Dayton, OH - Clark County Man Pleads Guilty to Producing, Distributing Child Pornography

James Edward Risner III, 34, of New Carlisle, Ohio pleaded guilty to producing and distributing child pornography involving a seven-year old victim.

According to court documents, Risner engaged in various sexual activities with the victim at his home and business between July 2015 and Novembe... More...   $0 (09-15-2016 - OH)

Columbus, OH - Massage Parlor Owner Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of Illegal Aliens

Hui Li, 47, of Columbus was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for promoting prostitution involving aliens unauthorized to work in the United States through massage parlors she owned in Columbus and Dublin, Ohio.

Benjamin C. Glassman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern Distric... More...   $0 (09-21-2016 - OH)

In March 2014, Exon was indicted for robbery, in violation of R.C.
2911.02(A)(2). The charges stemmed from the robbery of a Speedway gas station in
Springfield on February 16, 2014. Exon was arrested in May 2014. At the time of his
arrest, there were warrants for his arrest in several other cases.
{¶ 4} A jury trial in this matter was scheduled for September 10, 2014. The d... More...   $0 (04-25-2016 - OH)

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal grand jury has charged J’Vonta C. Buckley, 25, of Columbus, Ohio, with charges related to human trafficking and child pornography in an indictment returned in Columbus, Ohio.

Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and members of the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, including Columb... More...   $0 (12-22-2015 - OH)

The Cincinnati Police Department arrested Heath on August 10, 2005, for possession of
32.69 grams of crack cocaine and a Kel-Tec P-11 9mm pistol. On August 16, 2006, a grand jury
indicted Heath on charges of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of a
firearm by a felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking offense. The
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We must first address appellee's contention that the appellants' claims are barred by R.C. 4123.74. R.C. 4123.74 provided, in pertinent part, "Employers who comply with section 4123.35 of the Revised Code shall not be liable to respond in damages at common law or by statute for any injury, or occupational disease, or bodily condition, received or contracted by any employee in the course of or ari... More...   $0 (08-21-1991 - OH)

One day before the statute of limitations was to expire, the Cuyahoga County Grand
Jury returned an indictment charging defendant-appellee Demetrius Jones with rape and
kidnapping. Jones filed a motion to dismiss the indictment on grounds of preindictment delay.
He argued that the state’s 20-year delay in bringing the indictment actually prejudiced his ability
to defend the ... More...   $0 (12-31-2015 - OH)

Cleveland, OH - Virginia man convicted on child pornography charges, traveling to Ohio to engage in sex with minor

David W. Vickers, 42, of Leesburg, Virginia, was convicted on three counts: receiving and distributing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, enticement, and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.

Vickers communicated onlin... More...   $0 (12-03-2015 - OH)

{¶ 1} This is an appeal as of right from a judgment affirming an
aggravated-murder conviction and death sentence. A Mahoning County jury
convicted appellant, Bennie Adams, of aggravated murder in connection with the
rape and murder of Gina Tenney and unanimously recommended a sentence of
death. The trial court accepted the recommendation and sentenced Adams
accordingly. The Sev... More...   $0 (11-29-2015 - OH)

Jason Dean was found guilty of all charged offenses and was sentenced to death for the aggravated murder of Titus Arnold and the attempted murder of six other people. On direct appeal, we reversed Dean's convictions, vacated the death sentence, and remanded the case for a new trial. See State v. Dean, 127 Ohio St.3d 140, 2010-Ohio-5070, 937 N.E.2d 97. In this direct appeal of Dean's convictions u... More...   $0 (11-29-2015 - OH)

In 2011, Blankenship began communicating with M.H. through a social media site called PhoneZoo.com. During an online conversation he told M.H. that he was 21, and she informed him that she was 15. After meeting in person, they began a sexual relationship and had intercourse on two different dates. M.H. reported that it was consensual each time. {¶ 3} A bill of information charged Blankenship w... More...   $0 (11-20-2015 - OH)

{¶1} Defendant-Appellant, Michael Jacobs, appeals the judgment of the Summit
County Court of Common Pleas convicting him of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and
corrupting another with drugs and sentencing him to a total prison term of four years. For the
reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.
I.
{¶2} The Summit County Grand Jury indicted Jacobs on the f... More...   $0 (10-21-2015 - OH)

In the autumn of 1985, Gina Tenney was a sophomore at Youngstown State University. She lived alone in a second-floor apartment in a converted house on Ohio Avenue in Youngstown. {¶ 5} Adams lived in the same house in a downstairs apartment with his girlfriend, Adena Fedelia. The duplex had an interior common staircase. {¶ 6} Around 1:00 a.m. on December 25, 1985, Tenney was getting ready for bed... More...   $0 (10-04-2015 - OH)

Cleveland, OH - Texas man sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for traveling to Ohio to have sex with 13-year-old girl

A Texas man was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for traveling to Ohio in an attempt to have sex with what he believed to be a 13-year-old girl.

