TOLEDO, Ohio, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Two men and a woman from Texas are in custody Wednesday after authorities seized a package of fentanyl destined for Ohio. The seizures and arrests follow a joint investigation by the Toledo Bulk Cash Smuggling Task Force, on which U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is the lead federal agency. "Fentan  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against John and Susan Klosterman alleging that female tenants in the Klostermans' residential rental properties in Cincinnati, Ohio, were subjected to sexual harassment, coercion, intimidation, and threats in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. Each of the defendants owns or manages properties where the illegal conduct occurred. To  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Benjamin C. Glassman, issued the following news release: A federal grand jury has charged Izmir Koch, 32, of Huber Heights, with violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in an indictment unsealed today. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Angela L. Byers, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cincinnati   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Department of Justice today announced that an Ohio man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Ohio on a charge of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. According to the indictment, on or about Feb. 4, 2017, outside of a restaurant located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Izmir Koch, 32, willfully caused bodily injury to a person because of tha  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, Justin Herdman, issued the following news release: Three people from the Houston area were charged in federal court after authorities arrested them in Toledo with what is believed to be more than three pounds of fentanyl. Anthony Robinson, 32, Barbera Wilson, 21, and Darrius Lewis, 29, were each charged with conspiracy possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. On Tuesday night, Robinson and Wilson  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Benjamin C. Glassman, issued the following news release: The Justice Department filed a civil complaint today in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Ohio alleging a Sedamsville landlord violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against female tenants. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, announced the filing against John Klosterman and his wife Susan K  more