News Releases

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.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Mansfield Law Director John A. Spon today announced that lawsuits have been filed against a negligent property owner and his company, whose homes fell into disrepair and were subsequently demolished by the City of Mansfield. The lawsuit seeks to reimburse the City for costs associated with two properties in Mansfield which were recently demolished.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today filed a lawsuit against Clark Motor Company of Heath and the three Newark brothers who ran the dealership. The Attorney General’s lawsuit seeks reimbursement to the state’s Title Defect Recision Fund and charges the business with failing to deliver motor vehicle titles as required by law.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today sent a letter to Ohio’s legislative leaders outlining recommendations on how to best use the funds from the gro

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that he will extend the deadline for counties to use all of their Moving Ohio Forward demolition grant funds from December 31, 2013 to May 31, 2014.

A Chillicothe man has been sentenced to eight years in prison following an investigation by Attorney General DeWine's Crimes Against Children Unit. 

 Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced the members of an advisory group formed to review the existing protocols and safeguards currently in place to prevent abuse of the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway (OHLEG), which is Ohio’s secure Web-based law enforcement platform that includes electronic tools, databases, and other applications that help law enforcement solve and prevent crimes.   

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today the conviction of the sixth and final suspect linked earlier this year to the 1997 murder of an Ashtabula man.