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Contempt Charges Filed Against Robocaller Operating While Under Ban

One of the co-owners of a shuttered robocall business is facing contempt charges for defying a court order prohibiting him from placing or facilitating robocalls, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and seven other state attorneys general announced today.

3/28/2024

AG Yost Pursues Legal Action Against Austin Master for Environmental Violations

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking to force Austin Master Services, an oil and gas waste services company, to immediately stop storing illegal excess quantities of brine and drilling waste at its facility in Martins Ferry.

3/26/2024

Former Quartermaster Indicted in Theft From Central Ohio VFW Post

A North Carolina man has been indicted by a grand jury on four felony counts related to the theft of more than $35,000 from a Columbus Veterans of Foreign Wars post, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips announced today.

3/26/2024

Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder Indicted on 10 State Felony Counts

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been indicted on multiple state felony charges alleging misuse of campaign money and ethics violations – including one count that would permanently ban him from holding public office again in Ohio, Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

3/25/2024

Ohio Leads Brief Supporting Federalism in Texas Border Case

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a U.S. Appeals Court to uphold Texas’ right to enforce a state immigration law amid a challenge by the federal government.

3/21/2024

Yost Secures $1.5 Million Settlement in Illegal Recycling Case

Baumann’s Recycling Center has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an environmental lawsuit centered on an illegal landfill operated by the company for nearly a decade, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

3/21/2024

AG Yost Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Adopt Legal Test for Presidential Immunity

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and two other state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to establish a legal test for determining the limits of a “very broad” presidential immunity.

3/19/2024

Two Additional Men Sentenced to Prison For Shooting Death of Lorain Teenager

Two Lorain County men were sentenced to prison today for their roles in the 2019 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Jessica Baker, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.

3/15/2024

Ohio Task Force Seeks Tips From Survivors of Alleged Multistate Human Trafficker

A suspected human trafficker accused of advertising sex in a dozen states is facing 17 felony charges following an investigation by the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force.

3/13/2024

Yost Challenges SEC’s Overstep of Authority on Climate Disclosure Rule

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading an effort to block the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from overstepping its authority by meddling in environmental policy.  

3/13/2024
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