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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ohio Senator Jim Hughes (R-Columbus) today announced new legislation aimed at reducing the number of gun crimes in the state of Ohio. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today filed suit against Rebecca Drobnick, her two children, Timothy and Mindy Drobnick, and American Heroes Alliance in a 21-count complaint against them for violations of Ohio’s Charitable Trust Act and Charitable Organizations Act.  The suit alleges that Drobnick failed to register a charitable trust with the State of Ohio, mislead donors who believed their contributions would help veterans and their families, and misappropriated more than $150,000 of charitable assets for personal purposes.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today filed a lawsuit against Parma resident John Boyd, doing business as J & M Roofing & Contracting. The lawsuit charges Boyd with violating Ohio consumer laws by failing to deliver promised services and performing shoddy work. In light of the lawsuit, DeWine warned consumers to research home improvement contractors carefully. 

Search warrants were executed today in the Ohio Attorney General's ongoing investigation in connection with the Steubenville rape case.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued the following statement after a Cuyahoga County Grand Jury indicted 11 people and eight companies, including VS2 Worldwide Communications, on charges related to illegal gambling and money laundering at internet cafes in Cuyahoga County:

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Eric Kesler, 28, last registered himself as living in Tiffin, Ohio, in January of this year.  The Seneca County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant for his arrest Monday after finding that he failed to provide them with a change of address.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said today that he was pleased by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to deny generic production of the pain medication OxyContin.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty today announced that search warrants were served at six Cuyahoga County Internet Cafes and the corporate offices of a major sweepstakes technology provider in New Jersey. The search warrants are part of investigations into whether illegal gambling is taking place at the sweepstakes establishments. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters announced today the indictment of a disbarred attorney who allegedly stole more than $400,000 from an 83-year-old woman from Morrow, Ohio.