WNWO-TV controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1982
Bankruptcy fraud findings involving station-related transactions
A Cleveland bankruptcy judge found that Daniel H. Overmyer and attorney Edmund M. Connery had engaged in fraudulent conduct involving equipment leases, inflated lease terms, and a claim filed during the station's bankruptcy proceedings.
1973
Overmyer business bankruptcy
Overmyer's warehouse companies entered Chapter 11 amid extensive debt, a financial crisis that contributed to the station's later litigation, bankruptcy proceedings, and loss of control.
1968
Congressional investigation of the Overmyer television transactions
The House Investigations Subcommittee examined the FCC's approval of the sale of Overmyer television construction permits to American Viscose Corporation and questioned Overmyer's financial disclosures and qualifications. Later administrative rulings did not sustain the principal personal-misrepresentation allegations against Overmyer.