News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that forensic scientists with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) have now tested more than 8,000 sexual assault kits as part of a special initiative to test rape kits that had never been tested for DNA.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today certified the petition for the Ohio Drug Price Relief Act, a proposed initiated statute.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ashtabula County Sheriff William Johnson announced today the conviction of an Ohio woman for the poisoning death of her husband in 2009. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today rejected the petition for a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution which would attempt to legalize marijuana for medical use in the state.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty announced today the indictments of two individuals accused of improperly spending more than a million dollars belonging to legendary late professional golfer Charles Sifford Sr.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against a Middletown used car dealership accused of failing to deliver titles to vehicles it sold to consumers.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a Marietta man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for running an electronics sales scam that defrauded 22 victims, including elderly individuals and a church.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today joined 44 other attorneys general in calling on five major phone companies to offer call-blocking technology to their customers.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, members of the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force, and Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul Gains today announced that a 261-count indictment has been filed against 37 individuals accused in connection with a drug trafficking organization operating in Mahoning County.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ohio EPA Director Craig W. Butler announced that a Toledo man was sentenced today for charges related to asbestos removal and disposal during demolition of the former Champion Spark Plug facility on Upton Avenue in Toledo.