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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that the owner and president of Alpine Nursing Care, Inc. in North Randall, Ohio, will spend two years in prison after his conviction on federal health care fraud charges.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a former Cleveland-area home health aide will be going to prison for improperly billing the Ohio Department of Medicaid for more than $234,000.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a Mahoning County Grand Jury has indicted a former sergeant with the Youngstown Police Department on twelve charges following an investigation by the Attorney General's Crimes Against Children (CAC) Unit in June. 

In recognition of the first annual Military Consumer Protection Day (July 17), Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is encouraging active-duty military members and their families to report consumer complaints to his office.

A Portage County judge has awarded Kent State University $1.2 million after its former head men’s basketball coach breached his contract by leaving to become the head coach at Bradley University, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the university announced today. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today issued the following statement on the decision of a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York who ruled in favor of the state in finding that Apple Inc. conspired to raise the retail price of electronic books (e-books):

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Commerce today announced a joint lawsuit and a temporary restraining order against Nancy Jo Frazer, David Frazer, Albert Rosebrock, and their charity, Defining Vision Ministries, formerly known as Focus Up Ministries, Inc., for violations of Ohio’s charitable and securities laws.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that International Vacation Services LLC of South Carolina has agreed to pay $14,823.54 in consumer restitution, plus $5,000 in costs, according to a recent agreement to resolve alleged violations of Ohio’s consumer laws.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a convicted sex offender is going back to prison after he was found guilty of possessing child pornography a second time.