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2 Canton men were found guilty of running an illegal gambling operation that made $34 million of their patrons over 5 years.
The community gathered at Mt. Olive Baptist Church for a town hall meeting after the death of a man while in the custody of Canton police.
The family of an Ohio man who died while in police custody has retained legal representation as bodycam footage of the incident has been released to the public. The last words Frank E. Tyson uttered are eerily similar to those of George Floyd when he was killed by police in 2020 — "I can’t breathe.” Officers were called to the American Veterans (AMVETS) Post 124 social club after reports that the local resident had fled the scene of a crash.
A federal jury recently convicted two Ohio men of tax, gambling, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction crimes related to their operation of illegal gambling businesses in Canton and their scheme to conceal the illicit proceeds from those businesses to avoid paying taxes. Two others involved in the conspiracy pleaded guilty.
Decision to leave Cargill should save the township about $2,000 a year.