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In an effort to prevent crimes against children in Ohio, Attorney General Mike DeWine is asking for the public’s help in locating a wanted sex offender who has not registered his address since 2008.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today reiterated his call for the Ohio General Assembly to adopt regulations on internet cafes and sweepstakes parlors. DeWine expressed his concerns as research and information from the internet café affidavits filed with his office have made it increasingly clear that the business model for most sweepstakes parlors is designed to take advantage of loopholes in Ohio law.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released a report outlining findings of an Ohio sex trafficking study that centered around 328 self-identified human trafficking victims.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a Marion County man is facing several charges after Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) agents raided a home in Claridon Township last month. 

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against William Adair III, doing business as Superior Construction, for multiple violations of the Consumer Sales Practices Act and the Home Solicitation Sales Act.

Superior Construction is a home improvement business. Its principal place of business is 14 Apple Lane, Milford, Ohio.

Members of the task force began investigating the Chillicothe residents when a woman reported to authorities that the suspects brought her to Columbus under false pretenses and forced her to have sex with more than a dozen men over a period of several days.  

Adam Ramos, 32, is wanted on a charge of Failure to Register out of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.

A total of 135 people surrendered during the program which was based out of churches in Trumbull and Columbiana counties.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a Cleveland grand jury has reindicted Bobby Thompson, the mastermind of the alleged charity scam U.S. Navy Veterans Association. 

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today at the 2012 Ohio Safe Schools Summit called on all schools to meet the state law requirement that directs them to file a copy of both floor plans and safety plans with the Attorney General's Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).

"The great majority of Ohio schools have filed their plans with us, but for more than 150 school buildings we have not received anything," said Attorney General DeWine. "We hope that we will never experience school violence and we must do all we can to prevent it. Having these plans in place and ready to be accessed by local law enforcement is an important part of our efforts to protect children."