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A Cincinnati music shop accused of swindling customers to the tune of over $9,500 is the subject of a lawsuit announced today by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

As the state faces a critical shortage of personal protective equipment, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today filed a lawsuit against an individual from northeast Ohio and his co-conspirators for hoarding N95 respirator masks and selling them online for nearly 18 times the retail price.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today alerted creditors and financial institutions that COVID-19 stimulus checks are protected under existing Ohio law from bill collectors and exempt from state and federal attachment, garnishment or execution.

The following statement can be attributed to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost regarding The Ohio State University's contribution to the attorney general's Human Trafficking Initiative.

Attorney General Dave Yost announced today that Ohio will receive more than $370,000 from an air pollution settlement with ArcelorMittal, the owner of a steel mill in Cleveland.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has directed the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) to expedite the final examinations of about 300 police cadets and allow them to quickly bolster the ranks of law enforcement in Ohio.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today issued the 2019 Capital Crimes Annual Report which includes information and a procedural history on each case that has resulted in a death sentence in Ohio since 1981.

Attorney General Dave Yost today urged Ohioans to watch out for thieves as stimulus payments arrive from the federal government.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Franklin County Coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz today announced the identities of two previously unidentified women.

The following statement can be attributed to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost regarding Preserving Personal Protective Equipment and Saving Lives in Ohio.