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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a jury has found a former law enforcement officer guilty of raping a five-year-old while he was babysitting.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that in its first year, the Identity Theft Unit of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section received more than 600 complaints and helped to adjust approximately $250,000 in disputed charges for victims, according to information provided in complaints.

 Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a Williams County man has been charged with raping three children over a period of 11 years.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today certified the petition for the proposed Access to Healthcare Act.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Belmont County Prosecutor Chris Berhalter announced today that a business owner found selling synthetic drugs has been ordered to close her store for one year.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that nearly $2 million has been returned to local governments through his Local Government Collection Services Program. The program, which went statewide last year, allows local governments to enter into agreements with the Attorney General's Office to collect unpaid debt on their behalf.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today unveiled five new methamphetamine chemical storage containers that will help cut costs and save time associated with meth lab clean-up.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today filed a lawsuit charging Cincinnati-based Queen City Script Care with making unauthorized debits to consumers’ bank accounts, failing to provide refunds, and taking unfair advantage of consumers. Many victims are elderly and low-income.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a fraudulent charitable operation has been ordered to pay $977,628 in damages, restitution, and other costs. Donors throughout the U.S. contributed to The American Breast Cancer Federation and The American Veterans Federation, both created by Brandon Malone of Youngstown, but the organizations did little or nothing to help breast cancer patients or veterans.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, on behalf of the Ohio Development Services Agency and the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA), today filed two separate lawsuits against a defunct solar power company which defaulted on more than $10 million in state loans. The lawsuits against Willard & Kelsey Solar Group and its shareholders seek to recover loans made by the former Ohio Department of Development and the OAQDA.