News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien announced today that a Columbus attorney has been indicted on multiple charges alleging that he stole funds belonging to two wards through his work as a court-appointed legal guardian in Ohio. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that Ohio has joined with seven states and the federal government in a $28 million settlement agreement with a Delaware-based skilled nursing corporation after an investigation led in part by the Ohio Attorney General's Office revealed that the company billed Medicaid and Medicare for materially substandard nursing services that were so deficient that they were effectively worthless.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today certified the petition for the proposed Bottle Bill for Ohio amendment to the Ohio Constitution. A previous submission of the amendment was rejected in March because the minimum petition signatures could not be validated.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, along with other state attorneys general and federal agencies, announced today a national settlement with AT&T Mobility LLC to resolve allegations that it placed unauthorized third-party charges on consumers’ cell phone bills in a practice known as “mobile cramming.”

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against GVN Michigan Inc., which does business as Global Vacation Network, and Global Connections Inc. for misleading consumers in order to sell travel memberships.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a mother and father convicted of abusing their infant son will spend the next several years in prison. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today the formation of a new Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) task force focused on the investigation and interception of large-scale illegal drug and cash transactions in Warren, Butler, Hamilton, and Clermont counties. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that forensic scientists with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) have tested more than 5,000 sexual assault kits as part of a special initiative to test rape kits that had never before been tested for DNA.

A federal indictment was filed charging Christopher L. Gattarello and another Cleveland man with violating the Clean Air Act by failing to remove asbestos prior to demolishing a former factory in Cleveland, law enforcement officials said.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today thanked Ohio residents for properly disposing of 10.5 tons (21,197 pounds) of prescription drugs during the last Saturday's drug take-back day.