A Cincinnati woman was arrested recently on federal charges alleging she stole the identity of a deceased child and used it to avoid a pending criminal prosecution and to obtain thousands of dollars in government benefits.
A disbarred attorney who previously practiced law in the Cincinnati area was arrested Thursday by federal agents for allegedly using a false identity to obtain employment with at least three law firms.
A former Columbus woman was sentenced in federal court this month to 72 months (six years) in prison for committing 16 counts of wire and passport fraud. The defendant stole the identity of a baby who died as an infant and used the infant’s identity to obtain a passport, a student pilot license, a job as a flight attendant and pandemic relief loans.
A federal jury in Columbus convicted an Ohio doctor Thursday for illegally prescribing buprenorphine and other controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.