Ohio Forfeiture Law

State of Ohio v. Justin Davis, et al. </center

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with committing violent crimes and dealing narcotics to further a human trafficking. The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, which is organized under Yost’s Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) and led by the Columbus Division of Police, began its investigation in January 2025 after investigator... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Frederick Kumi, aka Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng, aka Abu Trica

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding elderly victims out of over $8 million. Frederick Kumi, aka Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng, aka Abu Trica, 31, of Swedru, Ghana was part of a criminal network that targeted elderly victims in romance scams across the United States since 2023. Kumi was arrested in Ghana on December 11, 2025. According to the... More...

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State of Ohio v. N.C.

Akron, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant was indicted for multiple charges that included a forfeiture specification for his car. The matter proceeded to a jury trial. On May 31, 2011, the jury found N.C. guilty on multiple charges, but not guilty of the forfeiture specifications. N.C. appealed his conviction. The Ohio Supreme Court reversed and remanded. After the Supreme... More...

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United States of America v. Silas Moultrie

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: â— Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 1349 (Count 1); â— Wire Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Â§1343 (Counts 2-4, 6); â— Mail Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Â§1341 and 2 (Counts 8-11, 13, and 16); and, ... More...

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State of Ohio v. Dwight Joseph Elliott Ballard

<h2> Bowling Green, Ohio aggravated possession of drugs criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. </h2> {¶ 2} On October 6, 2022, a grand jury indicted Ballard on one count of aggravated trafficking in drugs, R.C. 2925.03, a first-degree felony, and one count of aggravated possession of drugs, R.C. 2925.11(A), a second-degree felony, both with forfeiture of money specifi... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Isabel Odir Castellanos </h1>

<h2><center> Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a narcotics case involving 76 kilograms of fentanyl.</h2></center> <h3><center> Final defendant sentenced in narcotics case involving 76 kilograms of fentanyl, California-to-Ohio drug operation </h3></center> The final of 11 de... More...

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Duryane Chaney v. United States

Duryane Chaney pleaded guilty to one count each of felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Because his criminal No. 17-2024 Chaney v. United States Page 2 record included convictions for one "serious drug offenseâ€ and two "violent felon[ies],â€ Chaney was sentenced as an armed career criminal, subject to the Armed Career Cr... More...

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United States of America v. Roy Bradley, Sr.

Steven Ingersoll was an optometrist in Bay City, Michigan. (Bradley PSR at 5). He was also the sole owner of Smart Schools Management (SSM) and Smart Schools, Inc. (SSI), two entities created to operate public charter schools in Michigan. R. 393 (Tr. at 39, 50) (Page ID #8472, 8483); R. 394 (Tr. at 11) (Page ID #8579); R. 396 (Tr. at 164â€“65) (Page ID #8903â€“04). <b... More...

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United States of America v. Benjamin Adu Acheampong

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with romance-fraud conspiracy and making false statements on a COVIDâ€‘relief application. From January 2019 through July 2021, Benjamin Adu Acheampong, 37, of Fairfield, Ohio, conspired with others to create false online profiles, which the conspirators used to express romantic interest in victims. Once the ... More...

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United States of America v. Keith Dujuan Calahan

Dayton, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with receiving and unlawfully possessing materials stolen from the U.S. Mail, including approximately 250 checks. Keith Dujuan Calahan, of Dayton, Ohio was arrested after taking "dummy" packages of U.S. mail contained GPS tracking devices in 2022. Law enforcement tracked the GPS locations of the stolen packages a... More...

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United States of America v. Jeff Pastor

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with honest services mail fraud. Former Cincinnati City Councilman Jeff Pastor agreed to plead guilty to the public corruption charges filed against him. 18:1349 - CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT HONEST SERVICES WIRE FRAUD (1) 18:1343, 18:1346 and 18:2 - HONEST SERVICES WIRE FRAUD (2) 18:666(a)(1(B... More...

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United States of America v. Ieben Ewing

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented with Defendant charged with f possessing with the intent to distribute controlled substances, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense and illegally possessing firearms. Ichen Ewing, age 39, distributed bulk amounts of narcotics from his residence on Betts Avenue in Cincinnati. While executing a search ... More...

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United States of America v. Daryl Robert Harrison, a/k/a Prince Daryl R. Attipoe and Prophet Daryl R. Attipoe

Dayton, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud. <table> <h1> <center> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Dayton_OH_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Dayton, Ohio"> Federal Courthouse - Dayton, Ohio <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/ohio/news/dayton/" target="_new">... More...

