Police vet fighting workers' camp fraud in Ohio fund
A veteran police officer, Rick Gregory, 51, was hired to head the Bureau of Workers' Compensation Special Investigations Department in Columbus. The $28 billion state insurance fund oversees 123 staffers aimed at eliminating fraud, with a history of saving about $1.5 billion. Cases include a man illegally collecting benefits while running a PA tattoo shop and a Toledo doctor charged with health care fraud.
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Rick Gregory
Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Special Investigations Department
Gregory
Provo
Utah
New Castle County
Del
Florida Highway Patrol
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Tire
Toledo
Prosecutor Learns From Old DNA Case In Cleveland
Cuyahoga County prosecutor reflects on a 1993 rape acquittal as DNA from an untested kit prompts more investigations. About 4,000 rape kits have been sent for testing amid calls for better collection and jury guidance. The 43 year old defendant was found not guilty despite DNA inside the victim, underscoring evidentiary limits and trial challenges.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Plain Dealer
Brian McDonough
Michael O’shea
Lorain bar owners fight city to keep their businesses
Gil's International Lounge faced closure as city officials push to revoke its liquor permit after a rough incident and a police report listing 59 calls this year. Supporters cite safety, past patrons, and a fatal bar shooting linked to the location, while council also targeted nearby Cotton Club and a gas mart for action.
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Lorain
City
Vaughn
E. 28Th St
Ohio Division of Liquor Control
Gil
Council
International
Gil Shields
Mark Parker
Gil’s
Tameka Cheers
Fairley
Cotton Club
High Point Gas Mart
Broadway
Liberty Gas
Worthington official promotes eating park fruit via new map
Worthington City Councilman Doug Smith published a map on worthingtonohio.org showing about a dozen food producing spots across public lands. He highlights patches yielding walnuts crabapples and blueberries and argues residents should harvest for better health and local food awareness.
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Worthington
Doug Smith
Smith
Park Boulevard Park
Woman charged in Lorain stabbing
Blood trail from a stabbing led to the home of suspect Jeanette Hickerson in Lorain Ohio where Elia Alston 51 was found critically wounded on Pole Avenue. Hickerson 37 was charged with felonious assault and held without bond at Lorain County Jail. Alston remained in critical condition at MetroHealth.
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Lorain
Elia Alston
Mark Pultrone
Alston
Pole Ave
Pultrone
East 29Th Street
Metro Health Medical Center
Cleveland
Jeanette Hickerson
22Nd Street
Hickerson
Marty Carreon
Jeanette Bashay
Lorain County
Ohio delays ban on electronic raffle machines amid legalization talks
Veterans and fraternal groups across Ohio keep setting up electronic raffle devices despite an April AG order to remove them by August 1. Attorney General Mike DeWine delays enforcement as Senate leaders weigh legalizing the devices. Local authorities may still pursue cases. Some machines appeared as recently as mid August.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Mike DeWine
Senate
the Plain Dealer
DeWine
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Pete Thomas
David Kopech
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