Mohammed Ahmad, 38, of Avon, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to submitting orders for patients in connection with a durable medical equipment (DME) scheme that caused Medicare to be unnecessarily billed for thousands of dollars.

Christopher M. Callaway, 41, of West Farmington in Trumbull County, Ohio, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Patricia A. Gaughan, after he pleaded guilty in March to six counts of sexually exploiting children, receipt and distribution of minors engaged in sexually explicit content, and possession of child pornography, also known as child sexual abuse material (CSAM). 

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Mark Seffernick, 61, was sentenced in 2024 to 15 years in prison on five counts of felonious assault with gun specifications. Seffernick appealed the mandatory sentences on the counts, which ran consecutively, arguing the judge imposed them solely “to protect the public.”