News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced new research supporting evidence that a rape kit should be collected and sent to a forensic laboratory as soon as possible for the best chance of identifying a DNA profile that could someday lead to a suspect.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine was honored this weekend by the American Nationalities Movement with its Freedom Award. DeWine received the award  at the organization's annual Christmas event Saturday in Parma.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned Ohioans to beware of phony offers for federal grants. In recent weeks, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office has received dozens of reports of grant scams from people across Ohio.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a consumer protection lawsuit against a Cleveland used car seller accused of failing to deliver vehicle titles to customers.

Today, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued the following statement regarding his office’s review of Ohio Revised Code provisions regarding a potential move by the Columbus Crew to Austin, Texas:

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close a lock in waters near Illinois to prevent invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a Niles man has pleaded guilty to issuing invalid training certificates to Youngstown Water Department employees and will permanently lose his certifications as a water operator and training instructor in Ohio.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released his 2017 Report to the General Assembly on Compliance with State Awards for Economic Development. The report, which is required to be submitted by the Attorney General to the General Assembly pursuant to statute, analyzes whether companies and organizations who were awarded certain economic development incentives complied with the requirements of those state awards. Today's report reviewed recipients which had performance periods ending in calendar year 2016.​

Today Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Office released preliminary numbers of drug cases that the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) has received to date in 2017. This follows the recent release by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) about the dangers of opioids and the severity of the opioid issue nationwide.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Warren Police Chief Eric Merkel today announced that an undercover operation aimed at reducing demand for sex trafficking has led to the arrests of 10 men.