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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today filed lawsuits against three internet cafes which failed to file affidavits of existence after a statewide moratorium went into effect in 2012.

As part of his Ohio Unsolved Homicides Initiative, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is asking Ohioans to look at the composite sketch of a man believed to have raped and murdered a teenager in Toledo in 2000.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and U.S. Attorney Carter M. Stewart today announced that the former owner of a Chillicothe pain clinic will spend nearly 22 years in prison for his role in the operation of a pill mill.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ohio Senator Jim Hughes (R-Columbus) today announced new legislation aimed at reducing the number of gun crimes in the state of Ohio. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today filed suit against Rebecca Drobnick, her two children, Timothy and Mindy Drobnick, and American Heroes Alliance in a 21-count complaint against them for violations of Ohio’s Charitable Trust Act and Charitable Organizations Act.  The suit alleges that Drobnick failed to register a charitable trust with the State of Ohio, mislead donors who believed their contributions would help veterans and their families, and misappropriated more than $150,000 of charitable assets for personal purposes.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today filed a lawsuit against Parma resident John Boyd, doing business as J & M Roofing & Contracting. The lawsuit charges Boyd with violating Ohio consumer laws by failing to deliver promised services and performing shoddy work. In light of the lawsuit, DeWine warned consumers to research home improvement contractors carefully. 

Search warrants were executed today in the Ohio Attorney General's ongoing investigation in connection with the Steubenville rape case.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued the following statement after a Cuyahoga County Grand Jury indicted 11 people and eight companies, including VS2 Worldwide Communications, on charges related to illegal gambling and money laundering at internet cafes in Cuyahoga County:

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Eric Kesler, 28, last registered himself as living in Tiffin, Ohio, in January of this year.  The Seneca County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant for his arrest Monday after finding that he failed to provide them with a change of address.