Samuel E. Condo, Jr., 32, of Arlington, Texas, was sentenced to 188 months in prison by U.S. District Ju... More...   $0 (08-05-2015 - OH)

Plaintiff-Appellant Reza Yazdian is a first-generation Iranian American and nonpracticing
Muslim, who worked as a territory manager for Defendant-Appellee ConMed
Endoscopic Technologies, Inc., for approximately five years. During his tenure at ConMed,
Yazdian received awards, promotions, and praise, but he also had interpersonal problems with
his manager, Timothy Sweatt. In June 20... More...   $0 (07-14-2015 - OH)

Somerville, OH - The State of Ohio charged Ricky L. Marcum, age 45, with rape of a child younger than 10, rape by force or threat of force of a child younger than 10, two counts of gross sexual imposition involving force and two counts of importuning, which is asking a minor for sex.

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Lancaster, MD - The State of Maryland charged Lawrence Stinnett, age 40, with 10 sexual assault felonies including forcing one victim to perfrom oral sodomy at their place of employment. The prosecution produced no physical evidence evidence.

The defense claimed that Defendant's contacts with the complaining witnesses was consensual.

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Petitioner Darryl Gumm is mentally retarded and has an IQ of
approximately 70. He was convicted by an Ohio jury for the kidnapping, attempted rape, and
murder of ten-year-old Aaron Raines. For these crimes, Petitioner was sentenced to death. His
convictions and sentences were affirmed on direct appeal, and his state post-conviction petition
was found to lack merit by the Ohio state... More...   $0 (12-22-2014 - OH)

Petitioner Michael Bies (“Bies�) and respondent Warden (referred
to in this opinion as “the State�) cross-appeal the district court’s order granting conditionally in
part and denying in part Bies’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
No. 12-3431 Bies v. Sheldon Page 2
For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM the district court’s grant of a... More...   $0 (12-22-2014 - OH)

After his conviction in Ohio state court for two murders and the
aggravated robbery and kidnapping of one of his victims, petitioner Michael Dean Scott was
sentenced to death. Scott appealed and pursued post-conviction remedies in state court, to no
avail. He now seeks habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied relief.
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For more than two decades, Robert Mugabe has exercised power as the repressive head of state of Zimbabwe. Although he has permitted official national elections in recent years, Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (“ZANU-PFâ€�) party has maintained control of the political process through violence and corruption, specifically targeting members of the opposition for killings... More...   $0 (06-18-2014 - OH)

The State of Ohio charged Kevin Knoefel, age 43, with conspiracy to commit the murder of his wife, Lisa, age 41. The State alleged that Knoefel used his sexual relationship with his foster daughter. Defendant was also charged with six counts of sexual battery of Sabrina Zunich, age 17. Lisa Knoefel was stabbed to death in November 2012.

Zunich took the stand and testified that she was... More...   $0 (06-11-2014 - OH)

Defendant Kevin Davis pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) and two counts of possessing child pornography in violation of U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B). He now appeals his sentence, arguing that the district court erred when it concluded: (1) that defendant had a prior

No. 13-3456 United States v. Davis Page 2

offense that t... More...   $0 (05-28-2014 - OH)

Pursuant to a binding plea agreement, Todd pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a). The district court determined that, based on a total offense level of 39 and a criminal history category of II, Todd’s guidelines range of imprisonment was 292 to 360 months. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Todd was to receive a prison sentence of 240 to 300 m... More...   $0 (04-16-2014 - OH)

A federal jury convicted an Ashland couple of engaging in a labor trafficking conspiracy and other crimes related to them holding woman with cognitive disabilities and her child against their will and forcing the woman to perform manual labor for them, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal... More...   $0 (03-07-2014 - OH)

An Ashland man was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a holding woman with cognitive disabilities and her child against their will and forcing the woman to perform manual labor, law enforcement officials said today.

