News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against Dads Car Lot Inc. and its owners William D. Taylor Sr. and Gary Jones. The lawsuit charges the Pickerington used car dealer with multiple violations of Ohio’s consumer laws. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a Lucas County Common Pleas Court jury has returned a guilty verdict in the case of a former nurse's aide accused of abusing a patient.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a Logan County man was indicted on 17 charges alleging that he sexually assaulted two female victims.

At an event to mark national Boys and Girls Clubs Week, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced his office will provide a $4.35 million grant to the Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs for their Great Futures for Ohio's Kids growth program.  Boys and Girls Clubs offer a safe, positive place for kids to spend their non-school hours with dedicated programming, homework help and meals. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced an agreement with William A. Hastings and Michael E. Gibson, both of Columbus, to stop illegal charitable solicitation activities on behalf of Just 4 Vets in Ohio. The agreement was filed in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that his office is awarding $60,000 in grant funds to the National Alliance on Mental Illness Ohio (NAMI Ohio). 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is asking for the public's help locating a sexually oriented offender who has been living "at large" since last year.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released the recommendations of his Foster Care Advisory Group. Convened in December, the group’s mission was to recommend solutions to the issues raised at the Attorney General’s Child Safety Summits held in eight Ohio cities. Findings released today encourage positive changes to improve the child welfare system with a focus on the safety and well-being of the children in foster care in Ohio.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a Morgan County Common Pleas jury has convicted former Stockport Mayor Michael Shane Shuster of 21 felony counts including eight counts of gross sexual imposition, seven counts of sexual battery, and six counts of rape. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a Jefferson County judge has ordered Arthur David Sugar and several of his affiliated companies to pay an $850,000 civil penalty resulting from the improper demolition of the former Weirton Steel facility in Steubenville and the subsequent asbestos contamination.