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A Conneaut man will spend the next 18 years in prison for sex crimes involving minors, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

The following statement may be attributed to Attorney General Dave Yost regarding the Ohio Senate’s allocation of $8.75 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to support rape crisis centers and domestic violence shelters in Ohio, in addition to $1 million to combat COVID-19 scams throughout the state.

Members of a criminal enterprise that smuggled illegal drugs and other contraband into the Cuyahoga County Jail have pleaded guilty.  

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the filing of a Request to Commence Suspension Proceedings for four members of the Toledo City Council charged with bribery and extortion.  

The following statement may be attributed to Attorney General Dave Yost

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today filed a lawsuit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court against Express Scripts, accusing the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) of multiple contract breaches that helped Express Scripts silently pocket millions of dollars in overcharges to the state.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding allegations of sexual abuse by a former Boy Scout leader in Chillicothe.

As part of one of the first-ever lawsuits centering on the 21^st Amendment, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today filed for a preliminary injunction to immediately stop the flow of illegal liquor shipments into the state.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is encouraging Ohioans to notify his office if they have not received ticket refunds for events canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding the death of Toledo Police Officer Anthony Dia: