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Traficant deserves a break from feds

No, the title is not a printing error. But it is neither an advocate for the early release of the former Congress member-turned federal inmate, James A. Traficant Jr.

Traficant, it is envisaged to leave prison in September 2, 2009. He did not seek a presidential amnesty still commutation of the whole eight years.

So what about the header? It was designed to draw attention to the United States Department of Justice of the recent attempted $ 105059 precise, Traficant has yet, the federal government in a court fine. It was for the payment of $ 150000, in addition to serving time behind bars.

The problem is that the Ministry of Justice, the Congress of the former member of the national board of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office suggests, is off-limits.

A wizard of the American lawyer, Richard J. French, has submitted an application to the Federal Court, Cleveland, for money, the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System.

But a lawyer for Marc Then Attorney General’s office has opened a reply that the public service pensions State may not garnish.

The case is before the US District Judge Lesley Wells.

Traficant qualified for a Public Employees Retirement System pension from her years of Mahoning County Sheriff.

Extreme an error

The Department of Justice, the maintenance of the present, after the money on an error extreme - including those writers, in recent years, to the conviction of former Congress member of the public use his position for personal gain.

He was sentenced as a result of blackmail, bribery and tax evasion, among other things, fees, and was amended by the federal prosecutors to no more than one to two bits administrator.

Indeed, the price to pay for his guilt was more than $ 45000.

But because of its history of the attack on the Ministry of Justice and the IRS during his tenure in Congress, the federal government, the prosecutor went with him to revenge.

Traficant made the decision to defend himself, was created by the federal government as the only another example of his utter contempt for the rule of law.

While all former members of Congress signatories - there are legions of them in the Mahoning Valley - believe that eight years in prison was too harsh, these writers argued he gets what he deserves.

By any measure Traficant was one of the most gifted and talented in the history of politicians in the region, and yet it is impossible to separate them by local authorities and hangers could not be protected “Everyone is” mind-set.

Why, then, who criticize the fact that you are a justice on behalf of the former member of Congress’s money?

Indeed, it is a contradiction that reinforce this conclusion: the Federal Agency for State attorneys are still bitter Traficant on the behaviour and who are not prepared to give him a break.

Blood money

It is significant, however, that this was the same Department of Justice, it has allowed gangsters Valley Lenin “Murder is business” Strollo to keep his blood and money a developer JJ “I bribed, Member of Congress “Cafaro a blow on the wrist.

Strollo, has been supported by the Confederation for 12 years and klaute against the Mafia in the region and throughout the country, it is expected to be released from prison this fall.

Ohio Mayors Back Cap on Lending Rates

Six of Ohio big-mayor of the city pledged to support a raid on the payroll lending practices, citing an explosion of growth and payroll records when families are faced with social challenges Economic mounting.

The mayor of Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Youngstown, Akron, Dayton, a cap on interest rates, lenders of payroll. A bill before the legislative authority of Ohio supported by the Coalition for Responsible Lending would cap the annual percentage rate of 36 percent, and prohibit lenders, so it was a loan Client over six each year.

Currently, the payday lender is a free average annual growth rate of 391% and over seven years for a loan to the average customer, a report published last year by the coalition forces.

Critics say the part of its business model based on trapping customers in a cycle of debt, in which additional funds should be made to pay for previous loans. Lender often pays a loan in the amount of about $ 300 must be paid, as once again, after two weeks, with a fee of around 45 dollars.

Payroll lender, said credit at interest rates much lower than 36 percent, it would be of the operation. The short-term loans, an opportunity for the borrower, who go quickly paid cash and invoices before a cheque settlement, they said.

The Coalition calls for a “political agenda”, which are not in the best interest of consumers, Ohio, said Darryl Dever, spokesman for the Ohio Financial Service Centers Association.

The industry supports a bill that would cap interest rates, but customers of the situation, the conditions for paying an interest-free loan or additional fees may be, if they can not pay time.

The mayor, led by Christopher Columbus Michael Coleman, the support rate cap according to a recently published report, the number of loans payroll records in Ohio, an increase of 14 times since 1996. The number of stores is now 1638, says a report by Policy Matters Ohio and Housing Research and Advocacy Center.

Franklin County, 189 loans in the store payroll, the highest number in the state’s report.

“We are not gönne more companies and transactions loan as a concept, but the mayor think that this must be a sense of a common approach controls and in the short term,” said Mike Brown, a door Critic Coleman. Coleman feels ready payroll practices, with the exception of the economic crisis and other pressures, the neighborhoods of destabilization of the government and the drainage of funds.

Support for the six mayors could momentum into legislative proposals of interest rate ceiling. The proposal for taking over of the payroll industry, as well as the interaction of pressure from the coalition, were in the committee in October and are now more attention.

Compartmentalization-home crisis and the resulting review was placed on the mortgage lenders, the ability of man, without paying them, legislators of the State for the granting of credit to pay model ‘affairs, “said Bill Faith, a lobbyist for the Ohio Coalition for Responsible Lending.

“It’s a long time, but I think it is increasingly recognized that the legislature must do something,” said Faith.

The debate on what should be done to pay loans not partisan. The bill the Coalition is a co-sponsor of Ohio in the house of Czech Rep. Bill Batchelder conservatives and liberals, Bob Hagan. Another law soon in the Senate is co-sponsored by Sen. Tim Grendell, a Republican, and Senator Ray Miller, a Democrat, said Faith.

Then Attorney General Marc Ohio, and a few legislators have planned third of the public consultation on the provision of credit to pay, on April 9 in Columbus. Back hearings were held in Cleveland and Cincinnati.

Philip S. Smith, 3rd-generation stockbroker in Cincinnati

HYDE PARK - Swing Philip Smith was the third generation of his family as a partner of WE Hutton & Co., New York and Cincinnati, brokerage firms. His grandfather, Philip C. Swing, and his father, Kenneth C. Smith, preceded him.

Mr. Smith - who was called “Skip” by his friends and colleagues - to the company in the year 1957 and served 10 years before Senior Vice President of UBS PaineWebber.

“Some of us are lucky enough to choose a profession, which we appreciate, but Skip chose a profession, which he really liked,” said Jesse Mullins, Mr. Smith’s financial partner Brokerage UBS . “As a broker for a scholarship (and), financial adviser, he expressed this love of nature and how pathetic, as he attended to each of its customers and their families.”

Mr. Smith has his office at UBS, where he died on Saturday, Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash. A resident of Hyde Park for 60 years, it was the 81st

Ernst-Moll, Mount Adams, a close friend, said that when he thought Mr. Smith, he remembered his generosity and loyalty.

“It took Reds permanent cards for most of his life, and for each game - except Opening Day - he removed the seats for his friends, colleagues and clients’ families,” said miner.

Mr. Smith knew that many people throughout Greater Cincinnati, after his godson Will Kreidler, Glendale. “It felt really blessed to be born and raised in America,” he said. “He was passionate about his sports teams and Cincinnati, he was honored, but humbled to have as many friends.”

Born in Cincinnati, Mr. Cincinnati Smith Day School visited the country and the Taft School in Connecticut. It recruits in the Navy in 1944 and spent two years on active duty, which in Okinawa during World War II.

After his release, he went to Yale University, where he was named a member of the tennis team and earned a degree in history in 1950. He studied at the University of Michigan Law School in Cincinnati and as an agent. He spent two years as an assistant prosecutor in the Ohio, before becoming a stockbroker.

Mr. Smith has served in the offices of Hêtres Acres Inc factories and Robertson, it was also a financial partner and the former head of Riverfront Coliseum and the Cincinnati Stingers Hockey Club. He was a member of the history and Rookwood Philosophical Society and a founding member of the NASHY Jazz Club, the Count Basie and Buddy Rich on the Miami Boat Club.

Mr. Smith was devoted to the promotion of the mission of the Seventh Presbyterian Church, where he was a member for 60 years. He served as a deacon, the elderly and Treasurer.

Survivors are cousins.

A celebration of his life is now, at 11 am seventh Presbyterian Church, 1721 Madison Road, East Walnut Hills. Mr. Smith’s body was cremated. Burial is in Falmouth, Massachusetts, where he is in response to a graveside service.

Memorial gifts are suggested, the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, the Fund Smith, 200 W. Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202nd

Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Itself, Will Hear Case on Teen’s Secret Abortion

Columbus, OH (LifeNews.com) - The Ohio Supreme Court and vice versa is a matter of negotiation, a secret affair with an abortion on a 14 year old girl was the victim of rape. A couple of Cincinnati is angry his daughter had an abortion in a local Planned Parenthood placement or knowledge without their consent, as in the rule of law.

The parents of the girl claim against abortion in violation of the law by the state, notification of parents may discuss their abortion, that can be constrained.

