Category: Ohio Attorney General

Governor DeWine Signs Bills into Law

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the following bills into law: House Bill 29 The sports gaming bill is the result of the work of...

Drug Interdiction Task Forces Seize Over $42 Million in Narcotics in 2021

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) – a collaborative effort involving federal, state and local law enforcement agencies – seized...

Local Law Enforcement Tips Leads to Aid for Suspected Human Trafficking Victims

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, in partnership with local law enforcement, today announced that an investigation of two...

Governor DeWine Announces Renovation, Repurposing of Former Hocking County Prison

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) Director Annette Chambers-Smith announced today that ODRC is moving...

Former Human Trafficking Victim to Provide Keynote Address at Summit

Registration Open for Jan. 13 Virtual Event (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that Cyntoia Brown-Long, a nationally...

Petition Statute to Ensure Vaccine Choice and Privacy in Ohio Rejected Over Summary

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected the summary for a proposed statue that would enact Section 3792.02 of the Ohio...

AG Yost Helps Shut Down Vyera Pharma Scheme That Exploited Patients Needing Lifesaving Drug

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The attorneys general of seven states — including Ohio’s Dave Yost — and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have reached a...

Attorney General Yost’s Statement on Stoppage of Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding today's ruling by the U.S. District Court of Eastern Kentucky enjoining...

Attorney General Yost Warns of Scammers Claiming to be Amazon or Other Big Companies

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — With the holiday shopping season upon us, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is warning consumers that illegal robocallers are trying to...

Attorney General Yost Sues to Stop Restrictions on ICE

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and two other state attorneys general are seeking to stop the implementation of a new federal...

Registration Open for Attorney General Dave Yost’s Human Trafficking Summit

Third Annual Summit to Be Held Virtually on Jan. 13, 2022 (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Human Trafficking Initiative has opened registration...

Attorney General Yost Urges Feds to Block Robocallers’ Access to Legitimate Phone Numbers

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and his counterpart in every other state are trying to stop illegal robocallers who dupe the...

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...

AG Yost Marks Earth Day With New Round of Grants to Fight Illegal Dumping

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — In recognition of Earth Day, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a second round of funding through his “Shine a...

AG Yost Releases 2026 ‘Yellow Book,’ Provides Guidance for Public Officials Using Vanishing Chats

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today released the 2026 edition of the Ohio Sunshine Laws manual, which clarifies that messaging applications...

Another Defendant Pleads Guilty in Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Case

(WARREN, Ohio) — A ninth defendant pleaded guilty today in connection with a Mahoning Valley human trafficking sex ring, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost...