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Attorney says Ohio woman stole for son - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) Her attorney says the Ohio woman dubbed the Granny Robber was trying to support a grown son who had fallen on hard times. Sixty-eight-year-old Barbara Joly has admitted robbing a bank in March and is suspected in as many

Former priest to serve life in rape of boy in Ohio - WTOL-TV
CLEVELAND (AP) - A former Catholic priest who lives in northeast Ohio has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape of an 8-year-old boy 16 years ago. The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office says 64-year-old Joseph Williams of Akron will serve

Ohio Treasury s GrowNow program hits $300M in 2 years - Columbus Business Journal
Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray this week announced that the office s GrowNow program for small businesses crossed the $300 million mark, just as the attorney general-elect is set to leave office. The program, which leverages part of the state s

US attorney files for extension in seeking Illinois governor - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Bribery trial looms as Jefferson loses delay bid Ohio court rejects priest’s appeal in nun killing Police: Teens set boy’s hair on fire, made video White House says President Bush has spoken by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Ex-colonel

Attorney says woman stole for son - 22 WSBT
Story Created: Dec 31, 2008 at 12:53 PM EST Story Updated: Dec 31, 2008 at 12:54 PM EST HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) Her attorney says the Ohio woman dubbed “the Granny Robber” was trying to support a grown son who had fallen on hard times. Sixty-eight

New marshals, judges likely for state with Obama administration - Charleston Daily Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - After President-elect Barack Obama takes office next month, West Virginia likely will get several new U.S. prosecutors and marshals. There are vacancies in the southern district of West Virginia for those posts following the 2005

Parents charged with killing son appear in court - Akron Beacon Journal
The Christmas card Christopher Hoffman prepared to give to his wife, Heidi, will have to remain in defense attorney Eddie Sipplen’s possession. Judge Patricia Cosgrove further cemented a no-contact ruling between the Hoffmans at a pretrail hearing

US attorney wants more time to indict Blagojevich - Ledger-Enquirer
CHICAGO — U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has filed a motion seeking a 90-day extension to return of an indictment against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Federal prosecutors normally have 30 days to file an indictment against a defendant. That

Police: Woman kidnapped elderly sister in Pa. - 22 WSBT
Story Created: Dec 31, 2008 at 12:48 PM EST Story Updated: Dec 31, 2008 at 12:48 PM EST PITTSBURGH (AP) Laura Stewart thought she was saving her 86-year-old sister from a squalid, unheated Pittsburgh apartment by taking her home to Ohio in what

“Granny Robber”: I stole for son - KSDK
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A defense lawyer says the Ohio woman dubbed “the Granny Robber” in several bank heists was trying to support a grown son who had fallen on hard times. Sixty-eight-year-old Barbara Joly has admitted she robbed a bank in March

UT graduate named to Ohio treasurer post - Toledo Blade
COLUMBUS - Gov. Ted Strickland pegged University of Toledo graduate and Columbus City Councilman Kevin Boyce yesterday to serve as Ohio’s top banker and broker, completing the game of musical chairs begun in May with the post-scandal resignation of

Mortgage plan could keep 8,000 in homes - Columbus Dispatch
A mortgage-modification program that could help 8,000 Ohioans stay in their homes is under way, say officials of Countrywide Financial Corp. and the Ohio attorney general’s office. An additional 4,000 Countrywide customers in Ohio who have lost their

2 of Dann’s aides absolved in last harassment claim - Columbus Dispatch
The Ohio attorney general’s office has rejected a complaint from a staff attorney that she was sexually harassed by two aides to then-Attorney General Marc Dann. The office concluded today that Jennifer L. Urban, an assistant attorney general in the

Feds find $1.6 million buried at Ohio farm - Akron Beacon Journal
Federal authorities have found $1.6 million in cash buried at a north-central Ohio farm after receiving a tip that drug money was hidden there. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dave DeVillers says the money was in seven metal ammunition boxes at the farm in

Two women at center of Ohio’s AG scandal cleared - WKYC
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The two women at the center of the scandal in former attorney general Marc Dann’s office have been cleared of accusations they harassed co-workers. The AG’s office decided last week after a six-month investigation that the behavior

