CRIMINAL CROWDFUNDING LEGISLATION

TWO OHIO REPRESENTATIVES FROM SOUTHWEST OHIO HAVE INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PREVENT VIOLENT CRIMINALS FROM RAISING LEGAL DEFENSE FINANCING THROUGH CROWDFUNDING. 
REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES CINDY ABRAMS OF HARRISON AND MIKE ODIOSO (OH-DEE-OH-SO) OF GREEN TOWNSHIP, BOTH NORTHWEST OF CINCINNATI, ARE PROPOSING TO EXPAND THE SON OF SAM LAW WHICH PROHIBITS CRIMINALS FROM MAKING MONEY BY SELLING THEIR STORY RIGHTS FOR BOOKS OR MOVIES. THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER REPORTS THAT THE BILL AIMS TO CLOSE A LEGAL LOOPHOLE THAT WOULD PREVENT CRIMINALS FROM USING CROWDFUNDING TO FINANCE THEIR LEGAL DEFENSE BUT ALSO HOLD THOSE PLATFORMS CRIMINALLY ACCOUNTABLE AS WELL.