Category: Ohio Attorney General

AG Yost Invites Ohio High School Students to Join Teen Ambassador Board

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is accepting applications from high school juniors and seniors for the prestigious Teen Ambassador Board, an...

Alert: BCI Identifies First Case of ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — For the first time, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has identified some confiscated drugs as “rainbow fentanyl,” the deadly colorful...

AG Yost Announces Victim Assistance Award Winners at Two Days in May Conference

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — With nearly 1,000 attendees on hand, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost this afternoon presented three statewide awards during the second day...

AG Yost Wins Preliminary Injunction Against ‘Charity’ That Pocketed Donations Meant for East Palestine

(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — A preliminary injunction has been issued against Michael Peppel and his Ohio Clean Water Fund for soliciting money under the...

AG Yost Releases Investigative Documents in Jayland Walker Case

(AKRON, Ohio) — After more than a week of testimony and evidence, a Summit County grand jury today declined to indict eight law enforcement...

AG Yost Sues Columbus-Area Contractor for Cheating Homeowners Out of Over $125,000

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a central Ohio home-remodeling company and its owner, who are accused of walking off with...

Yost Sues Express Scripts, Prime Therapeutics and 5 Others, Blaming Exorbitant Drug Prices on Their Collusion

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — In a landmark lawsuit filed today, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuses pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics of...

AG Dave Yost Sues Norfolk Southern Over ‘Entirely Avoidable’ Train Derailment

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a 58-count civil lawsuit in federal court today seeking to hold Norfolk Southern financially responsible...

Attorney General Yost Releases the 2023 ‘Yellow Book’ in Celebration of Transparency during Sunshine Week

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today released the 2023 edition of the Sunshine Laws Manual, a one-stop resource for information on...

Coordinated Crackdown in Mahoning Valley Targets Human Trafficking and Money Laundering Operation

(YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) — Several massage parlors suspected of operating as illegal fronts for money laundering and human trafficking were raided this morning in Trumbull...

Petition Summary Rejected, Deemed Misleading to Ohio Voters

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected the summary of a petition seeking to add a Section 22 to Article I...

Attorney General Yost Silences Texas-based Robocallers

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and seven other attorneys general announced two related judgments effectively shutting down a massive robocall operation...

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...

Former FirstEnergy Executives Reindicted on Public Corruption Charges

(AKRON, Ohio) — Two former FirstEnergy executives have been reindicted for their alleged roles in the House Bill 6 scandal involving the Akron-based electric utility, Ohio Attorney...