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United States of America v. Gionni Dews

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally possessing a pistol that had been converted into an automatic weapon. Even if you use the firearm in self-defense, it is illegal to possess an automatic weapon like the one used in this case, and you are breaking the law,â€ said U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Parker. "My office will hold you accountable for ... More...

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United States of America v. Limin Ye

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with manufacturing firearms without a license, selling them, and knowingly reporting sales incorrectly on federal firearms forms. Limin Ye, 53, of Blue Ash, Ohio, who owns and operates Opticzoom and Limin Sports Gun Shop, pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in the business of manufacturing firearms without a license an... More...

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The State of Ohio v. OMalley

Medina, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with DUI. In this case, we are asked two separate questions about R.C. 4511.19(G)(1)(c)(v) and Ohio's criminal-forfeiture scheme for vehicles owned and used by repeat drunk drivers. First, we are asked whether that scheme violates the Equal Protection Clauses in the state and federal Constitutions by treating ... More...

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Amanda Masters v. Ohio Department of Medicaid, et al.

Columbus, Ohio civil rights violation lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a right to medicaid theory. {¶ 1} The appellants in this case are Amanda and Bud Masters, individually and as mother and father and next friends of F.M., a minor (collectively the "Masters"). The appellees are the Ohio Department of Medicaid ("Department"), Maureen Corcoran, Director of the De... More...

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State of Ohio v. James Dowdell, III

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with "two counts of first-degree felony drug trafficking, two counts of first-degree felony drug possession, and one count of fifth-degree felony drug possession." {¶ 1} Appellant, the state of Ohio (the "state"), appeals the trial court's decision not to impose an indefinite sentence upon defendant-appellee, Jam... More...

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United States of America v. Eric Lang and Garry Holmes

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with armed carjacsking. Eric Lang, 32, and Garry Holmes, 38, conspired to commit the carjacking after Lang saw their victim at a convenience store in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Lang and the victim knew each other from prison and talked about meeting up for a future drug transaction. Lang and H... More...

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State of Ohio v. Mohamed Nurein

Marysville, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony assault and endangering children. {¶2} Shortly after 8:00 a.m. on the morning of February 13, 2021, the Union County Sheriffs Office received a 911 call reporting gunshots at an apartment complex on Meadows Drive in Marysville. The caller reported that a short, slender Black male dressed in a blue shi... More...

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United States of America v. Henry Douglas Hitchcock

Dayton, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who had a history of sex offenses, who was charged with possession of child pornography. Henry Doublas Hitchcock, age 61, of Covington, Ohio, possessed at least 220,000 images and videos depicting child pornography, which he had collected over a span of 20 years. The defendant morphed images of pre-pubescent childre... More...

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United States of America v. James R. Schwartz, II

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged for embezzling more than $1.4 million from a United States Congressional campaign. James R. Schwartz II, 42, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty in March 2021 to wire fraud and falsification of records. According to court documents, from approximately 2011 through 2019, Schwartz worked as a consultant on behalf o... More...

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United States of America v. Terry Reed

<center><h2> Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charge with drug possession with intent to distribute and felony firearm possession.</h2></center> Officers with the police department in Memphis, Tennessee, came to suspect Reed of distributing marijuana. Ultimately, on May 17, 2018, Detective Brandon Evans filed three ... More...

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United States of America v. Jermaine Jones

<center><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a unlawful possession of a firearm charge. </h2></center> On April 30, 2017, Ti'Erica McKinney called the Paducah police department to report a domestic violence incident. Several officers, including Andrew Parrish, arrived at the scene. McKinney told Parri... More...

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United States of America v. Reshon Tollive

<center><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with participating in a nationwide marijuana distribution ring charges. </h2></center> The government accused Reshon Tolliver of participating in a nationwide marijuana distribution ring. The conspiracy funneled money and drugs between a supplier in California a... More...

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United States of America v. Frank Richardson

<center><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a string of armed robberies charges. </h2></center> Frank Richardson participated in a series of armed robberies of electronics stores in and around Detroit, Michigan, between February and May 2010. United States v. Richardson, 793 F.3d 612, 618 (6th Cir. 2... More...

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United States of America v. Keyaira Bostic

Fort Lauderdale, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Keyaira Bostic, age 32, of Pembroke Pines, obtained a PPP loan of $84,515 for her company, I Am Liquid Inc., based on false information about the company's number of employees and average payroll, and based on false supporting tax and bank documents. Bostic also paid more ... More...

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United States of America v. Steel Carport, Inc.

