My talented daughter wrote a play that has sold out in NYC and now the theater is extending dates. Not bad for a first play.

“In Ohio, it's the Sinaloa Cartel that controls key destination cities like Dayton and Columbus,” former U.S. Attorney david devillers told Federal Newswire. #CartelActivityInMyCommunity buff.ly/4dLaoFl

I recently had the opportunity to present a CLE course for lawline about the complexities of 501(c)(4) dark money groups and their potential criminal implications when used to influence political officials.

I worked with Mehek for many years both in and outside of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. No one work’s harder. I am pretty sure she does not sleep. foxnews.com/politics/new-c…

On loan by my firm (Barnes & Thornburg) to DOJ to work with some of my old colleagues in Ukraine. First stop is Krakow Poland.

Back in Kyiv!

A lot going on in Kiyv today.

It was an honor speeding to the Anti Corruption Unit today in Kiev.

In downtown Columbus, on my way to work today, I ran into a coyote.

It was a pleasure, addressing the Kentucky legislature today to discuss federal bribery statutes.

From this time forward I will only respond if addressed as Colonel DeVillers!

Overall, I thought this was really well done, and it was an honor to be part of it. However, it took a pretty broad brush in attacking all Ohio Republicans, and not just the criminals. It also glanced over that it was Republicans who brought the case to our attention.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Tuesday kicked off hearings related to the House Bill 6 scandal. They braid together three different cases tied to FirstEnergy’s scheme to bribe lawmakers and regulators to bail out nuclear and coal plants. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/11/ohi…

They finally declared the DeVillers family a danger to society. It was bound to happen sooner or later.

There are a lot of happy people in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the SDOH today. Congratulations Dom! whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…

The difference between Columbus people and CLE/Cincinnati people is that Columbus don’t think about CLE/Cincinnati. What’s with all of the player hating on the recent Columbus boom? Why do you care?

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