Archive for March, 2010

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Somebody in Ohio Is Lying - Spectator.org
Did an ACORN-friendly Ohio elections chief who previously defied federal election law improperly boot a Tea Party candidate off the Republican primary ballot for state attorney general? The disqualified candidate, attorney Steve Christopher , would

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Ohio adviser charged with $39M fraud - InvestmentNews
An unregistered investment adviser in Ohio who allegedly defrauded clients out of more than $39 million was charged today by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. attorney s office and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission

Christian militia members charged in plot to kill cops - Columbus Dispatch
AP) - Some of the suspects from the FBI’s weekend raids in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio are expected in court. Spokeswoman Gina Balaya of the U.S. attorney’s office in Detroit tells The Associated Press that seven suspects are to appear for a hearing

FBI raids Christian militia group in Ohio, Indiana - Columbus Dispatch
ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) - Some of the suspects from the FBI’s weekend raids in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio are expected in court. Spokeswoman Gina Balaya of the U.S. attorney’s office in Detroit tells The Associated Press that seven suspects are to appear

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Ohio AG won’t sue over new federal health care law - Washington Examiner
COLUMBUS, OHIO Ohio’s attorney general says he won’t join other states in a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s sweeping new health care law. Attorney General Richard Cordray says he believes such lawsuits are without merit and would be

Ohio AG Won t Sue Over New Federal Health Care Law - NBC4 Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio s attorney general says he won t join other states in a lawsuit challenging the federal government s sweeping new health care law. Attorney General Richard Cordray says he believes such lawsuits are without merit and

FBI raids locations in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana - WJRT
ADRIAN, Mich. — (03/29/10) — Some of the suspects from the FBI’s weekend raids in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio are expected in court. Spokeswoman Gina Balaya of the U.S. attorney’s office in Detroit tells The Associated Press that “about five

FBI raids Christian militia group in Ohio, Indiana - Columbus Dispatch
AP) - Some of the suspects from the FBI’s weekend raids in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio are expected in court. Spokeswoman Gina Balaya of the U.S. attorney’s office in Detroit tells The Associated Press that seven suspects are to appear for a hearing

OH attorney general won’t sue over new federal health - WTOL-TV
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio’s attorney general says he won’t join other states in a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s sweeping new health care law. Attorney General Richard Cordray says he believes such lawsuits are without merit and would

Ohio Attorney General to discuss healthcare reform - 1330 WFIN
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray will respond to requests today for the state to join the federal healthcare reform lawsuit. Cordray, a Democrat, has been asked by Ohio’s Republican congressional delegation to join over a dozen other US states

Monday, March 29th, 2010

The Bill Cunningham Show - WJR
Bill is an attorney, business entrepreneur, former Ohio Assistant Attorney General; he also was selected in 1983, as Ohio’s Outstanding Young Lawyer by the Ohio State Bar Association, led the City of Cincinnati in Boys basketball scoring First Team

GOP primary is competitive in Ohio auditor race - Herald-Dispatch
The Ohio Republican Party wooed Yost out of the attorney general’s race and into the auditor’s race since party heavyweight Mike DeWine, a former U.S. senator, was the party’s favorite for Ohio’s top lawyer. Political scientist A. James Reichley

Ohio parolees sentenced to 3 years for robbery in - Knoxville News Sentinel
Assistant District Attorney General Kevin Allen said the pair also are wanted in Ohio for violating parole on a similar robbery scheme committed in that state. Allen said the pair donned “uniforms” bearing police insignia and badges and showed up at

Boehner, other GOP lawmakers urge Ohio attorney general - Cleveland News - Fox 8
WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner (BAY’-nur) and other Republicans in Ohio’s congressional delegation are urging that Ohio join a lawsuit against the new federal health care law. In a letter dated Tuesday, the lawmakers say

Ohio Grand Jury Indicts 16 in Mortgage Fraud Scheme - consumer affairs.com
Ohio Attorney General Richard Corday and Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh today announced indictments against 16 individuals on charges related to more than $1 million in alleged mortgage fraud involving 40 different properties. One

