Category: Ohio

Man Indicted in Coshocton County for Gift-Card Counterfeiting Scheme

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A Chinese man who entered the country illegally four months ago has been indicted by a Coshocton County grand jury on 309...

Fiscal Officer Scalise Reminds Dog Owners To Purchase New License By January 31, 2024

Akron, Ohio, January 23, 2024 – Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen M. Scalise CPA, CFE reminds dog owners that the last day to purchase...

OOCIC Drug Interdiction Task Forces Seize More Than $63 Million in Narcotics in 2023

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The law enforcement task forces organized under the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) confiscated more than $63 million in illegal...

Authorities Seek Help Identifying Cuyahoga John Doe

(CLEVELAND, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson are seeking assistance to identify a man whose...

Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act Takes Effect in January

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is making the public aware of a new state law giving parents oversight of their children’s use...

Complaints Against The Valuation Of Real Estate Accepted January 1st Through April 1st

Akron, Ohio, December 27, 2023– Fiscal Officer Kristen M. Scalise CPA, CFE reminds property owners that the Board of Revision will accept complaints against...

Governor DeWine Announces Guidelines for $750 Million All Ohio Future Fund

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik today announced details of the new All...

AG Yost Launches Training to Prepare Candidates, First-Time Officials for Public Service

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and nine partner agencies today announced The Mount Vernon Project: School of Public Service, a series...

First Lady Fran DeWine Announces New Partnership Between Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

(WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE) — Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine and Colonel Christopher Meeker announced a new partnership between Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio...

OHSAA Relaunches Respect the Game Program to Address Bad Fan Behavior

Student-athletes say “it’s our game” and OHSAA unveils new resources as winter sports get underway  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association launched the...

Digital Forensic Facial Reconstruction Completed for Cincinnati Jane Doe

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco today unveiled a digital forensic facial reconstruction of an...

Attorney General Yost Provides Legal Analysis of State Issues 1 and 2 Ahead of November Vote

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is providing Ohioans with vital clarity and transparency in anticipation of the Nov. 7 vote on State...

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...

Governor DeWine Announces Pause of Data Center Tax Exemption

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that he has directed the chair of the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to pause consideration of...