Category: Ohio Attorney General

Members of Cuyahoga County Jail Drug Smuggling Enterprise Plead Guilty

(CLEVELAND, Ohio) — Members of a criminal enterprise that smuggled illegal drugs and other contraband into the Cuyahoga County Jail have pleaded guilty. Marvella Sullivan,...

Suspension Proceedings Move Forward for Indicted Toledo City Council Members

(TOLEDO, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the filing of a Request to Commence Suspension Proceedings for four members of the Toledo...

Yost Takes Another PBM to Court Seeking to Recoup Millions of Dollars in State Rx Drug Overcharges

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today filed a lawsuit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court against Express Scripts, accusing the pharmacy...

Yost Looks to Curb Illegal Liquor and Wine Shipments and Funnel Lost Tax Revenue Back to Ohio

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – As part of one of the first-ever lawsuits centering on the 21stAmendment, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today filed for a...

Are Your Ticket Refunds in Limbo? AG Yost Wants to Help Get Your Money Back

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is encouraging Ohioans to notify his office if they haven’t received ticket refunds for events canceled because...

AG Yost Urges Ohioans to Exercise Their Rights

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is urging all Ohioans who have received notices regarding overpayment of unemployment compensation benefits to appeal...

AG Yost Sues Price Gougers Who Inflated Hand Sanitizer Prices on Amazon

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is taking an Athens couple to court for allegedly hoarding hundreds of bottles of hand sanitizer...

AG Yost Compiles Law Enforcement Reform Feedback for Better Transparency

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has gone to the people to solicit feedback on what meaningful law enforcement changes could be...

Yost Takes Action Against Generic Drug Manufacturers Who Conspired to Inflate, Manipulate Prices

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has joined a coalition of 51 states and territories in filing a lawsuit involving a widespread conspiracy by...

AG Dave Yost Leads National Coalition to Create “Tip of the Spear” Against Robocalls

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, along with 51 other attorneys general, today encouraged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to facilitate continued...

Attorney General Yost Announces Analysis of Marijuana at BCI

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) has implemented the quantitative analysis of marijuana...

News You Need: Governor DeWine’s Plan to Reopen Ohio

News You Need: Governor DeWine’s Plan to Reopen Ohio Governor Mike DeWine released his plan this afternoon for reopening Ohio in a phased manner.  Some...

Summit County sheriff’s office receives grant to fight opioid overdoses

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Summit County Sheriff's Office will receive $84,015 from the Ohio Attorney General's Office to support its response team for overdose...

AG Wilson Announces Plan to Bolster Ohio’s Fight Against Romance Scams Targeting Older Adults

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson today revealed plans for a statewide initiative to enhance Ohio's response to romance scams and similar...

Six Medicaid Providers Facing Fraud, Theft Charges

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Indictments filed this month by the office of Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson accuse six Medicaid providers of stealing a combined...

Stark County Man, Nonprofit Indicted in Theft of Charitable Donations

(CANTON, Ohio) — A Stark County man and his nonprofit organization have been indicted for allegedly stealing approximately $375,000 in charitable donations over three...

Illegal Dumping Investigation Yields Three Indictments in Northeast Ohio

(AKRON, Ohio) — A Summit County grand jury this week indicted two men and a junk-removal business in connection with illegal dumping in Copley Township, Attorney...