Tag: Ohio
Benjamin Cantey, Wire Fraud, Ohio 2025
⏱ 2 min read Benjamin Cantey, a 43-year-old Cincinnati man, has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for running a $6.5 million wire fraud scheme. From 2019 to 2022, Cantey lied to investors about his online laundry and dry-cleaning pickup and delivery business, exaggerating its financial stability and growth. He used the money…
Brandon Dolly, Receiving, Possessing, Distributing Child Abuse Materials, Ohio 2025
⏱ 2 min read Brandon Dolly, a 23-year-old from Akron, Ohio, was sentenced to over 12 years in prison for his role in a child pornography ring. In January 2025, FBI agents launched an investigation into social media accounts suspected of trading child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), which led them to Dolly. A search warrant…
Devon Mae Witryk, Child Neglect, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read Devon Mae Witryk, a 28-year-old mother and military spouse from Columbus, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to felony child neglect on Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The crime occurred in June 2023, when a welfare investigation was initiated for Witryk’s child, who was not receiving proper care and supervision. Investigators inspected…
Molly Elisabeth Duncan, Child Exploitation, Ohio 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 26-year-old Ohio babysitter, Molly Elisabeth Duncan, has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for sexually abusing two toddlers in her care. The abuse occurred in Portage County and Geauga County, both in Northeast Ohio, between November 2023 and July 2024. Duncan worked as a nanny for the victims’ families…
Damarko Amir Kimble, Meth Trafficking and Assaulting a Federal Officer, Ohio 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 29-year-old Michigan man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and assaulting a federal officer in Ohio. Damarko Amir Kimble, of Detroit, was caught with 577.7 grams of pure methamphetamine in his rental vehicle at a service plaza parking lot on the I-80/90 turnpike in Sandusky…
Darren Tibbets, Heroin and Fentanyl Distribution, Ohio 2025
⏱ 2 min read Darren Tibbets, a 32-year-old Akron man, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl in Akron, Ohio. Tibbets was out on parole when he committed the crimes, which occurred in 2025. Federal agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) began investigating suspected…
Chinedu Opute, Wire Fraud, Ohio 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Georgia man, Chinedu Opute, 43, of LaGrange, has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for his role in a business email scheme that stole $1.7 million from victim entities in Ohio. The scheme, which occurred in 2023, involved Opute and his co-conspirators gaining unauthorized access to business email accounts…
Deshawn Levelle Butler, Firearms Possession, Ohio 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 21-month-old toddler is dead after accidentally shooting himself with a 9mm handgun belonging to his father, Deshawn Levelle Butler, 35, in Columbus, Ohio, on July 11. Butler, a previously convicted felon, now faces federal charges for illegally possessing a firearm. The shooting occurred on Quinby Drive in Columbus, and the…
Celina Serva, Methamphetamine Possession with Intent to Distribute, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read Celina Serva, a 27-year-old woman from Akron, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in Buffalo, New York. On April 3, 2025, law enforcement observed Serva’s vehicle arrive at a house known for drug activity, where she attempted to discard a bag…
Robert Parham, Drug Trafficking, Ohio 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 55-year-old Akron man, Robert Parham, has been sentenced to 20.5 years in prison for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking operation in Akron, Ohio. The investigation, which began in late 2023, uncovered a massive stash of illicit substances, including methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl, as well as 28 firearms and…
