Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young pleads not guilty, first court appearance waived
Special prosecutor asking Ohio Supreme Court to suspend Wendell Young from city council By Jennifer Edwards Baker | April 30, 2021 at 7:46 AM EDT - Updated April 30 at 11:05 AM
CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young entered a written plea of not guilty Thursday to a felony tampering with records charge ahead of his arraignment Friday.
He also received permission from a special prosecutor to waive his first court appearance at 8:30 a.m. Friday and will remain free on his own recognizance, court records show.
The case is scheduled to return to court for a scheduling conference May 12 before Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Robert Ruehlman, other court documents state.
State fee for contractor to benefit Cleveland students
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A state fine for a contractor will end up benefiting homeless students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
According to a news release, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has secured more than $250,000 in fines from Miller Builders of Ohio, which the state found used foreign steel on eight projects for the Ohio Department of Transportation. State law requires the use of domestic steel on state-funded projects.
The company was fined 1.5 times the cost of the steel used. According to state statute, those fines are to be distributed in the school districts where the projects were located.
ODJFS warns unemployment claimants about scams
COLUMBUS –Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) Interim Director Matt Damschroder is alerting the public of fake websites that closely mirror the agency’s official website that are attempts to steal personal and banking information. The addresses of the fake websites in question are: unemployment-ohio-gov.com and ohio-gov.cn.
“We know that individuals are receiving text messages and emails that link to these phony websites. It’s important to pay attention to know whether they are legitimate,” said Damschroder. “Please look closely before clicking sites that look like the real deal but aren’t.”
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Republican attorneys general are hitting the Biden administration with a barrage of lawsuits even before the end of its first 100 days, foreshadowing what could be a litigious four years between President Biden and the top state law enforcement officials.
The effort comes after years of Democratic attorneys general consistently taking former President Trump to court, occasionally bringing cases all the way to the Supreme Court.
Indeed, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, who was the California attorney general during Trump s term, celebrated filing his 100th lawsuit against the Trump administration in August.
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) â Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today issued the following statement following the plea agreement filed in the case of Edward Jake Wagner:
âI am incredibly proud of our team at the Bureau of Criminal Investigation whose dedication, perseverance and expertise lead to todayâs plea.
The scope of this crime and subsequent investigation surpasses any other in Ohioâs history. The dedicated men and women of BCI rose to the challenge in the pursuit of justice for the victims â and never gave up.
BCIâs work spans countless long nights, weeks and years and will continue until all responsible for these crimes are held accountable.