Somebody in Ohio Is Lying - Spectator.org
Did an ACORN-friendly Ohio elections chief who previously defied federal election law improperly boot a Tea Party candidate off the Republican primary ballot for state attorney general? The disqualified candidate, attorney Steve Christopher , would

Amato denies claims - Salem News Online
These defendants did not proximately and/or directly cause the damages being complained of by (Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray),” the document filed this week in Common Pleas Court said. Attorney Thomas Loepp of Stow filed the answer on behalf

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Somebody in Ohio Is Lying - Spectator.org
The disqualified candidate, attorney Steve Christopher , would have been going up against former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), a member of the Ohio GOP establishment, in the May 4 vote. Christopher is a life member of the National Rifle Association

Ohio Grand Jury Indicts 16 in Mortgage Fraud Scheme - consumer affairs.com
The criminal cases will be prosecuted by the Ohio Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit and the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office. The Summit County Mortgage Fraud Task Force operates in conjunction with the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations

Judge: Gambling raid didn’t violate order - Columbus Dispatch
Officials in the Ohio attorney general’s office engaged in “behind-the-scenes shenanigans” during a crackdown on gambling in 2007, a judge ruled, but he stopped short of finding the office in contempt of court. Judge Michael J. Holbrook of the

The Plain Dealer endorses Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher in - Cleveland Plain Dealer
A former state legislator from Shaker Heights, he was elected Ohio attorney general in 1990 by 1,234 votes. He lost re-election in 1994, then the governor’s race in 1998. Four years ago, Ted Strickland tapped Fisher — by then head of the nonprofit

Farmers face off with chemical maker over rice - Akron Beacon Journal
The suit says Bayer knew of the contamination as early as January 2006, before that year’s crops were sown. Bayer attorney Dick Ellis said in court last week that the company acted responsibly in its handling of the experimental rice and if the

Tea for two? Not in Ohio’s GOP auditor race - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Ohio Republican Party wooed Yost out of the attorney general’s race and into the auditor’s race since party heavyweight Mike DeWine, a former U.S. senator, was the party’s favorite for Ohio’s top lawyer. Political scientist A. James Reichley

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Judge: Gambling raid didn’t violate order - Columbus Dispatch
Officials in the Ohio attorney general’s office engaged in “behind-the-scenes shenanigans” during a crackdown on gambling in 2007, a judge ruled, but he stopped short of finding the office in contempt of court. Judge Michael J. Holbrook of the

Boehner, other GOP lawmakers urge Ohio attorney general - Cleveland News - Fox 8
WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner (BAY’-nur) and other Republicans in Ohio’s congressional delegation are urging that Ohio join a lawsuit against the new federal health care law. In a letter dated Tuesday, the lawmakers say

DeWine attends Tea Party event seeking support - Dayton Daily News
TROY Former U.S. Senator and current Ohio attorney general candidate Mike DeWine will soon be able to pack heat. My wife and I are finishing up our course, DeWine said on Saturday, March 27, at the Ohio Liberty Fair in Troy. DeWine, a

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason builds powerful - Cleveland Plain Dealer
That’s a question on the minds of a lot of people. CLEVELAND, Ohio — Few local politicians in recent decades have understood Cuyahoga County District attorney offices all around the country have attracted, trained and graduated some of the

Michigan attorney general subpoenas Toyota records - Akron Beacon Journal
The attorney general is not taking a position on this matter, but would like to review more information from the case,” Cox’s news release said. How Toyota’s troubles should be handled has become something of a political issue in Michigan, home to

Somebody in Ohio Is Lying - Spectator.org
The disqualified candidate, attorney Steve Christopher , would have been going up against former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), a member of the Ohio GOP establishment, in the May 4 vote. Christopher is a life member of the National Rifle Association

Judge: Former Ohio AG did not violate order - Fox 19
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A judge has ruled that the office of former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann did not violate a court order when it operated a crackdown on “Tic Tac Fruit” electronic gaming machines. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Michael

