Category: Ohio Attorney General

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 Yost’s Health Care Fraud Section Earns National Recognition for Its Effectiveness

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A specialized team of Medicaid fraud investigators and prosecutors within Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office has been named the top...

2022 Ohio Attorney General’s Two Days in May Conference “A Celebration of Resiliency”

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – The 2022 Two Days in May conference (TDIM) for crime victim advocates returns to an in-person gathering after a two-year hiatus...

AG Yost Secures $5 Million for Ohioans Deceived by TurboTax

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has secured $5 million for Ohio consumers who were deceived by the maker of TurboTax software...

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...

Yost Sues Northeast Ohio Contractor Accused of Shoddy, Incomplete Home Improvements

(WARREN, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Mahoning Valley contractor who allegedly performed substandard home-improvement work or failed to complete...

Yost Sues Online Seller of Model Trains for Failure to Deliver Products

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Brecksville man accused of taking consumers’ money for collectible model trains that he...

Yost’s Office Defends EdChoice as Case Reaches Appeals Court

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office today led the state’s defense of the EdChoice Scholarship Program during oral arguments before the...