Fake Kidnapping, Real Prison: Ohio Man Swindles $300K From Childhood Friend
Mar 16, 2026
A federal appeals court has upheld a 30-month prison sentence for a Cleveland man who funded a lifestyle of drugs and deception by convincing an elderly woman he was being held for ransom. Terrell Lamar Williams, who was already on supervised release for a previous drug trafficking conviction, orche
strated a heart-wrenching scam against a woman […]
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