News Releases

Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that Ohio has joined with several other states and the federal government in a global settlement with the pharmaceutical product manufacturer Endo Pharmaceuticals. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against the operator of Storm Lake Tactical, an online seller of gun-related products and accessories. The lawsuit accuses the Westlake-based business of failing to deliver products to consumers.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Carter Stewart announced today that the former office manager for the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky office of Compass Healthcare, Inc., has been charged with four counts of Health Care Fraud.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against Home Remedy Center of Newport Beach, California, for failure to deliver and failure to provide refunds for its home loan modification service. Attorney General DeWine seeks consumer restitution, injunctive relief, and civil penalties.

The Ohio Development Services Agency (DSA), the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA), and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office today announced that the three agencies have reached a $1.5 million settlement with a Toledo manufacturing company for unpaid loans. The settlement resolves collections actions against Buckeye Silicon for loans owed to DSA and OAQDA.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a third individual has now been indicted in connection with the improper use of more than $200,000 in scholarship funding meant for student athletes graduating from Mansfield Senior High School.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned that more consumers are reporting “sweetheart” or “romance” scams — costly ploys where con artists develop relationships with their victims, usually online, to convince them to send money.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph T. Deters today announced that additional indictments have been issued against State Representative and Certified Public Accountant Peter A. Beck and several co-conspirators in connection with their activities involving Ohio software company Christopher Technologies, LLC, or CTech.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today rejected the petition for the proposed “Ohio Voters Bill of Rights” because the summary of the petition was not “a fair and truthful statement of the measure to be referred.”