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FBI Cleveland Shares Recap and Highlights from FY 2023

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2 years ago

February 6, 2024

Drug and Weapons Trafficking, Crime, and Fraud Continue to be a Problem Across Northern Ohio

[CLEVELAND, OH] (2-6-24) – FBI Cleveland and its eight Resident Agencies closed out a busy fiscal year facing a myriad of growing and evolving threats across the forty northern-most counties of Ohio. FBI Cleveland covers the 40 northern-most counties in the State of Ohio.

FBI Cleveland Special Agent in Charge Greg Nelsen

“The trends we are seeing are not unique to the big cities in America, whether it’s violent crime, threats of terrorism, cybercrime, or drugs, guns, or human trafficking. From smallest and most rural towns to the larger and more populous cities, criminal enterprises are here, and operating in the backyard of all our communities.”

In fiscal year 2023, the division noted the following accomplishments:

Over 600 drug seizures.
Nearly 500 weapons recovered.
Over 400 arrests and indictments, each.
Nearly 400 convictions.
Just over 400 sentencings.
Over 15 children identified.
Just under 20 children located.

The division conducted over 115 disruptions, which is an operation in which we can articulate the routine operation of a criminal street gang (CSG) or group of criminals working together that was disrupted by an action or set of arrests conducted.

Additionally, the division recorded 15 dismantles, which are a set of operations or close of an investigation in which the FBI can articulate complete dismantlement of a CSG or group. Disruptions and Dismantlement’s must be approved by FBI headquarters.

A few of the highlights from the year include the arrest of 31 individuals of a drug trafficking organization in Marion, Ohio in June 2023. Arrest warrants led to the discoveries of 3 kilograms of fentanyl, 2 kilograms of cocaine, more than a kilogram of meth, 15 firearms and more than $25,000 in cash. That is enough fentanyl to kill every person in Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland.

Additionally, the sentencing of Discovery Tours CEO Joseph Cipolletti who embezzled over $550,000 and $1.5 million from his family’s student travel company for his personal use, bilking schools, students, and their families of destination field trips to Washington D.C.

Finally, the sentencing of a 37-year-old Massillon man sentenced to 30 Years in prison and lifetime supervision for kidnapping a 5-Year-Old child and possession of child pornography.

Nelsen added-

“Our focus is unwavering; to protect the American public and uphold the US Constitution. The nearly 300 special agents and professional staff of the division work tirelessly every day of the year; the FBI doesn’t close. We all want the same thing – to feel safe in our homes, at work or school, in our community, and, to build a brighter future for the next generation.”

FBI Cleveland is headquartered in downtown Cleveland with Resident Agencies in Painesville, Youngstown, Akron, Canton, Mansfield, Lima, Toledo, and Sandusky. To report a federal violation of law to the FBI Cleveland, or to any FBI field office, call 1-800-CALL-FBI or tips.fbi.gov

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Reward offered for information on fugitive who violated parole in Northeast Ohio

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April 7, 2026

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Reward offered for information on fugitive who violated parole in Northeast Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for a fugitive wanted for violating parole.

Terence Barnwell, 53, is known to frequent the Youngstown, Warren, and Cleveland area, according to the U.S. Marshals.

Barnwell is 5′6″ and about 156 pounds.

Terence Barnwell(Julia Thyret | (Source: U.S. Marshals))

If you have any information, please contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED or you can send a web tip at the following webpage www.usmarshals.gov/what-we-do/fugitive-investigations/submitting-a-tip.

Tipsters can remain anonymous.

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Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals – Cleveland Today

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April 6, 2026

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LeBron James adds Cleveland to list of cities he doesn’t like playing in: ‘And I’m from there’

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April 6, 2026

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LeBron James adds Cleveland to list of cities he doesn’t like playing in: ‘And I’m from there’

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made headlines for signaling out Memphis and Milwaukee as places he doesn’t enjoy playing when he was on a golf YouTube video with Bob Does Sports. Those comments — particularly saying he doesn’t enjoy playing in Memphis — made people angry.

“A random f***** Tuesday in Milwaukee,” James said on the YouTube video when talking about life in the NBA. “Staying at the f****** Hyatt at 41 years old. You think I want to do that shit? Being in Memphis on a f****** random ass Thursday? I’m not like the first guy to even talk about it in the NBA. We’re all like, ‘You guys have to move. Go over to Nashville.’”

James was asked to clarify those comments on Saturday. And in the process, he decided to do a drive-by on his hometown.

“41 years old, it’s two cities I do not like playing in right now,” James said on Saturday. “That’s Milwaukee, and that’s Memphis. What is the problem? I don’t like going home either. Shit, and I’m from there.”

James tried to clarify that he wasn’t taking a shot at the city or their people when listing places he doesn’t enjoy going to.

“I’m not talking about the city, like the people in Memphis,” James said. “I don’t like staying at the Hyatt Centric. What’s wrong with that?”

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How much you want to read into him saying he doesn’t enjoy going home to Cleveland for games is up to you. In context, it seemed like he was saying he doesn’t like going to the hotel and traveling there in the winter, as was the case this season when the Lakers made their lone trip to play the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, you could read it another way if you wanted to as well.

What we do know is that James is in the last year of his current contract with Los Angeles. And while things have been working out well for him and the Lakers over the last month, it’s clear that he isn’t the focal point of the franchise anymore. He’s adjusted to that well on the court, taking a tertiary role alongside both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves when the trio is healthy, which they won’t be heading into the playoffs. Whether or not James wants that to continue to be his reality off the court remains to be seen.

Some of the buzz about James joining the Cavs next season has died down. Even last week, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said that he’s not seeing a return to Cleveland “at the top of the probability list” for James next summer.

That said, it’s difficult to picture James playing anywhere but Cleveland and Los Angeles next season. We’ll see how this all unfolds this summer. A lot can change between now and July.

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