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(CLEVELAND) – Last week, a Cuyahoga
County Grand Jury indicted four people and a Cleveland business on criminal
enterprise related charges.
In
August, agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit along with the Cleveland
Division of Police and Mentor Police Department conducted a search warrant at
185 Gas Inc., 1201 East 185 Street.
The
grand jury indicted the business, Westlake residents Ameer Hamdan, 27, and
Samih Hamdan, 52, Yakoub Hamdan, 50 of North Olmstead, and Mary Ronning, 63, of
Cleveland each on the following: one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt
activity, a second-degree felony; one count of conspiracy, a third-degree
felony and one count of theft, a fifth-degree felony.
The
business and Ameer Hamdan were also indicted on; one count of tampering with
records, a third-degree felony; seven counts of telecommunications fraud, a
fifth-degree felony; one count of sale or use of drugs not approved by the FDA,
a fifth degree felony; and three counts of receiving stolen property, a second
degree misdemeanor. The grand jury also indicted Ameer Hamdan with seven counts
and the business with six counts of trafficking in or illegal use of food
stamps, a fifth-degree felony.
Yakoub
Hamdan was indicted on three counts of receiving stolen property, five counts
of telecommunications fraud, six counts of trafficking in or illegal sale of
food stamps, and one count of falsification, a first-degree misdemeanor.
The
grand jury indicted Ronning on four counts of telecommunications fraud and five
counts of trafficking in or illegal sale of food stamps. Samih Hamdan was also indicted
on three counts of telecommunications fraud and trafficking in or illegal sale
of food stamps.
During
the search warrant, agents seized $5,368 in U.S. currency, two firearms and
business records.
If
convicted, the individuals involved could face jail time and fines.
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