Governor taps new state treasurer - Canton Repository
Gov. Ted Strickland gave Ohio Democrats their first black nonjudicial statewide officeholder Tuesday, appointing a new state treasurer who plans to seek a full term in 2010. Kevin Boyce, 37, a Columbus City Council member, will replace outgoing

Seneca County officials OK attorney fees for courthouse - Toledo Blade
TIFFIN - Seneca County commissioners yesterday authorized spending up to $6,000 more to pay a Columbus law firm to represent it in litigation related to the 1884 courthouse. Since July, 2007, commissioners have authorized paying $150,000 to Isaac

Conn. man admits he voted early in Ohio - Herald-Dispatch
CINCINNATI (AP) A Connecticut man has admitted that he did not live in Ohio when he cast an early ballot for the presidential election in Cincinnati. Kevin Duffy, of Manchester, Conn., pleaded guilty in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court on

State must improve oversight of elected officials - Newark Advocate
It’s no secret that voters occasionally make epic mistakes in their selections of candidates. Enter former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann from stage left. What’s surprising to us is the complete lack of oversight over elected officials such as Dann

Inspector general blasts Marc Dann for misspent money - Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog
Lisa DeJong/Plain Dealer file Marc Dann’s spending while Ohio attorney general was criticized by the state’s inspector general. COLUMBUS — Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann formed an unregulated transition account after he was elected in 2006

Report criticizes former Ohio attorney general’s use of unregulated - USA Today Blogs
Ohio’s inspector general issued a scathing report today about the conduct of former state Attorney General Marc Dann during his time in public office. The Plain Dealer reports that Dann, a Democrat who resigned in May, is accused of accepting $195

Exclusive: OH Election Fraud Attorney Reacts to the Death of GOP ‘IT - Huffingtonpost.com
U.S. Dept. of Justice ignored months-long effort to protect Connell following reported threats The lead attorney in the widening 2004 federal election fraud conspiracy case which began in Ohio — but is rapidly growing to other states and other

Man’s license suspended for street racing on I-71 - Columbus Dispatch
Jonathan Linn, 26, also must serve three years of community control, which is similar to probation. DELAWARE, Ohio — A judge yesterday suspended the license of a Westerville man who eluded police after racing on I-71 this past summer. Before

W.Va. judge approves attorney fees in lawsuit - Charleston Daily Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A judge has approved $3.9 million in payments to attorneys as part of the state’s settlement with two credit card companies. The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office last January announced a $12 million settlement of a lawsuit

Candidates emerge for new federal prosecutor - Columbus Dispatch
Two assistant federal prosecutors and a Columbus lawyer are among the likely candidates for federal prosecutor in the southern district of Ohio. A new U.S. marshal also is likely to be named because of the coming change in presidential

The former attorney general says the Ohio inspector general has a - Vindicator
The former attorney general says the Ohio inspector general has a clear bias against him. Though mistakes were made during his short tenure as attorney general, Marc Dann said, a state inspector general s report on the agency under his watch

$3.9 Million Divided By 4 Attorneys - Intelligencer
WHEELING - Ohio County Circuit Judge Ronald Wilson on Monday decided four attorneys will share $3.9 million for their work on an antitrust lawsuit brought against Visa and MasterCard. Two West Virginia attorneys - Teresa Toriseva of Wheeling and Guy

University of Toledo graduate selected as Ohio treasurer - Toledo Blade
COLUMBUS Gov. Ted Strickland Tuesday pegged University of Toledo graduate and Columbus City Councilman Kevin Boyce to serve as Ohio s top banker and broker, completing the game of musical chairs begun in May with the resignation of former

Conn. man admits he voted early in Ohio - Wtte28.com
CINCINNATI (AP) — A Connecticut man has admitted that he did not live in Ohio when he cast an early ballot for the presidential election in Cincinnati. Kevin Duffy, of Manchester, Conn., pleaded guilty in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court on Monday

Report criticizes former Ohio attorney general’s use of unregulated - USA Today Blogs
Ohio’s inspector general issued a scathing report today about the conduct of former state Attorney General Marc Dann during his time in public office. The Plain Dealer reports that Dann, a Democrat who resigned in May, is accused of accepting $195

