News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced the winners of the 2014 Take Action Video Contest, which encouraged Ohio high school students to submit a 60-second video about consumer protection.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released a status update on the progress of DNA testing being conducted as part of the Ohio Attorney General's Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Testing Initiative.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that Ohio has reached an agreement with naloxone manufacturer Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. regarding rebates for public entities that purchase Amphastar naloxone within the next year.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that his office has joined the Federal Trade Commission and nine state attorneys general in an action against a Florida-based cruise line company and several other companies that assisted in a massive telemarketing campaign resulting in billions of robocalls.

In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned consumers about five of the top phone scams reported to his office.

Attorney General DeWine Alleges BP “Double Dipped” from State Fund and Insurers

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today issued a report detailing the work of “The Ohio Attorney General’s Moving Ohio Forward” Demolition Grant Program. The report shows the program, which concluded at the end of 2014, helped remove more than 14,000 abandoned and blighted housing units across Ohio.

Following a criminal investigation conducted by Ottawa County Sheriff Stephen J. Levorchick’s Office and subsequent review by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office Special Prosecutions Section, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that charges have been filed pursuant to the investigation of alleged misconduct by Put-In-Bay police.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty announced today that an alleged serial rapist accused of crimes that date back to 2001 has been indicted and arrested through the efforts of the Cuyahoga County Sexual Assault Kit Task Force.