News Releases

In the wake of damaging storms that recently struck northeastern Ohio, Attorney General Dave Yost is reminding all Ohioans to watch out for home-repair scammers and fake charities soliciting donations on behalf of those affected by the severe weather.

In another victory for cross-agency collaboration on Ohio’s cold cases, BCI investigators and forensic scientists have linked the brutal attacks in 1987 of two northeastern Ohio females – one fatal – to the same suspect.

Ongoing commercial vehicle interdiction efforts along the I-70 corridor by the Central Ohio OOCIC/HIDTA Major Drug Interdiction Task Force and the Ohio State Highway Patrol have led to two recent significant seizures, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the first-ever statewide human trafficking hotline during his opening remarks at the office’s fifth annual Human Trafficking Summit in downtown Columbus.

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael J. Holbrook issued a ruling today in the House Bill 68 case. 

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a significant victory in the ongoing battle to ensure fair competition in the digital marketplace. A federal court has found that Google is a monopolist and has violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act by unlawfully maintaining its monopoly.

The Special Prosecutions Section of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office secured justice in two sexual assault cases this week, highlighting the prosecutorial expertise provided to local law enforcement agencies across Ohio.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected the summary of a proposed constitutional amendment titled “Homestead and Personal Property” for a lack of enough verified voter signatures.

Six people between the ages of 20 and 23 are accused of producing and circulating counterfeit money in a multicount indictment announced today by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Williams County Prosecutor Katherine Zartman.

A former executive officer of the Scioto Valley Association of Realtors has been indicted by a Ross County grand jury on two felony counts related to theft from the organization, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.