Dayton, OH - Criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant accused with knowingly employing dozens of undocumented immigrants. All Steel Carport, Inc. pleaded guilty in July 2021 to inducing undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States to generate millions of dollars of proceeds for itself. Defendant headquartered in Muncie, Indiana, is forfeiting $6 million for knowin... More...

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Johnny Strickland v. City of Detroit, MI, et al

<center><h2><center>Cincinnati, Ohio- Civil Rights lawyer represented Plaintiff-Appellant with a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, and retaliation against him for reporting racial discrimination charge. </h2></center> Plaintiff is an African American police officer. He has been employed by the Detroit Police Department ("the Dep... More...

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United States of America v. Immanuel Bradley

<center><h2><center>Cincinnati, Ohio- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with (1) being a felon in possession of a firearm; (2) possession of a stolen firearm; (3) possession of stolen mail; and (4) possession of .223-caliber ammunition charges. </h2></center> On October 25, 2018, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to a report <... More...

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John Figueroa, III v. Portage Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't

<center><h2><center>Cincinnati, Ohio- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with possession of cocaine and faced forfeiture of the seized currency charges. He now brings one claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress under Ohio law and another for deprivation of constitutional rights </h2></center> Driving home from a child's bir... More...

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United States of America v. John Booker, Jr.

<center><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a one count of distributing a controlled substance charge. </h2></center> In spring 2019, an undercover police officer was investigating a suspect named Julius Walker for narcotics offenses. The officer arranged on several occasions to purchase methamphetam... More...

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United States of America v. Terry Reed

<center><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of possession with the intent to distribute marijuana1; two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime; and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm charges. </h2></center> Officers with the police department ... More...

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United States of America v. Jennifer Riccardi

<center><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with stealing 1,505 gift cards from the mail charge. </h2></center> In September 2017, an Ohioan mailed a $25 Starbucks gift card from the City of Mentor in northeast Ohio. The gift card never reached its destination at an address in nearby Parma. The sender com... More...

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JOSEPH FORRESTER TRUCKING; AMERICAN RESOURCES INSURANCE COMPANY v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERSâ€™ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; ARTHUR DAVIS H & P COAL COMPANY, INC.; AMERICAN RESOURCES INSURANCE COMPANY v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERSâ€™ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; CECIL MAE MABE, on behalf of the Estate of Bill Wayne Mabe LOCKWORTH, INC.; AMERICAN RESOURCES INSURANCE COMPANY v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERSâ€™ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; LOYAL E. TACKETT

<center><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio - Workers Compensation lawyer represented three coal mine operators challenging an adverse black lung benefits determination made by the Department of Labor's Benefits Review Board. </h2></center> In separate proceedings, Department of Labor ALJs awarded benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act to three miners f... More...

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United States v. Susan Pioch

<center><h2> Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with defrauding the multimillion-dollar estate of an elderly widower charge. </h2></center> Susan Pioch and two codefendants were convicted of crimes arising from their scheme to defraud the multimillion-dollar estate of an elderly widower. See United States v. Mallory, 902... More...

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STATE OF OHIO - vs - JEFFREY A. HARTNADY

<center><h2> Middletown, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented Jeffrey Hartnady with five counts of cruelty to animals charges. </h2></center> The Clermont County Dog Warden, who is also a humane agent, began an investigation after receiving a complaint that animals housed on Hartnady's property were not being cared for properly. Specific... More...

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STATE OF OHIO - vs - VINCENT P. CARR

<center><h2> Middletown, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented Vincent P. Carr with a trafficking in hashish charge. </h2></center> On October 27, 2020, Carr, who is Caucasian, pled guilty to one count of trafficking in hashish in violation of R.C. 2925.03(A)(1), a third-degree felony. The charge Butler CA2020-12-129 - 2 - included... More...

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STATE OF OHIO v. TONY D. SMITH

<center><h2>Akron, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented Defendant charged with aggravated burglary with a firearm specification, two counts of aggravated menacing, retaliation, and having a weapon under disability. </h2></center> Over the course of several weeks, Mr. Smith was indicted in three separate criminal cases. In Criminal Case No. 20... More...

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STATE OF OHIO v. TYREE LEWIS

<center><h2> Akron, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented Tyree Lewis with appealing his classification him as a Tier II sex offender. </h2></center> The victim's mother ("Y.F.â€) was in an on-and-off relationship with Mr. Lewis through the years. The victim ("K.F.â€) is Y.F.'s daughter, who by all accounts was a troubled teenag... More...

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