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8,658 Pounds of Pills Discarded in Drop Box Program's First Year

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that residents in southern Ohio disposed of more than 8,600 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs by using drop boxes provided by the Attorney General's Office, Ohio Department of Health, and Drug Free Action Alliance. 

10/25/2013

OHLEG Advisory Group Releases Recommendations

Today the OHLEG Advisory Group released recommendations regarding protocols and safeguards for use of the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway (OHLEG). 

10/25/2013

Attorney General DeWine Announces 22-Year Sentence in Drug Trafficking Case

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that an Ohio man will spend more than two decades in prison for trafficking drugs in northwest Ohio.  

10/24/2013

Attorney General DeWine Tours Boys & Girls Club of Washington County

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today toured the Boys & Girls Club of Washington County to see the enhancements made to their facility as a result of the grant the Attorney General’s Office made to the Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs.   

10/24/2013

Second Indictment Issued by Steubenville Special Grand Jury

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a second indictment has been issued in the special grand jury reviewing whether additional crimes were committed regarding the Steubenville teen rape case.

10/23/2013

No Bill Returned in Ottawa County Grand Jury Reviewing Woodmore Football Case

After a thorough investigation by both the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) and by attorneys in his office, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today reported the Ottawa County Grand Jury has returned a no bill regarding events that occurred on or about Sept. 10, 2013, involving the Woodmore High School football team and any related events. The Grand Jury met over two days and heard testimony from 49 witnesses.

10/23/2013

Demolition Grant Program Update Shows 6,000 Abandoned Properties Demolished

Ohio Attorney General DeWine announced today that his Demolition Grant Program has surpassed 6,000 properties demolished. DeWine provided an update on the program as part of a keynote address at a neighborhood revitalization conference in Columbus, "Revitalizing Ohio's Vacant Properties: Tools and Policies to Transform Communities," sponsored by the Greater Ohio Policy Center and Thriving Communities Institute.

10/22/2013

Attorney General DeWine Joins Prevent Blindness Ohio, Ohio Optical Dispensers Board To Stop Dangerous Sales of Cosmetic Contact Lenses

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine along with Prevent Blindness Ohio and the Ohio Optical Dispensers Board are warning consumers about the dangers of over-the-counter sales of decorative contact lenses during this Halloween season. According to the Optical Dispensers Board, the number of consumer complaints filed regarding the illegal sale of cosmetic contact lenses and the number of resulting cease and desist orders issued to violating businesses have shown a steady increase after a period of decline, not only during the Halloween season, but all year long.

10/21/2013

Ohioans Losing Money to Sweetheart Scams, Attorney General DeWine Warns

With Sweetest Day on Saturday, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is warning Ohioans about the high cost of sweetheart scams, where a con artist develops a relationship with a victim, usually online, before asking the victim to send money.

10/18/2013

Two Zanesville Men Sentenced to Prison in Coshocton Pharmacy Healthcare Fraud Case

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that two former associates of a Coshocton pharmacist have been sentenced to prison in a health care fraud scheme alleged to have taken between $1 million and $2.5 million from state, federal, and private medical insurance companies through fraudulent billing practices. The defendants were sentenced yesterday in United States District Court in Akron.

10/17/2013
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