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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Columbus Police Chief Kimberley Jacobs, Franklin County Sheriff Zach Scott, and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien announced today that a Columbus teenager is now facing charges for allegedly burglarizing nearly a dozen homes in Central Ohio.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that Ohio is part of a $13 million settlement with Dallas-based MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc. over concerns that consumers used MoneyGram to make payments that were induced by fraud.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued the following statement following the United States Supreme Court issuing a stay of the Obama Administration's "Power Plan":

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that an Indiana charity has agreed to stop operating in Ohio after an investigation found that the charity misled Ohioans and misused charitable donations meant to help support active-duty military members.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and members of the Toledo Bulk Cash Smuggling Task Force today announced the arrest of a California man after the search of a Toledo storage unit uncovered heroin and cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $200,000. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released the top categories of complaints filed with the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section in 2015, when more than 27,000 complaints were recorded.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that Ohio has joined a $470 million joint state-federal settlement with mortgage lender and servicer HSBC to address mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure abuses. The settlement provides direct payments to nearly 20,000 borrowers nationwide for past foreclosure abuses, loan modifications and other relief for borrowers in need of assistance, rigorous mortgage servicing standards, and grants oversight authority to an independent monitor. The settlement includes Ohio and 48 other states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against a Cleveland-area used car seller accused of failing to deliver vehicle titles to consumers.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit seeking consumer restitution from a Dayton heating-and-air-conditioning contractor accused of failing to deliver promised services to consumers.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released a status update on the progress of DNA testing being conducted as part of the Ohio Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative.