News Releases

Following a pair of joint complaints from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a federal judge in El Paso, Texas today issued a temporary restraining order against two companies accused of defrauding millions of dollars from people struggling with credit card debt, halting their operations and freezing their assets.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a settlement with a central Ohio man accused of misrepresenting a cancer diagnosis to solicit and subsequently misuse charitable donations for a cancer organization and scholarship fund.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) today announced that Sunny Farms Landfill has agreed to pay $1.71 million in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of past water pollution, solid waste and air pollution control laws. They have also agreed to pay an additional $2.01 million for underreported and mischaracterized fees associated with waste entering landfill facilities.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that a multistate coalition of attorneys general, led in part by Ohio, has reached a settlement with Equifax following an investigation into its massive 2017 data breach.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, U.S. Marshal Peter Tobin and the Major Crime Task Force of Gallia and Meigs Counties today announced the arrests of 12 individuals on 92 felony drug trafficking and possession charges.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today certified a revised petition for a proposed law that would expand background checks for firearm sales.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today joined a coalition of 37 attorneys general urging federal cooperation with states to protect consumers from false advertising and harms to their health from products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds, including cannabidiol (CBD).

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a consumer protection lawsuit against a central Ohio concrete contractor accused of performing shoddy work and failing to complete home improvement projects.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the launch of a new online tool to help Ohioans gauge the reputations of businesses and steer clear of those with problematic pasts.  

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley today announced the success of two concurrent Human Trafficking Task Force operations that occurred during the past week’s professional baseball festivities.