Ohio Attorney General Reaches Deal In Train Derailment Charity Fraud Case

(August 18, 2023, 2:56 PM EDT) -- LISBON, Ohio — The Ohio attorney general has reached a settlement in a fraud lawsuit against the principal who ran a purported charity started in the wake of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in which he will pay $25,000 in civil penalties and the fundraising organization he used to solicit funds will pay $22,077.48 in restitution to a local food bank the charity claimed it was associated with....