CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: * * * Defendant claimed to run taxi business while in federal prison * * * Kipterrez James, 44, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 13 months in prison for COVID-19 pandemic relief fraud. According to court documents, in 2021, James applied for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan claiming that he had been running a taxi/rideshare business  more PR

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: * * * Drug supply source connected to the Jalisco Cartel * * * A 51-count superseding indictment was unsealed today charging 17 Ohio residents of operating a large-scale drug trafficking scheme based in Akron. The Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) is alleged to be responsible for trafficking distribution quantities of controlled substances in the Summit County, Ohio  more PR