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U.S. Attorney Becky Lutzko announced that Garrick “Gary” Johnson, a former Toledo City Council member, was sentenced recently by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick to four months in prison. A jury previously found Johnson guilty of Hobbs Act Extortion Under Color of Official Right.

Kyle Brackman, 29, of Delta, Ohio was sentenced to 168 months (14 years) imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick after earlier pleading guilty to receipt of child pornography. Judge Helmick also ordered Brackman to serve a 15-year term of supervised release upon release from imprisonment.

U.S. Attorney Rebecca C. Lutzko announced this month that three former Toledo City Council members were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick for their roles in accepting bribery payments during their time in office in return for support and votes on legislative matters.

September 6, 2023 Press Release from the United States Attorney’s Office: TOLEDO – U.S. Attorney Rebecca C. Lutzko announced that three former Toledo City Council members were sentenced by U.S.

John Everson, of Liberty Center, was sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison for evading taxes by using a sham trust to conceal income he earned from his electrical engineering business. A federal jury convicted Everson in October 2022 of three counts of tax evasion.

The former Toledo city councilman was found guilty of a federal bribery charge last month, but acquitted on another.

Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that John David Lewis, 28, of Allen Park, Michigan, was sentenced on Friday, April 29, 2022, by U.S.