News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine along with The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness (PBO)  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.

As Sweetest Day approaches on October 18, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is reminding Ohioans to beware of romance scams, often called “sweetheart scams,” and to protect themselves online.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, State Senator Shannon Jones (R-Springboro) and State Representative Dorothy Pelanda (R-Marysville) today unveiled legislation to establish a ward’s bill of rights for those Ohioans who are under the care of a guardianship as well as introduced a new, user-friendly Guardianship Guide prepared by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that the co-owner of All Seasons of Kentucky has been sentenced for her role in a scam that cost 35 Ohio victims more than $140,000.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against a Portland-area locksmith operation accused of misleading Ohio consumers and using bait-and-switch tactics.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a Cleveland man scheduled to be released from prison this week will now remain in custody after DNA testing conducted as part of Attorney General DeWine's Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Testing Initiative linked him to the rapes of four adults and one teenager in the 1990s.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien announced today that a Columbus attorney has been indicted on multiple charges alleging that he stole funds belonging to two wards through his work as a court-appointed legal guardian in Ohio. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that Ohio has joined with seven states and the federal government in a $28 million settlement agreement with a Delaware-based skilled nursing corporation after an investigation led in part by the Ohio Attorney General's Office revealed that the company billed Medicaid and Medicare for materially substandard nursing services that were so deficient that they were effectively worthless.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today certified the petition for the proposed Bottle Bill for Ohio amendment to the Ohio Constitution. A previous submission of the amendment was rejected in March because the minimum petition signatures could not be validated.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, along with other state attorneys general and federal agencies, announced today a national settlement with AT&T Mobility LLC to resolve allegations that it placed unauthorized third-party charges on consumers’ cell phone bills in a practice known as “mobile cramming.”