Hearing delayed for teen accused in slaying - Ledger-Enquirer
Monday s first appearance hearing for the teen charged in Saturday s slaying at a North Lumpkin Road apartment complex has been delayed several days. The 16-year-old defendant s attorney, Harlan Wood of The Ford Law Firm in Alpharetta, Ga

Inspector general blasts Marc Dann for misspent money - Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog
Lisa DeJong/Plain Dealer file Marc Dann’s spending while Ohio attorney general was criticized by the state’s inspector general. COLUMBUS — Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann formed an unregulated transition account after he was elected in 2006

Boyce To Be Next Ohio Treasurer - WBNS 10TV Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has chosen Columbus City Council member Kevin Boyce to be Ohio’s next state treasurer. The appointment gives Democrats their first black statewide officeholder who’s not a judge. Boyce will replace outgoing

Blagojevich Lawyer To Use Obama Report In Governor’s Defense - Huffingtonpost.com
CHICAGO U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald wants lawmakers to hear what Gov. Rod Blagojevich (bluh-GOY’-uh-vich) says on wiretapped phone calls. Fitzgerald filed paperwork Monday to release conversations caught on wiretaps to the Illinois House

Perspective: Governor wanted quick end to scandal - Port Clinton News Herald
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Gov. Ted Strickland and President-elect Barack Obama have something in common beyond being Democrats: They like to keep things tidy. Both men grappled with sudden unwanted scandal in 2008, and both sought to end the year with

Strickland: Economy Was Main Focus In 2008 - WHIO TV
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said the economy this year has been tougher than expected and he thinks that 2009 is not going to be much better. Strickland sat down one-on-one with News Center 7 s Jim Otte and said that the economy was

The former attorney general says the Ohio inspector general has a - Vindicator
Though mistakes were made during his short tenure as attorney general, Marc Dann said, a state inspector general s report on the agency under his watch is filled with innuendo rather than fact. The report, released Monday, states that Dann

Exclusive: OH Election Fraud Attorney Reacts to the Death of GOP ‘IT - Huffingtonpost.com
U.S. Dept. of Justice ignored months-long effort to protect Connell following reported threats The lead attorney in the widening 2004 federal election fraud conspiracy case which began in Ohio — but is rapidly growing to other states and other

Report criticizes former Ohio attorney general’s use of unregulated - USA Today Blogs
Ohio’s inspector general issued a scathing report today about the conduct of former state Attorney General Marc Dann during his time in public office. The Plain Dealer reports that Dann, a Democrat who resigned in May, is accused of accepting $195

Blagojevich Lawyer To Use Obama Report In Governor’s Defense - Huffingtonpost.com
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. The lawyer for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says federal wiretaps may have caught the governor making some “unfortunate” remarks, but they don’t show him doing anything that justifies impeachment. Attorney Ed Genson told a

Montana supports Arizona’s appeal in election case - Billings Gazette
HELENA - Montana’s attorney general has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Arizona’s appeal after two key elements of Arizona’s election laws were struck down by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier this year the appellate court threw out

Inspector general blasts Marc Dann for misspent money - Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog
Lisa DeJong/Plain Dealer file Marc Dann’s spending while Ohio attorney general was criticized by the state’s inspector general. COLUMBUS — Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann formed an unregulated transition account after he was elected in 2006

AP’s ‘Novel’ Name That Party Wrinkle: Purging Dem Party IDs from - News Busters
Two situations over the weekend illustrate that the Associated Press’s habitual failure to identify the political party of Democrats in trouble is more than likely a conscious decision. This is despite the AP Stylebook’s guidance (as of 2000, the

Year in review: October-December 2008 - Daily Record
(Editor’s note: Dates designate the date the article was published in The Daily Record, not the actual date of the event.) October 1 — A nationwide notification concerning the finding of skeletal remains in Holmes County failed to turn up any

2008 year in review: Big news, small news and in between - Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog
Jan. 1: Former Benedictine High School coach Augie Bossu , who led football and baseball teams at the school from 1953-2006, dies at 91. The FBI resumes its search for the mysterious “D.B. Cooper” who hijacked an airliner in 1971, then parachuted

