News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Richard A. Ross today announced that Ohio schools may now begin submitting school safety plans via a secure online portal to help first responders in case of an emergency. The portal is one of the many recommendations of the Attorney General’s School Safety Task Force which have been implemented since the task force announced its recommendations earlier this year.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a former Coshocton pharmacist has pleaded guilty to federal charges alleging that she took between $1 million and $2.5 million from state, federal, and private medical insurance companies through fraudulent billing practices.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) has exceeded its goal of testing 1,500 rape kits during the first year of the Attorney General's Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Testing Initiative. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against All Seasons of Kentucky Inc. and husband and wife owners Leo Patrick Richard and Carol Richard for failing to deliver promised services and performing shoddy work.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that more than 1,640 cold case homicides have been added to the Ohio Unsolved Homicides Database since efforts to expand the program were announced last year. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that the owners of two Belmont County businesses have been ordered to close their stores for one year due to the illegal sale of synthetic drugs. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation  Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer announced today that two Ohio chiropractors have been sentenced to pay nearly $179,000 in combined restitution to Medicaid and the Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC).

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Jackson County Prosecutor Justin Lovett announced today that a nine-count indictment has been filed in connection with the July kidnapping of a 6-year-old girl.

Attorney General DeWine, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today filed a lawsuit and was granted a temporary restraining order against Youngstown-area Encore Music Productions Ltd. and its agents for deceiving donors while soliciting for firefighter and police charities. The Pennsylvania Attorney General also filed a lawsuit against the business.

Ohio Attorney General DeWine today urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue proposed regulations on electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes. The bipartisan letter to the FDA was issued jointly with Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and was co-signed by attorneys general from 38 additional states and territories.