WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today charging two Ohio men with a bribery scheme in which a municipal prosecutor agreed to help a criminal defendant with his pending cases in exchange for auto repair work. According to the indictment, Nicholas Graham, 52, of Warren, was a prosecutor who represented the City of Warren in Warren Municipal Court. Brian Votino, 52, of Niles, had two criminal cas  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: DETROIT U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Detroit Field Office Director Robert Lynch met with the Wexford County Sheriff Trent Taylor Sept. 25 to strengthen our partnerships, discuss issues of common concern and explore ways to collaborate. ERO Detroit's partnerships across Michigan and Ohio continue to promote nati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 290) entitled "Norfolk Southern Railway Co. - Discontinuance of Trackage Rights Exemption - in Cuyahoga County, Ohio": * * * Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue trackage rights over approximately 1.3 miles of rail line  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release: Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 23, of Toledo, Ohio, formerly of Hermitage, Tennessee, has pleaded guilty to federal charges after meeting with an undercover FBI agent to finalize a deal to murder an individual for payment, announced United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis for the Middle District of Tennessee. Garcia pleaded guilty to using interstate commerce facil  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release: On May 15, 2024, a federal grand jury in Knoxville, Tennessee, returned a 21-count indictment against nine defendants--Jamal Witcher, 35, of Mansfield, Ohio; Taeshawn Witcher, 18, of Detroit, Michigan; Skyler Anthony Starkey Steward, 18, of Mansfield, Ohio; Ricky Lynn Coffey, 36, of Bean Station, Tennessee; Keshon Lee, 27, of Detroit, Michigan; Emani Mason,   more