News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that checks totaling over $1.67 million are being sent to more than 2,000 Ohioans this week, as part of a previously-reached settlement by DeWine and other attorneys general over the price of Provigil, a wakefulness drug used to treat sleep disorders.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a Fairfield County woman has been charged with forging a power of attorney and opening up bank accounts in her 72-year-old mother-in-law's name, stealing more than $115,000.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against a man accused of misusing over $168,000 in charitable funds from a nonprofit created to provide education about Amish culture in America.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a Wood County Grand Jury has charged a Perrysburg couple with assaulting two young children, an infant less than a year old and a toddler. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Federal Trade Commission today announced that the operators of a nationwide computer repair scam have been banned from the tech support business as part of settlements with the FTC and Ohio Attorney General.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a year-long effort by his office had identified 146 youth at risk of being trafficked in 2017 and provided that information to 13 local law enforcement agencies in the state. The announcement was coordinated with the release of the Ohio Attorney General's Human Trafficking Commission Annual Report and was made at today's meeting of the Ohio Attorney General's Human Trafficking Commission.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that his Advisory Group on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) has issued its final report, which includes a model policy for use by law enforcement.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ross County Prosecutor Matthew S. Schmidt today announced that a Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing $17,000 from an elderly Ross County man in an internet scam.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a consumer protection lawsuit against the operators of Budget 1 Fence for unfair and deceptive sales practices.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a Washington County man has been charged with killing a woman nearly 26 years ago.