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DeWine Among 43 Attorneys General To Request Prescription Drug Warning

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin labeling addictive prescription painkillers with warnings for expectant mothers.

5/13/2013

Attorney General DeWine Urges Caution for Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned consumers to beware of online scams and too-good-to-be-true offers as they prepare for Mother’s Day this Sunday.

5/10/2013

Attorney General DeWine Announces DNA Results in Cleveland Kidnapping Case

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced the preliminary results of DNA testing performed in connection with Cleveland kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro.

5/10/2013

Attorney General DeWine Announces Statewide Safe Neighborhoods Initiative to Help Communities Combat Violent Crime

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a bold, new, holistic initiative aimed at decreasing violent crime in Ohio by targeting Ohio's most violent offenders. The Attorney General's Safe Neighborhoods Initiative will begin in Akron and eventually spread to other crime-ridden neighborhoods within communities in our state.

5/9/2013

Attorney General DeWine Seeks Consumer Restitution from Storm-Chasing Columbus Roofer

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today filed a lawsuit charging Restore It USA, LLC and its owner James Twaddle with multiple violations of Ohio’s consumer laws. According to the lawsuit, the business targeted consumers whose homes were damaged by storms but failed to deliver promised services.

5/8/2013

$153 Million Settlement Announced in Class Action Shareholder Suit Against Fannie Mae, KPMG

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a $153 million settlement has been reached in a class action shareholder lawsuit with Fannie Mae and accounting firm KPMG. The settlement must be approved by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.  

5/7/2013

Attorney General DeWine and Miami County Prosecutor’s Office Announce Ringleader Sentence in Telemarketing Fraud Scheme

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Miami County Prosecutor Anthony Kendall today announced that Theodore Thomas, the ringleader of a telemarketing fraud ring from Ohio and Florida that stole millions of dollars from thousands of victims in 41 states since 2007, has been sentenced to 6 years in prison and has agreed to testify against the remaining defendants.

5/6/2013

Attorney General DeWine Announces Agreement with Mike Casey Memorial Fund to Stop Charitable Solicitations

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced an agreement with Matthew M. Casey of Toledo, Ohio, former manager of a scholarship fund named for his father, Mike Casey, to stop charitable solicitations.

5/6/2013

BCI Executes Search Warrant at Internet Café in Richland County

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that agents with the Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) executed a search warrant at a business suspected of operating as an illegal gambling establishment. 

5/3/2013

Attorney General DeWine Announces Agreement for A Dollar to Care to Stop Illegal Charitable Solicitations

Ohio Attorney General today announced an agreement with Cari Johnson and her charitable organization, A Dollar to Care, to cease operations after evidence of misusing charitable funds was uncovered.

5/3/2013
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