The girl, which in the case of a false phone number to Planned Parenthood officials of the notification. Instead of abortion call centre of his parents, it has reduced the number of their 21-year friend.

Planned Parenthood introduced a judge of the decision, only to be handed over to lawyers for the family of abortion records of all women under age 18, to determine if there are other cases, and illustrating how cases are handled abortion.

In August, the 1st District Court of Appeals decided that Planned Parenthood not to give the couple’s lawyer is abortion, record other kids.

In January, the Supreme Court decided, Ohio on a 4-3 vote not to hear the appeal. Wednesday, the vice-il himself and revision of the case.

“I am really ekstatischen Ohio Supreme Court will see what we think of extremely important questions with regard to the issue of paedophilia,” Brian Hurley, full powers to the family of the girl, told the Cincinnati Enquirer .

The parents filed a complaint, began mass production of remedies and is suspected to be injured Planned Parenthood rule of law, we properly informed of the approval, and it failed to report one case suspected child abuse to authorities.

In the appeals court decision, the judges decided unanimously that the records can remain confidential because the Crown is not a class action on behalf of a group of parents say Planned Parenthood secret made abortions.

He said that the case of civil and not a criminal action and said there was no other evidence of Planned Parenthood routine abortions without the right to the state and say, parents’ Teen girl.

The court also mentioned the issues of privacy and Judge Mark Painter wrote: “Even with the discs (black out), it can be argued that the advertisement should result in an invasion of privacy.”

But Hurley is looking for statistical data, not the names and addresses of persons who have an abortion in Planned Parenthood Center.

Hurley said earlier about the event and the Planned Parenthood’s handling of the youth, abortion, saying, it seems to spare no effort to confirm to whom they are talking about when they call in to warn parents. They could be the minimum, within the framework of existing laws. ”

Hurley was a teenager, even in a second case against Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio region.

In this case, the teen raises the activity of abortion, their sexual victimization of their father.

In Ohio law, doctors, nurses, teachers and other professionals are needed to report the alleged sexual abuse and adolescence said that was not the case in their case abortion.

The girl has no dispute with the Warren County Common Pleas Court said in May 2007, she told Planned Parenthood employees on incest.

Business abortion officials of the Associated Press told at the time of the establishment have been contacted by the authorities throughout the learning of sexual abuse.

“We are asking for a report and, where required by law,” Becki Brenner, Planned Parenthood South West’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said.

As part of the complaint, the youth said Planned Parenthood’s not reporting of incest, the police carried out another 18 months of sexual abuse in the hands of his father.

The girl told someone else, finally, about the problems of his father, John Jr. Blanks’ repression and five years in prison.

The complaint alleges Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio is working with a “not to ask not to say” politics, when it comes to sexual abuse.

Hurley said he received a handwritten note from Planned Parenthood noted that the phrase “Do not ask / don ‘t tell” and declared that the knowledge of a coach of Planned Parenthood, Julia Piercey.

“Well, for me, the position is ridiculous,” said Hurley Cincinnati Enquirer. “He came from his own files from their own coach.

I-Team Investigation: South Euclid Murder

The Fox 8 News I-Team has uncovered new information about a shooting in South Euclid that has shattered a family.

It was no secret to at least one relative that Walter Spencer Jr., owned the gun he used to fatally shoot his father and seriously injure his mother.

South Euclid Police say Walter Spencer Sr., was sitting in his easy chair when his son shot the elder Spencer in the head. Jeanette Spencer was shot several times while lying in bed. She is hospitalized and remains in critical condition.

In Ohio a person must be judged by the court as a threat to himself or to others before his name can be added to an F.B.I. database used to screen the background of a person trying to buy a firearm.

Cleveland City Councilwoman, Nina Turner is a cousin of Walter Spencer Junior. She told Fox 8 News Spencer Jr., had never been in serious trouble before Sunday night’s shooting, telling Fox 8 News “He was very fearful of people”.

17,000 Ohioans have been declared mentally incompetent. It was not until last year that their names were submitted to the F.B.I. for inclusion in the agency’s database.

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dan told Fox 8 News he learned of the problem when he first took office.

“I was panicked, it’s not what Congress intended, it’s not what Ohioans intended.” said Dann.

Ohio’s Attorney General said he immediately directed the state’s Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation to begin the legally mandated screenings.

Five mentally incompetent people had already been given gun permits. Those permits were immediately revoked.

Mr. Dann said he also made it clear the Federal Bureau of Investigation was to have full access to the information that it had previously been denied under the previous Attorney General’s administration.

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