News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that two Marietta residents are facing charges of theft from the elderly and receiving stolen property following an investigation conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation as part of the Ohio Attorney General's Elder Justice Initiative.

Attorney General Mike DeWine and 21 other state attorneys general today announced that Classmates Inc. (“Classmates”), along with Florists’ Transworld Delivery Inc., and FTD.com Inc. (collectively “FTD”), have agreed to pay $11 million to settle allegations that the companies engaged in misleading advertising and billing practices.  Some consumers in Ohio, and elsewhere in the country, may be eligible to have a portion of the money they paid to the companies for services returned to them.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that an Ohio man has been indicted for running a scheme in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia where he allegedly purchased over $30,000 worth of livestock and vehicles using fraudulent checks and falsified documents.

In advance of National Missing Children's Day on Monday, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released the 2014 Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse Report, which documents that 18,097 children were reported missing in Ohio in 2014.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and 30 other state attorneys general today announced a major settlement with the three main credit reporting agencies — Equifax Information Services LLC, Experian Information Solutions Inc., and TransUnion LLC.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against a roofing company accused of taking insurance money from consumers in northeast and central Ohio but failing to provide any services months after collecting payment.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against the operators of a debt collection operation accused of threatening, harassing, and misleading consumers while trying to collect debt. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today the indictment of a Coshocton man on charges of endangering children and felonious assault. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, along with law enforcement partners in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Trade Commission, today announced a federal lawsuit against four cancer charities and their operators for allegedly bilking more than $187 million from consumers throughout the country.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against a Chesapeake, Ohio, used car dealership accused of failing to deliver motor vehicle titles to Ohio consumers as required by law.