Opioid Settlement
Ohio AG Dave Yost talks about $573 million opioid crisis settlement with McKinsey & Company.
AG Yost's Human Trafficking Initiative Highlights from 2020
AG Yost's Human Trafficking Summit united more than 1,400 attendees who combat human trafficking statewide in a celebration of their successes and an examination of the challenges that remain. At the closing session, the Human Trafficking Initiative reflects on the accomplishments made in 2020.
Operation Autumn Hope
AG Yost announced the results of Operation Autumn Hope, a statewide anti-human trafficking effort. This operation was conducted with the help of federal, state and local law enforcement, and social service partners.
AG Yost, Bipartisan Group of Prosecutors Address No-Knock Warrants
AG Yost, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Mike O'Malley, Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien and Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters proposed a plan to preserve the “no-knock” warrent as a police safety tool.
AG Yost Addresses Early Voting Election Concerns
AG Yost addressed legal concerns regarding Ohio’s voting process via a video press release. Topics addressed include ballot harvesting, voter intimidation and misleading robocalls regarding absentee voting. The video includes the consequences that could come from interfering with Ohio’s election process.
SCOPE: Genetic Study Reaches 100-Patient Milestone, October 2020
AG Yost announced a 100-patient enrollment milestone reached in the genetic study of opioid use disorder undertaken by his Scientific Committee on Opioid Prevention and Education (SCOPE).
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost talks about National Forensic Science Week 2020
National Forensic Science Week is a time for celebration of Ohio’s nationally accredited BCI forensic scientists. Their crime-fighting work, on the cutting edge of the field, helps “put away drug dealers and rapists, child molesters and murderers.”