Deceased attorney Reber’s former client to be reimbursed - Marion Star
COLUMBUS - A Marion County attorney failed to distribute or otherwise account for funds belonging to the estate of a client, the Board of Commissioners of the Clients’ Security Fund of Ohio has determined. The board announced recently that a former

Bush IT specialist dies in plane crash - United Press International
AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 20 (UPI) — Michael Connell, who operated campaign Web sites for President George W. Bush and GOP presidential nominee John McCain, has died in a plane crash in Ohio. Connell, 45, was killed Friday evening when the single-prop

Cordray focuses on bringing stability to attorney general’s office - Columbus Dispatch
No bombshell pronouncements. No staff purges. No surprises. As he prepares to take over as Ohio attorney general next month, Richard Cordray is making few waves in an office that was roiled by drama under the leadership of Marc Dann. Cordray was

“He Was Frightened”-Details in Rove’s IT Guru Connell’s Death Emerge - Huffingtonpost.com
Mike Connell, the GOP’s go-to computer guy who died in a solo plane crash late Friday night had had allegedly been threatened with federal prosecution by Karl Rove. In email to Attorney General Mukasey posted on BRAD Blog attorney Cliff Arnebeck, who

Woman arrested in missing-baby hoax - Akron Beacon Journal
MIAMI: A frantic two-day search for a 6-month-old child ended Friday as a hoax with police arresting the 22-year-old woman who spun the tale. Meagan McCormic had told police her child, Riley Archer Buchness, had disappeared Tuesday afternoon with

Name that party in Ohio! - Hotair.com
Glenn Reynolds highlights another instance of Name That Party in a political scandal report, and this time it s triply egregious. The AP report on former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and his conversion of campaign funds for personal use doesn

“He Was Frightened”-Details in Rove’s IT Guru Connell’s Death Emerge - Huffingtonpost.com
Mike Connell, the GOP’s go-to computer guy who died in a solo plane crash late Friday night had had allegedly been threatened with federal prosecution by Karl Rove. In email to Attorney General Mukasey posted on BRAD Blog attorney Cliff Arnebeck, who

Feds Find $1.6 Million Buried At Ohio Farm - NBC4 Columbus
NORWALK, Ohio Federal authorities have found $1.6 million in cash buried at a north-central Ohio farm after receiving a tip that drug money was hidden there. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dave DeVillers says the money was in seven metal ammunition boxes

$1.6 million found buried in Huron County - Norwalk Reflector
Federal authorities went to a Huron County farm after being told that drug money from marijuana sales in central Ohio was buried there. They found seven metal ammunition boxes buried in one spot that contained a total of $1.6 million in cash

Troubles not over for former Ohio attorney general - Chillico Gazette
The troubles for former Attorney General Marc Dann didn’t end when he resigned in May amid a sexual harassment scandal in his office. Among other problems he must deal with: A complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission by the state watchdog last

Cordray focuses on bringing stability to attorney general’s office - Columbus Dispatch
No bombshell pronouncements. No staff purges. No surprises. As he prepares to take over as Ohio attorney general next month, Richard Cordray is making few waves in an office that was roiled by drama under the leadership of Marc Dann. Cordray was

Name that party in Ohio! - Hotair.com
Glenn Reynolds highlights another instance of Name That Party in a political scandal report, and this time it s triply egregious. The AP report on former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and his conversion of campaign funds for personal use doesn

Complaint filed against Ohio s ex-attorney general - Port Clinton News Herald
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio s secretary of state filed a complaint Thursday with the Ohio Elections Commission claiming former Attorney General Marc Dann misspent about $45,000 in campaign funds. The complaint filed by Ohio Secretary of State

Developer violated environmental laws, appeals court rules - Chronicle-Telegram
ELYRIA Elyria real estate developer Lorne Elbert Jr. has violated 20 state environmental laws for dumping and burning hazardous waste at a 38-acre plot of land on Oberlin Road, an appeals court has ruled. The property in question was purchased at

Dad tells his side in infant’s death - Akron Beacon Journal
The parents accused in the death of a 10-week-old Cuyahoga Falls infant took their case public Friday by professing their innocence. Christopher and Heidi Hoffman face numerous charges stemming from the Dec. 10, 2007, death of their infant son