Category: Ohio Attorney General

Attorney General Yost Asks FDA to Protect State Regulation of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A bipartisan coalition of 42 states and territories co-led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today called on the U.S. Food...

Attorney General Yost Asks FCC to Help Stop International Scam Calls

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help stop the flood of foreign-based illegal robocalls...

Petition for Vaccine Choice and Privacy in Ohio Rejected Due to Insufficient Signatures

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected a petition for a proposed statute in support of vaccine choice and privacy because...

Former Jefferson County Health Administrator Indicted on Four Felony Charges

(STEUBENVILLE, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the indictment of a former Jefferson County health administrator for theft in office. Annette Stewart,...

Year in Review: AG Yost Delivered on Protecting Ohioans, Supporting Police and Crime Victims

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) —  A record opioid settlement. The dismantling of House Bill 6. Targeting pharmacy benefit managers that manipulate prescription drug prices. The largest human trafficking sting...

Governor DeWine Announces Plan to Help Cuyahoga County Corrections Center with Staffing

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Governor Mike DeWine today announced that he has approved a plan to help the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center (CCCC) with temporary staffing assistance...

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 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...