CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Two Southwestern Ohio Representatives have introduced legislation that would ban individuals accused or convicted of a violent crime from profiting from crowdfunding platforms, according to the state representatives.

Rep. Mike Odioso (R-Green Twp.) and Cindy Abrams (R-Harrison) announced legislation in a news release that would extend Ohio’s “Son of Sam” Law, which prohibits criminals from profiting from their crimes by selling their story for profit, the U.S. Department of Justice states.

The DOJ explains that the “Son of Sam” laws, a group of laws passed in more than 40 states, were named in response to convicted killer David Richard Berkowitz, who murdered several people in New York City in the 1970s and garnered national publicity.

The new legislation would ext

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