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CLEVELAND — Three Warren men arrested as part of a massive drug investigation last fall have pleaded guilty to federal felony charges for their part in the illegal operation. Also, a Youngstown man was arrested this month by federal authorities on charges of distributing drugs in Warren in a separate case. Tyron Scott, 23, who was indicted last September on distributing cocaine charges, was arrested Saturday, according to reports. According to court records, Scott has been on the run sinc...

Updated: 1:00 PM EST January 15, 2021 TOLEDO, Ohio — A temporary restraining order, enjoining a Toledo pharmacy and two of its pharmacists from dispensing opioids and other controlled substances, has been issued by a federal court in the state, the Department of Justice announced Friday. According to a civil complaint filed Jan. 6, Shaffer Pharmacy, its owner Thomas Tadsen and pharmacist Wilson Bunton, are accused of repeatedly dispensing opioids and other controlled substance...

Updated: 6:52 PM EST December 16, 2020 TOLEDO, Ohio — Twenty people were arrested Wednesday following an early morning takedown operation surrounding a drug trafficking conspiracy in Toledo.  Twenty-four people were named in the multi-count indictment and are accused of using a communications facility to distribute cocaine, cocaine base and fentanyl.  According to the indictment, from  Dec. 2019  through the time of their arrest, the suspects are accused of conspiring toge...

12/16/2020 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/17/2020 10:06 24 Charged in Toledo-Area Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Federal, state, county and local law enforcement today participated in a wide-ranging takedown operation of 24 individuals charged in a multiple count indictment filed in federal court. These defendants are accused of participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy that involved the use of a communications facility to facilitate a drug felony and the distribution of cocain...

CLEVELAND A former branch manager at a Smithville bank was sentenced Monday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling roughly $84,000 from an elderly person with dementia. Audrey I. Whitworth, 26, of Rittman, worked at Farmers National Bank when she stole roughly $84,000 by making unauthorized withdrawals from the account of an 84-year-old customer, according to federal court records. Whitworth was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Donald C. Nugent on charges of bank...