News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today joined other states in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to urge telecom companies to implement practices that would protect consumers from illegal robocalls and caller ID spoofing.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today issued the following statement on joining an amicus brief sent to the U.S. Supreme Court.

New Initiative Works with Service Providers to Protect Consumers

A Cuyahoga County corrections officer, Idris-Farid Clark, was arrested today after a criminal complaint was filed for extortion and intimidation.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking refunds of $147,000 from a home improvement contractor following complaints from more than a dozen consumers in southeast Ohio.

Grant award documents are being sent today to 32 rape crisis centers and agencies statewide from the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, providing a total of $4.16 million in grant funding to those organizations.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking consumer refunds of almost $20,000 from a home improvement contractor in Butler County.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking consumer refunds of $105,000 from a central Ohio contractor accused of performing shoddy work and failing to complete home improvement projects.

The state database containing photos from Ohio driver’s licenses and law enforcement sources has not been used by federal, state or local law enforcement to conduct mass surveillance, broad dragnets, political targeting or other illegitimate uses, a review by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office has concluded.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the creation of a Major Marijuana Trafficking Grant Program to assist law enforcement in differentiating between hemp and marijuana.