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Prosecutor who launched Ohio bribery probe to depart soon By Julie Carr Smyth and Andrew Welsh-Huggins - Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The federal prosecutor leading an investigation into a $60 million bribery probe at the Ohio Statehouse says his imminent departure from the office won’t affect the outcome of the case. U.S. Attorney David DeVillers announced the investigation in July, considered the biggest ever criminal probe involving the seat of Ohio government. He has promised continued prosecution of individuals facing charges, while saying the investigation is ongoing. DeVi...

Prosecutor who launched Ohio bribery probe to depart soon JULIE CARR SMYTH and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS © Albert Cesare FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020 file photo David M. DeVillers, U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Ohio, speaks at a news conference, in Kenwood, Ohio near Cincinnati. DeVillers, who was an appointee of former President Donald Trump, is leading an investigation into a $60 million bribery probe at the Ohio Statehouse, involving racketeering charges against five individuals last summer, including former Republican House Speaker Larry Householder. He says his imm...

Updated: 5:45 PM EST February 1, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former Nationwide Children's Researcher has been sentenced to 30 months in prison and must pay $2.6 million in restitution for conspiring to steal trade secrets. Li Chen, 48, also conspired to commit wire fraud, according to U.S. District Attorney David DeVillers. Chen admitted in her guilty plea in July 2020 to stealing scientific trade secrets related to exosomes and exosome isolation from Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Research Institute for her own personal financial gain. Chen and her husband, co-conspirator...

Thomas Winklebach, 79, pleaded guilty in July 2020 to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor.

and last updated 2021-01-28 18:49:20-05 CINCINNATI — Prosecutors call it a secret slush fund where Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld deposited $40,000 from undercover FBI agents, allegedly in exchange for his support on a Downtown development project. But Sittenfeld’s attorney, Charlie Rittgers, said the PAC at the heart of the government’s corruption case is legal, transparent and follows Federal Election Commission rules. What U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Cole believes about Sittenfeld’s political action committee, which is named the Progress and Growth PAC...