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Fraud division announces Federal–State partnership in Ohio to prosecute fraud
Federal and State Prosecutors Charge 9 Defendants for Over $42 Million in Fraud Three Fraudsters Detained This Week in Connection With Separate $15 Million Scheme FBI Announces the Creation of the Most Wanted Fraudsters List
The Justice Department June 4 announced unprecedented federal and state cooperation in Ohio in the fight ... (full story)
Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy
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Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.
Data released June 10 by global energy think tank Ember, along with a report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and analytics firm Wood Mackenzie, show the continued ... (full story)
Ohio State trustees OK $100M settlement with hundreds of former students abused by doctor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University agreed last week to pay approximately $100 million to settle legal claims from hundreds of former student athletes who said they were sexually abused decades ago by a doctor at the university.
The school has fought lawsuits in federal court since 2018 brought by former student at ... (full story)
Ex-FirstEnergy executives reindicted in Ohio in $60 million corruption scheme
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced last week that a grand jury has reindicted two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives whose initial prosecutions in the state's long-running $60 million bribery scandal ended in mistrial earlier this year.
Yost, a Republican, joined Summit County Prosecutor Elliot ... (full story)
Struthers Municipal Court Magistrate Kristina Klecha discusses her journey to the bench
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As a juvenile crime victim, northeast Ohio native Kristina Klecha gained firsthand knowledge of the inner workings of the justice system.
“I had to testify before a grand jury about the assault,” said Klecha. “I worked with a victim advocate, who helped me a great deal, and I fell in love with the justice syste ... (full story)