News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced the start of the sixth annual Take Action Video Contest, which gives Ohio high school students a chance to win up to $2,500 in college scholarships.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned that Ohio consumers are receiving scam phone calls from individuals pretending to represent the U.S. Treasury.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Bowling Green State University President Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey today announced that Dr. Jon E. Sprague will serve as the first director of the Ohio Attorney General’s Center for the Future of Forensic Science. 

Effective April 8, 2014 Microsoft stopped delivering software updates, providing technical assistance and support for Windows XP (XP) and Internet Explorer 8 (IE8).  As a result, XP and IE8 will still work on devices, but moving forward the continued use of XP and/or IE8 exposes your device to security risks, threats, vulnerabilities and viruses.   Additionally,  as software and hardware manufacturers continue to optimize and leverage more current versions of Windows Operating Systems (OS) and IE, users will begin to experience that more and more applications and devices simply don’t function properly or fail entirely.  

An Ottawa County Grand Jury today indicted a Port Clinton couple on ten total counts related to a bankruptcy fraud scheme that shielded assets from more than 50 creditors, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Mulligan announced today. The scheme also involved theft from an elderly widow of more than $160,000.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that he has joined 38 other state attorneys general in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review whether phone companies can utilize call-blocking technologies to better protect consumers from unwanted calls and scams.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned that schools throughout Ohio are reporting phony invoices sent to their schools.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against South Beach Fitness of Westerville LLC and its owners for violations of Ohio consumer protection laws. The business sold gym memberships to consumers but never opened the facility.

In recognition of Grandparents Day this Sunday, Sept. 7, Attorney General Mike DeWine is reminding Ohioans to watch out for the grandparent scam, a costly telephone ploy in which con artists pose as grandchildren in need.

Following a data breach affecting at least 4.5 million patients nationwide, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is encouraging all Ohio residents who were referred to or received services from physicians affiliated with Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) in the last five years to review their credit reports and accounts for possible unauthorized activity.