An Ohio jury recently awarded $1.8 million to a man who was wrongly accused of phoning in bomb threats to a place of business. In February 1998, authorities accused James Poma of making several threatening phone calls to Modern Building Supply (MBS), a window and door manufacturer in Youngstown. A police trace revealed Poma had made several calls to MBS around the time the threats were made. Poma, who was then charged with the misdemeanor, claimed he was simply trying to reach an employee about a work issue. After being found not guilty at the trial, Poma filed suit against MBS for malicious prosecution.