News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today joined attorneys general from 12 other states in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to adopt broader religious exceptions to the HHS mandate that many businesses and non-profit organizations purchase specified insurance products even when it violates their sincerely-held religious beliefs. The attorneys general voiced their concerns in a letter sent today to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a former Toledo doctor will spend several years in prison after he was convicted of Health Care Fraud, Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Failure to Pay Employment Taxes.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) will undergo a four-day, on-site evaluation to ensure compliance with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies' (CALEA) accreditation standards. A team of CALEA assessors will conduct an on-site assessment at BCI from April 9-12, 2013. This assessment includes a dedicated public call-in session.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is requesting the public's help in locating a sex offender who is no longer compliant with Ohio's registration laws.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced an agreement with CTS Charisma Tropical Sun, Inc. to stop Illegal charitable trust and solicitation activities in Ohio.  

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced details of a plan to address existing gaps in sexual assault services across Ohio.

The formation of the new Sexual Assault Services Expansion Program comes after a survey conducted by the Attorney General's Office found that 59% of Ohio's counties do not have comprehensive, direct sexual assault services.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced tonight that two teenage girls were arrested late this afternoon on menacing charges for threatening the victim in the recent Steubenville rape trial. 

The Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) will undergo a four-day, on-site evaluation to ensure compliance with the Public Safety Training Academy Accreditation Program. As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and the general public are invited to offer comments regarding OPOTA by telephone.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, along with Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Edward J. Hanko, Special Agent in Charge for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced today that Lady M. Whitney, 44, of Canal Winchester, Ohio, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $235,000 in restitution for submitting fraudulent bills to the Ohio Medicaid Program for medical services that were not provided.