laverne Smith, 71, had in her possession, U.S. Treasury bonds that were believed to have been stolen from the residence of an elderly female in 2011.
Ohio's Fourth District Congressman told Fox News that he will be examining the mishandling of classified documents by President Biden when he was serving as vice president. In a letter, Jordan and Louisiana Republican Congressman Mike Johnson sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland, saying they are conducting an oversite of documents found at Biden's private office in Washington D.C. and in a garage in his Delaware home.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio is cautioning northern Ohio residents about a telephone spoofing campaign where the caller is portraying themselves as an attorney, representative, or law enforcement officer, and the phone number is showing as the Department of Justice or the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
One of the recipients was the Hancock County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board. The agency got a one million dollar federal grant for programs that co. Prevent the illicit use of opioids, stimulants, and other substances within a predominately rural county. There was a total of 20 million handed out from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio to support law enforcement and public safety initiatives.
The former Allen County Sheriff pleaded guilty to for asking for and taking bribes from people arrested in prostitution stings, suspected gamblers and others. Samuel A. Crish, 56, is scheduled to be sentenced later this year. He pleaded guilty to multiple counts of extortion and soliciting bribes.