Four northeastern Ohio massage parlors suspected of engaging in labor and sex trafficking were raided this morning by law enforcement task forces organized under the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
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February 11, 2025, Press Release from the United States Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio: AKRON, Ohio – A 51-count superseding indictment was unsealed today charging 17 Ohio residents of operating a large-scale drug trafficking scheme based in Akron.
September 19, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (CLEVELAND) — The Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force is requesting the public’s help in locating a suspect facing 17 felony charges involving human trafficking, drug trafficking and firearms. Harry Randolph, 49, was indicted on Sept. 18 in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on six felony counts related to human trafficking, including trafficking in persons, compelling prostitution and promoting prostitution. He also is charged with seven felony counts related to drug trafficking, including drug possession and corrupting another with drugs. Three months earlier, in June, Randolph was indicted in Cuyahoga County on four felony counts involving possessing a weapon under disability and receiving stolen property.
May 15, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency: COLUMBUS, OH (May 15, 2024) – Fifty-eight local health departments and municipalities across 47 Ohio counties are receiving $1,060,682 in grants from Ohio EPA for mosquito control activities, including $188,368 for the removal of scrap tires, which can become breeding grounds for mosquito larvae. The funding will help mitigate the spread of mosquito-borne viruses such as West Nile, La Crosse Encephalitis, and Eastern Equine Encephalitis.