Welcome to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Southern District of Ohio
As part of the U.S. Department of Justice, we are responsible for virtually all federal litigation in the District. This includes criminal prosecutions for violations of federal law, civil lawsuits by and against the government, and actions to collect judgments and restitution on behalf of victims and taxpayers.
The Southern District of Ohio has staffed offices in Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton. There are 94 U.S. Attorney's Offices throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
We hope that you will find our website informative and thank you for visiting.
May 23, 2012
NINE-YEAR SENTENCE FOR COLUMBUS MAN FOR RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Okey Belcher, 29, of Columbus was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 108 months in prison for knowingly receiving visual images of child pornography.
May 22, 2012
JURY CONVICTS COUPLE OF OPERATING A “PILL MILL” IN WAVERLY, OHIO
A U.S. District Court jury has convicted a West Portsmouth, Ohio couple of operating Ohio Medical and Pain Management, LLC, in Waverly, Ohio as a continuing criminal enterprise, a crime punishable by at least 20 years and up to life imprisonment.
Making sure that victims of federal crimes are treated with compassion, fairness and respect.
