Category: Ohio Attorney General

Attorney General Yost Announces the Formation of National Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that Ohio has teamed with Indiana, North Carolina and 47 other attorneys general in forming a...

AG Yost Sues Biden Administration for Threatening to Withhold Nutrition Assistance for Schools

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is pushing back on the Biden administration’s policy updates that compel schools receiving federal nutritional assistance and...

AG Yost Extends Application Deadline for Teen Ambassador Board

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has extended the deadline – to July 21 – for high school students...

AG Yost Sues Gaming Parts Supplier Who Didn’t Deliver

(Columbus, OH) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has sued the Westerville computer company OG10kTech and its owner for failing to provide gaming and...

Yost Works to Hold Carnival Cruise Line Accountable After Data Breach

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 45 other attorneys general today announced a $1.25 million settlement with Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line stemming...

U.S. Supreme Court, at Ohio AG Yost’s Urging, Reverses Dangerous Lower-Court Ruling

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The U.S. Supreme Court today sided with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost in overturning lower court decisions compelling the warden of...

AG Yost Denounces Federal Directive to Withhold Food Assistance from Schools Over New Gender Identity Policy

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Attorney General Dave Yost is among 26 state attorneys general calling on President Joe Biden to withdraw the U.S. Department of...

Ross County Woman Charged with Embezzling $650,000 from Employer

(CHILLICOTHE, Ohio) — A Ross County woman has been indicted for defrauding her employer of more than $650,000, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced...

Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force Arrests Three Suspects Following Felony Indictments

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the arrest of three Columbus residents following an investigation by the Central Ohio Human Trafficking...

Yost Works to Halt Ford’s False Advertising

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 40 other attorneys general today announced a $19.2 million multistate settlement with Ford Motor Co....

AG Yost Announces Conclusion of Summer Rays Shutdown

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Summer Rays Inc., a sober-living charity whose operators violated their fiduciary duties and exploited residents for their own personal gain, is closed...

Attorney General Yost Honors Lima Student Finalists in “Do the Write Thing” Program on Impact of Violence

(LIMA, Ohio) — West Middle School student Jahnathon Myers has witnessed numerous acts of violence in his young life. I’ve seen people get shot, stabbed,...

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...