News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Ron O’Brien announced today that 37-year-old Antonio J. Fillmore was sentenced to 32 years in prison for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old girl last April.  She was waiting for her school bus when Fillmore grabbed her.   

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today the indictment of a Hardin County man on charges alleging that he sexually assaulted one child and three adults, two of whom have developmental disabilities, between 1995 and 2014.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today reminded consumers that they can get a rebate for one free bag of mulch for purchases made between May 1 and May 17 under a settlement with Ohio Mulch Supply Inc.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that his office is now accepting applications for its Teen Ambassador Board.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Richland County Prosecutor Bambi Couch Page today announced that a Mansfield woman has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $80,000 in restitution for stealing from an elderly man.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned Ohioans to beware of threatening calls purportedly “from the IRS” as the April 15 tax-filing deadline approaches.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against a used car dealership accused of failing to deliver motor vehicle titles as required by law.

Attorney General Mike DeWine, Lima Police Chief Kevin Martin, and Allen County Sheriff Samuel Crish announced today an aggressive plan to try to stop the fast flow of heroin along I-75 through Allen County. Grant money from the Ohio Attorney General’s Safe Neighborhoods Initiative will fund two investigators for two years in both the Lima Police Department and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office.  

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that work by agents with the Attorney General's Heroin Unit helped lead to the arrest of several individuals suspected of orchestrating a major heroin operation in northeast Ohio.