News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned that since last week, more than 30 consumers across Ohio have reported receiving “spoofed” phone calls, or calls that appear to come from the consumer’s own phone number or from a number very similar to their own.

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. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Gallia County Sheriff Joseph Browning announced today the arrest of a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile earlier this month. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and New Lexington Police Chief Scott Ervin announced today the indictment of a New Lexington father on charges of felonious assault and endangering children. 

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office ended Fiscal Year 2014 with the largest amount of debt collected ever.  The office announced today that it collected more than $471 million in debts owed to state and local government entities in the fiscal year, which ended on June 30, 2014.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned consumers to beware of scam calls offering government grants.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Wayne County Sheriff Travis Hutchinson announced today that a cooperative effort between state and local authorities and investigators from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York has resulted in the arrest of an Ohio man on allegations that he murdered his wife and daughter in 1995.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Licking County Prosecutor Kenneth W. Oswalt announced today that a Licking County Grand Jury has indicted a Pataskala man for the improper use of approximately $67,000 meant for the Watkins Memorial High School Band.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against a Chicago-based mortgage rescue business — Credence Law Group Inc. — for taking money from consumers while making false promises about its ability to rescue them from foreclosure. The lawsuit is part of a nationwide sweep against fraudulent mortgage rescue services.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that crime scene agents with the Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) have a new tool to assist in documenting complex crime scenes.