News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced the start of the sixth annual Take Action Video Contest, which gives Ohio high school students a chance to win up to $2,500 in college scholarships.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned that Ohio consumers are receiving scam phone calls from individuals pretending to represent the U.S. Treasury.

Effective April 8, 2014 Microsoft stopped delivering software updates, providing technical assistance and support for Windows XP (XP) and Internet Explorer 8 (IE8).  As a result, XP and IE8 will still work on devices, but moving forward the continued use of XP and/or IE8 exposes your device to security risks, threats, vulnerabilities and viruses.   Additionally,  as software and hardware manufacturers continue to optimize and leverage more current versions of Windows Operating Systems (OS) and IE, users will begin to experience that more and more applications and devices simply don’t function properly or fail entirely.  

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Bowling Green State University President Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey today announced that Dr. Jon E. Sprague will serve as the first director of the Ohio Attorney General’s Center for the Future of Forensic Science. 

Attorney General Mike DeWine, Lima Police Chief Kevin Martin, and Allen County Sheriff Samuel Crish announced today an aggressive plan to try to stop the fast flow of heroin along I-75 through Allen County. Grant money from the Ohio Attorney General’s Safe Neighborhoods Initiative will fund two investigators for two years in both the Lima Police Department and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office.  

An Ottawa County Grand Jury today indicted a Port Clinton couple on ten total counts related to a bankruptcy fraud scheme that shielded assets from more than 50 creditors, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Mulligan announced today. The scheme also involved theft from an elderly widow of more than $160,000.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that he has joined 38 other state attorneys general in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review whether phone companies can utilize call-blocking technologies to better protect consumers from unwanted calls and scams.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned that schools throughout Ohio are reporting phony invoices sent to their schools.

In recognition of Grandparents Day this Sunday, Sept. 7, Attorney General Mike DeWine is reminding Ohioans to watch out for the grandparent scam, a costly telephone ploy in which con artists pose as grandchildren in need.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against South Beach Fitness of Westerville LLC and its owners for violations of Ohio consumer protection laws. The business sold gym memberships to consumers but never opened the facility.