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A Jackson, Ohio, man pleaded guilty Monday to charges relating to a $50 million Ponzi scheme.Jason Adkins, 40, pleaded guilty to six counts of money…

Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among 33 parents who paid large sums of money to cheat admissions standards at prestigious schools, federal prosecutors say.

The Ohio Department of Medicaid on Friday suspended the provider agreement of fired Mount Carmel doctor William Husel because of a "credible allegation of…

A federal grand jury has indicted a Central Ohio doctor on charges related to a multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme that included prescription…

Typically, the scheme works like this: you get a call from someone claiming to be with the IRS, who then claims that you owe a bunch of money. "They tell you that you didn't pay taxes or you didn't file on time, and there's a warrant out for you," said Sheryl Harris, Director of Cuyahoga County's Department of Consumer Affairs, which is holding a series of events this week aimed at spreading awareness of various scams. "They're really scary calls."

The state auditor says he wants Medicaid providers to insure that they’ll do the work the state is paying them for by putting up some money to prove it.…

A former county elections board director in Columbus has pleaded guilty to a felony charge alleging he knowingly approved inaccurate timesheets for a…

The state auditor says officials at a southern Ohio correctional facility committed fraud and misused more than $20,000 in public funds. A special audit…

There’s a bill in the legislature that would add the photos of food stamp recipients to their electronic benefit transfer or EBT cards. The idea behind…