News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is asking for assistance from the public in locating a sexual predator who is wanted for failing to properly register his address.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Struthers Police Chief Tim Roddy announced today the arrest of a Struthers man on three felony charges of unlawful sexual conduct involving a minor.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Washington County Sheriff Larry R. Mincks Sr. announced today that a former deputy with the Washington County Sheriff's Office has been charged with the 1981 death of Washington County Sheriff's Deputy Lt. Ray "Joe" Clark.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against a Marion home improvement company accused of failing to deliver promised services and failing to pay supply companies, resulting in liens placed on consumers’ homes.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced the start of the sixth annual Take Action Video Contest, which gives Ohio high school students a chance to win up to $2,500 in college scholarships.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned that Ohio consumers are receiving scam phone calls from individuals pretending to represent the U.S. Treasury.

Effective April 8, 2014 Microsoft stopped delivering software updates, providing technical assistance and support for Windows XP (XP) and Internet Explorer 8 (IE8).  As a result, XP and IE8 will still work on devices, but moving forward the continued use of XP and/or IE8 exposes your device to security risks, threats, vulnerabilities and viruses.   Additionally,  as software and hardware manufacturers continue to optimize and leverage more current versions of Windows Operating Systems (OS) and IE, users will begin to experience that more and more applications and devices simply don’t function properly or fail entirely.  

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Bowling Green State University President Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey today announced that Dr. Jon E. Sprague will serve as the first director of the Ohio Attorney General’s Center for the Future of Forensic Science. 

Attorney General Mike DeWine, Lima Police Chief Kevin Martin, and Allen County Sheriff Samuel Crish announced today an aggressive plan to try to stop the fast flow of heroin along I-75 through Allen County. Grant money from the Ohio Attorney General’s Safe Neighborhoods Initiative will fund two investigators for two years in both the Lima Police Department and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office.  

An Ottawa County Grand Jury today indicted a Port Clinton couple on ten total counts related to a bankruptcy fraud scheme that shielded assets from more than 50 creditors, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Mulligan announced today. The scheme also involved theft from an elderly widow of more than $160,000.