News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today led a coalition of 15 attorneys general from around the country in filing a brief to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia supporting the federal government’s motion to dismiss the case against Gen. Michael Flynn.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Ashtabula County Sheriff William Johnson announced today that an Ohio man missing since 1993 has been identified as the victim of an unsolved Florida homicide.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies) assessment of the Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation has been rescheduled for May 18 through May 22. The assessment will be conducted virtually. 

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced plans to trim over $4.6 million from his office’s budget to help soften the blow of COVID-19 on the state’s finances.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding the death of former Pickaway County Sheriff Dwight Radcliff.

Like other sectors, COVID-19 is limiting how charities operate with a new study showing that more than one in four Ohio nonprofits are not able to provide any services due to its economic fallout and an additional 50% are doing so at a significantly reduced capacity.

Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a consumer protection lawsuit against a defunct used car dealership and its owner who failed to deliver vehicle titles to customers in central Ohio.

Two Preble County men were sentenced today for sexual assaults.   

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced his office distributed nearly $1 million in funding to domestic violence shelters and coalitions across the state to assist battered men, women and children in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today that a Preble County man has been indicted on charges including attempted rape of a victim under the age of 10.