News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a consumer protection lawsuit against an Akron-area man accused of failing to provide promised home improvement services to consumers.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that Ohioans who sent money to scammers using Western Union’s wire service may now apply for compensation from a $586 million fund held by the U.S. Department of Justice’s victim asset recovery program.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation's (BCI) Missing Persons Unit is now available to create age-progression photographs in missing persons cases to assist local law enforcement in their investigations.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a former officer with the Newcomerstown Police Department has pleaded guilty to charges accusing him of fabricating a story about being shot in the line of duty.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that his office has awarded a total of $971,000 in grants to Ohio veterans’ organizations. The grants are funded by assets seized from the former veterans’ charity scam artist known as Bobby Thompson.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joined members of the Columbiana County Drug Task Force in East Liverpool today to announce details of a 756-count indictment filed against 100 people in connection with a large-scale fentanyl, carfentanil, heroin, and cocaine trafficking ring.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine along with 23 other state attorneys general today announced a settlement dissolving an Illinois-based nonprofit accused of misleading donors across the U.S.

Following the severe weather that affected Ohio this weekend, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is warning consumers to beware of scams.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a consumer protection lawsuit against a California man accused of taking thousands of dollars for loan modification services he never provided.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Office is part of a multi-state group that met with top leaders from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in Washington, D.C. yesterday.