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As Ohio Democrats mull political futures, Cincinnati Mayor Cranley raises $500K for governors race Sharon Coolidge and Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer © Albert Cesare / The Enquirer Mayor John Cranley speaks about Alicia Reece during a drive-in installation ceremony of Hamilton County Commissioner Alicia Reece on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Roselawn at New Prospect Baptist Church. As Ohio Democrats scramble to decide who will run for U.S. Senate, Cincinnati Mayor John Cran...

As Ohio Democrats mull political futures, Cincinnati Mayor Cranley raises $500K for governors race Sharon Coolidge and Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer © Albert Cesare / The Enquirer Mayor John Cranley speaks about Alicia Reece during a drive-in installation ceremony of Hamilton County Commissioner Alicia Reece on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Roselawn at New Prospect Baptist Church. As Ohio Democrats scramble to decide who will run for U.S. Senate, Cincinnati Mayor John Cran...

From the moment he took the oath of office as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio in November 2019, David DeVillers knew his days were numbered. That’s how things work in such appointed positions, for those who serve at the prerogative of whatever administration is in control. “Some president was going to fire me eventually,” DeVillers said. “I wasn’t sure which one, but I knew that would happen at some point.” The respected, longtime prosecutor, known on the streets as...

As Ohio Democrats scramble to decide who will run for U.S. Senate, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley put down a $500,000 marker on the Ohio governors race.  Cranley, 46, hasnt officially declared a gubernatorial bid, but the money hes raised since July is consistent with someone making a strong opening offer.  Cranley has apparently already picked his race. The Cincinnati Democrat created a fundraising committee for governor last February. Since then, hes raised over $500,000  and has $440,000 ...

Former pastor sentenced to 10 years for sex crimes against minor, prosecutor says Cesar Agusto Guerrero, Jr., 42, was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison. By Jared Goffinet | January 26, 2021 at 4:49 PM EST - Updated January 26 at 5:45 PM SHARONVILLE, Ohio (FOX19) - A former pastor will spend the next 10 years in prison for sexually coercing a minor female, according to U.S. Attorney David DeVillers. Cesar Agusto Guerrero, Jr., 42, told a 17-year-old victim that God was speaking t...

Prosecutors: Motion to dismiss Sittenfeld bribery case has no merit Feds say motion advances several erroneous legal arguments WCPO and last updated 2021-01-26 10:32:50-05 CINCINNATI — Prosecutors argued Monday that Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfelds motion to dismiss federal bribery charges lacks merit and "advances several erroneous legal arguments." Federal officials alleged that Sittenfeld promised to deliver council votes in 2018 supporting a development deal at the former Co...

Column: What will Biden presidency mean for Ohio pols? Thomas Suddes More than 10,000 Ohioans died during Donald Trump’s presidency thanks in part to his administration’s incompetence in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Were anyone to draw up a profit-and-loss statement analyzing how Ohio fared during America’s 45th presidency, that’d be the single greatest loss the Buckeye State suffered. On the profit side, ask the many Ohioans who remain fans of the former president. More than 2.8 mi...

Credit Dan Konik The U.S. Attorney in charge of investigations into both a 61 million dollar bribery scandal involving the former Ohio House Speaker and corruption on Cincinnati City Council will be leaving that job. But Ohio’s senior U.S. Senator says those aren’t reasons to keep him in that office. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) says U.S. attorneys usually change with presidential administrations. So he’s issuing a call to applicants to replace David DeVillers, the U.S. Attorney for the Sout...

Fraud may be rampant among Ohio pandemic unemployment claims: Capitol Letter Updated Jan 22, 2021; Posted Jan 22, 2021 The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services homepage has a place for people to report fraudulent unemployment claims under their names. (Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.) Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings False claims: More than half of Ohio’s 1.4 million Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims (which total $7.8 billion in payments) have been flagged for fraud,...

Biden administration expected to replace U.S. attorney overseeing House Bill 6 investigation Updated Jan 21, 2021; Posted Jan 21, 2021 David DeVillers, seen left in a 2014 file photo, is expected to be replaced by the Biden administration as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. DeVillers has risen to statewide prominence as hes overseen a federal corruption probe into the Ohio Statehouse. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)AP Facebook Share COLUMBUS, Ohio – The U.S. attorney oversee...