Ohio’s unlikely warrior - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ohio has changed its mind. In 1887, the state sent William Allen to Congress as one of its representatives in Statuary Hall. A Jacksonian Democrat who served as a member of the House, the Senate and as Ohio’s governor sent assistant attorney

Ohio Grand Jury Indicts 16 in Mortgage Fraud Scheme - consumer affairs.com
The criminal cases will be prosecuted by the Ohio Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit and the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office. The Summit County Mortgage Fraud Task Force operates in conjunction with the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Somebody in Ohio Is Lying - Spectator.org
The disqualified candidate, attorney Steve Christopher , would have been going up against former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), a member of the Ohio GOP establishment, in the May 4 vote. Christopher is a life member of the National Rifle Association

Boehner, other GOP lawmakers urge Ohio attorney general - Cleveland News - Fox 8
WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner (BAY’-nur) and other Republicans in Ohio’s congressional delegation are urging that Ohio join a lawsuit against the new federal health care law. In a letter dated Tuesday, the lawmakers say

Judge: Former Ohio AG did not violate order - WFMJ.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A judge has ruled that the office of former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann did not violate a court order when it operated a crackdown on “Tic Tac Fruit” electronic gaming machines. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Michael

Lawyer: Ohio judge should step down after Web post - WTOL-TV
says a judge should step down from cases he’s handling after a newspaper reported that an anonymous Internet posting criticizing him was traced to the judge’s personal e-mail account. Attorney Rufus Sims represents Anthony Sowell, who is accused

Ohio Elections Commission confirms complaint against Broadview Heights - Cleveland Plain Dealer
From the committee s perspective, it s over, said Philip Richter, executive director and staff attorney for the Ohio Elections Committee. For good cause, the committee did not send the matter for prosecution. Alai and City Councilman at

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Ohio Grand Jury Indicts 16 in Mortgage Fraud Scheme - consumer affairs.com
Ohio Attorney General Richard Corday and Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh today announced indictments against 16 individuals on charges related to more than $1 million in alleged mortgage fraud involving 40 different properties. One

Attorney seeks report on alleged rape victim s cell - hazard-herald.com
HAZARD The attorney for an Ohio man accused of taking part in the rape of a woman at the Super 8 Motel in Hazard is seeking a lab report on the alleged victim s cell phone. Defense Attorney Brent Flowers made the request as his client, Leslie

Somebody in Ohio Is Lying - Spectator.org
Did an ACORN-friendly Ohio elections chief who previously defied federal election law improperly boot a Tea Party candidate off the Republican primary ballot for state attorney general? The disqualified candidate, attorney Steve Christopher , would

Boehner, GOP urge Ohio to fight health care law - Cleveland Plain Dealer
In a letter dated Tuesday, the lawmakers say tell Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray he should join his counterparts from 13 other states in challenging the constitutionality of the massive health care overhaul. Boehner says in a statement that

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Abortion foe acquitted in scuffle outside clinic - Akron Beacon Journal
Chesley’s attorney, Robert T. Lynch of Beachwood, was not available for comment. A Summit County jury has acquitted an Akron man of felonious assault in connection with a fight last summer outside an East Market Street abortion clinic in which

Marines charged in killings of Iraqis - Wrcbtv.com
Springboro, Ohio; intelligence officer. Acquitted of making false official statements, trying to fraudulently separate from service and attempt to deceive by making false statements. -Capt. Randy W. Stone, of Dunkirk, Md.; military attorney.

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Judge slaps AGs while issuing verdict in their favor - Columbus Other Paper
Judge Holbrook had months earlier issued a temporary restraining order, forbidding any seizures by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, its liquor control agents and the Ohio Attorney General s office. The result the last gasp in the

Ohio Attorney General awards mini-grant to Rape Crisis - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center will use the money to create public service announcements that will promote services available to victims of crime. This year’s recipients are: Cleveland Rape Crisis Center will create public service announcements