News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today certified the petition for the proposed Ohio Clean Energy Initiative amendment to the Ohio Constitution. The initiative certified today is the fourth such-titled submission to the Attorney General since 2012.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a Franklin County judge has granted a default judgment against TEEN USA and Darien E. Smith of Cleveland for violating the terms of an agreement the organization made with the Attorney General’s Office in November 2013.

Forensic scientists at BCI have completed testing on a total of 4,108 rape kits submitted as part of the SAK Testing Initiative.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against Calland Auto Group LLC and Christopher Calland. The lawsuit accuses the dealership and its owner of failing to provide consumers with motor vehicle titles as required by Ohio law and seeks reimbursement to the state’s Title Defect Recision Fund.

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 today announced that the former land owners, business owner, and construction company involved in the operation and the demolition of the now-defunct DLH Plating on Cleveland’s east side will pay $100,000 total for past air pollution and hazardous waste violations.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that aspecial grand jury has indicted the owner of a Zanesville nursing home, as well as the nursing home itself, on multiple charges, including Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity.