🌱 Metro Bus Crash + Hard Rock Casino Money Laundering

Hey, neighbors! Sean Peek here with the latest copy of the Cincinnati Daily.

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Here are the top stories today in Cincinnati:

1. A bus driver was taken to the hospital for minor injuries after a crash involving a Metro bus Tuesday. It happened around 7 a.m. on East Mitchell Avenue and Vine Street. Cincinnati police said the bus driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.(WLWT Cincinnati)
2. A foreign national wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the alleged bogus sale of luxury vehicles to dealers around the country is accused of laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars at Cincinnati's Hard Rock Casino. Ismail Shalash, a 36-year-old dual citizen of Jordan and Palestine, was accused of buying $464,796 worth of chips at Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati between May 24 and Aug. 24, cashing out those chips for $789,541. The federal government believes he used those transactions to launder money he obtained by allegedly defrauding five car dealerships in four states out of $1.77 million.(WKRC TV Cincinnati)
3. A Cincinnati startup that is valued at $3.3B, plans to go public. (Cincinnati Business Courier)
4. Cincinnati's Bunbury Music Festival is canceled for 2022. (Louisville Eccentric Observer)
5. The 2022 list of Great Living Cincinnatians has been revealed. (Spectrum News 1)

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Today in Cincinnati:

• City Council Special Meeting - City of Wyoming, Ohio (5:30 PM)
• Recreation Nights - Special Olympics Hamilton County (5:30 PM)
• MSCA Members Meeting - Munich Sister City Association of Greater Cincinnati (6:00 PM)
• Cinderella - Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (7:00 PM)
• After [censored]'s Cabin: Lessons from Three 20th Century Black Authors (7:00 PM)
• Operations Committee - League of Women Voters (7:30 PM)
• Board of Education Work Session (Events) (10:30 PM)

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— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.