Avon attorney disbarred after tax case tied to Cleveland Diocese
An Avon attorney who served as treasurer and CFO for the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland had his Ohio law license indefinitely suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court. He spent one year and a day in federal prison after being convicted in 2008 of conspiracy to defraud the IRS and other charges, with restitution of 395 154 owed. He also lost his CPA license amid accusations of 784 000 in kickbacks routed through a diocese employee.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Joseph H. Smith
Internal Revenue Service
Supreme Court
Smith
Anton Zgoznik
Plea withdrawal bid rejected in attempted murder case
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Miraldi denied Mau rice Williams’s bid to withdraw his no contest plea to attempted murder and other charges. Williams, 45, sought a trial to prove innocence, while his attorney Doug Merrill declined comment. Williams allegedly doused his former girlfriend Beth Dixon and her two dogs with flammable liquid on April 14 and twice tried to set them on fire. Dixon fled and called for help. Prosecutors say Williams wrote a confession letter to Dixon on April 24. Merrill previously described the incident as a misunderstanding.
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Lorain County Common Pleas
James Miraldi
Maurice Williams
Doug Merrill
Williams
Merrill
Beth Dixon
Dixon
Lack of data slows Lorain County grant allocations
Lorain County Solid Waste District needs recycling data from a dozen communities before distributing 375000 in grants this year. The share depends on population and recycling numbers and cart system use. Missing data could reduce funding for Elyria Sheffield Lake Vermilion LaGrange Rochester and several townships, officials warn.
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The
Bailey
Lorain
Avon Lake
North Ridgeville
Sheffield Lake
Vermilion
LaGrange
Rochester
Brownhelm
Grafton
New Russia
Penfield
Ted Kale
Republic Waste
New Russia Township
Redemption for a veteran and his dog healing story
Alan Revercomb Sr. describes his hopes for a program helping troubled veterans through dog therapy. His rescue husky-Lab, Buddy, jumps around as Revercomb recalls a Vietnam era past and a descent into drug addiction before rebuilding his life in prison and afterward.
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Alan Revercomb Sr
Buddy
husky-Lab
Bruce Bishop
Chronicle
Pets-4-Vets
Richard Mackey
Lisa Steele
Revercomb
Animal Planet Network
Pair involved in drive by are sentenced to two years each
ElyriaOhio two Elyria men Tevin Jackson and Aaron Oliver were each sentenced to two years in prison for their roles in a drive by shooting last year. Oliver led officers on a chase through the city and a school playground before the incident. Jackson faced possible extra time if a Friday hearing finds a probation violation tied to a prior weapons case.
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Tevin Jackson
Aaron Oliver
Oliver
Jackson
Lorain County Common Pleas
James Burge
Men indicted on hold-up charges in Lorain
Andrew Lorenzana, 21, and Damien Cheers, 20, indicted on aggravated robbery charges for the December 27 Shell station holdup on Tower Boulevard in Lorain. Cheers reportedly pulled a silver pistol and left with 800 dollars. Lorenzana allegedly helped plan the crime amid a history of high profile cases.
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Andrew Lorenzana
Lorain
Shell
Tower Boulevard
Lorenzana
Damien Cheers
Cheers
Christopher Lundberg
Pennies for Peace drives Read Across Oberlin event
Oberlin students collect pennies for education in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Boxes in town, an Eastwood Elementary assembly at 10 a.m., and a large yellow tub symbolize the fundraiser run by Cheryl Lawrie and Read Across Oberlin. Greg Mortenson founded the Pennies for Peace charity.
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Afghanistan
Pakistan
Eastwood
Cheryl Lawrie
Lawrie
Pennies For Peace
Greg Mortenson
Mortenson
America
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