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Ohio Attorney General and Governor-elect Mike DeWine today issued the following statement regarding the status of the lawsuit against Anthony Precourt and Major League Soccer (MLS):

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, along with 39 other attorneys general, today announced a $68 million settlement with UBS AG (UBS) for fraudulent conduct involving the manipulation of the London interbank offered rate (Libor), a benchmark interest rate that has a widespread impact on global markets and consumers. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Moraine Police Chief Craig Richardson, and Middletown Police Chief Rodney Muterspaw announced today that DNA analysis conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) has confirmed that remains found in Moraine in September are those of a Middletown woman who disappeared in 2017. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released his 2018 Report to the General Assembly on Compliance with State Awards for Economic Development . 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today praised members of the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate for passing legislation to ensure the creation of the Ohio Attorney General's Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is urging Ohio fifth graders and their teachers to take part in the 2019 National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest.

“As talks to keep the Crew in Columbus continue, I appreciate the ongoing effort of the Haslam and Edwards families, as well as the Columbus Partnership, as they pursue the opportunity to purchase the team. With the loyalty and enthusiasm of the Black and Gold’s very vocal fans, and the power behind the #SavetheCrew movement, momentum continues to build. As the MLS championship game is played this weekend, we are working to ensure the opportunity remains for the Crew to continue calling Central Ohio home.”

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a multistate consumer protection settlement with one of the nation’s largest debt buyers – Encore Capital Group and its subsidiaries Midland Funding and Midland Credit Management – to require the company to reform its debt buying and collection practices.