“The conduct laid out in this case is almost incomprehensible,â€� said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. “We wil... More...   $0 (03-13-2014 - OH)

Twenty years ago, Archie Dixon and his accomplice brutally attacked Christopher Hammer and buried him alive. Dixon was convicted of aggravated murder, robbery, kidnaping, and forgery, and the state trial court sentenced him to death. He sought to vacate his conviction and sentence, asserting that his confession was obtained in violation of his Miranda rights and alleging numerous errors in his tri... More...   $0 (12-12-2013 - OH)

An attorney’s reputation is her most valuable possession. It forms the basis for her peers’ view of her and plays an important role—often a determinative one—in how she advances in her career. This case began with a government attorney’s unauthorized filing of a motion for sanctions against Debra K. Migdal, an attorney who has served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender for nearly 25 ... More...   $0 (11-05-2013 - OH)

Stella Hall appeals a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of her former
employer, The Ohio Bell Telephone Company. Hall alleges that she was terminated from Ohio Bell
in retaliation for taking medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act. For the following
reasons, we affirm the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
From 2001 to 2010, Hall worked for Ohio Bell as ... More...   $0 (06-17-2013 - OH)

The State of Ohio charged Ricardo Woods, age 35, with murder with specification in violation of 2903-02A and B, felonious assault with specification in violation of 2903-11A1 of the Ohio statutes; having weapons while under disability in violation of 2923-13A2 of the Ohio statutes and having weapons while under disability in violation of 2923-13A3 of the Ohio statutes in conjunction with the shooi... More...   $0 (05-18-2013 - OH)

Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, Inc., was an incredibly profitable company that served as the distributor of Enzyte, an herbal supplement purported to enhance male sexual performance. In this appeal, defendants Steven Warshak (“Warshakâ€�), Harriet Warshak (“Harrietâ€�), and TCI Media, Inc. (“TCIâ€�), challenge their convictions stemming from a massive scheme to defraud Berkeley’s custome... More...   $0 (06-12-2010 - OH)

Rachel Sterud sued Lieutenant Keith Myers and Delaware County township on sexual harassment and retaliation theories claiming that she was the victim of gender discrimination.

Sterud was was a full-time firefighter in January 2007 and was fired two weeks before her one-year probationary period was to expire. She claimed that a male firefighter began sexually harassing her immediately aft... More...   $167000 (03-06-2013 - OH)

Lars St. John, a pro se Ohio resident, appeals a district court’s judgment dismissing his civil rights complaint filed pursuant 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 2000e (Title VII). He also alleged supplemental state law claims under Ohio law.

On April 28, 2010, St. John sued Medical Hair Restoration (MHR); MHR Chief Executive Officer Randall Miller; MHR employees Michael Leavitt, Maureen Lenon, Lin... More...   $0 (06-08-2012 - OH)

{¶ 1} Article IV, Section 3(B)(3) of the Ohio Constitution provides that “[n]o judgment resulting from a trial by jury shall be reversed on the weight of the evidence except by the concurrence of all three judges hearing the cause.â€� In this case, two judges on the court of appeals panel voted to reverse the judgment on the weight of the evidence but one judge concluded that appellant had waiv... More...   $0 (05-23-2012 - OH)

Medical Protective Company, Dr. Gregory Duma’s professional liability insurer, was contractually obligated to indemnify Duma for his malpractice liability in delivering Michelle Heinrich’s child while intoxicated unless, under a policy exclusion, the damages were “in consequence of the performance of a criminal act.â€� The insurer sought to disclaim coverage and the district court granted it... More...   $0 (05-01-2012 - OH)

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act was passed to protect consumers against both abusive and mistaken collection activity. This case reveals why. It began with seemingly innocuous accounting errors on the part of a bank that were corrected. Despite repeated proof of that correction, unremitting collection activity was undertaken, foreclosure proceedings were instituted, and the credit of two co... More...   $0 (04-30-2012 - OH)

Plaintiff Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action alleging First Amendment retaliation and violation of his informational right to privacy. We affirm.

I.

The undisputed facts, as summarized by the district court, are as follows: [Wurzelbacher] is an individual and resident of the State of Ohio. He was trained as a plumber by the U... More...   $0 (03-27-2012 - OH)

Eleven current and former employees of SuperValu Holdings, Inc. (“SuperValuâ€�) who are African–American brought suit alleging, among other things, that they were exposed to a racially hostile work environment in SuperValu’s warehouses. SuperValu moved for summary judgment as to each employee. In response, the employees submitted a detailed list of the incidents which formed the basis of the... More...   $0 (02-28-2012 - OH)

Eleven current and former employees of SuperValu Holdings, Inc. (“SuperValuâ€�) who are African–American brought suit alleging, among other things, that they were exposed to a racially hostile work environment in SuperValu’s warehouses. SuperValu moved for summary judgment as to each employee. In response, the employees submitted a detailed list of the incidents which formed the basis of th... More...   $0 (02-24-2012 - OH)

{¶ 1} Appellants, Barbara A. Lachman, Craig Lachman, Victoria Greenleaf, and Christopher Hanczrik, appeal from the decision of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of Farmers Insurance of Columbus. Appellants argue that the trial court erred in determining that the intentional act exclusion applied, that they were not entitled to a defense on a subrogation claim, and that Greenleaf ... More...   $0 (01-12-2012 - OH)