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Attorney General DeWine Applauds FDA Decision to Deny Production of Generic OxyContin

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said today that he was pleased by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to deny generic production of the pain medication OxyContin.

4/18/2013

Search Warrants Served at VS2, Six Internet Cafes in Cuyahoga County

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty today announced that search warrants were served at six Cuyahoga County Internet Cafes and the corporate offices of a major sweepstakes technology provider in New Jersey. The search warrants are part of investigations into whether illegal gambling is taking place at the sweepstakes establishments. 

4/17/2013

Attorney General DeWine and Hamilton County Prosecutor Deters Announce Indictment of Disbarred Attorney

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters announced today the indictment of a disbarred attorney who allegedly stole more than $400,000 from an 83-year-old woman from Morrow, Ohio.

4/17/2013

Attorney General DeWine Releases Details of "Operation Download"


Agents with the Attorney General's Crimes Against Children (CAC) Initiative, which operates as a division of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), simultaneously served the search warrants this morning at homes in Hamden, Walbridge, and Mentor, Ohio.

4/16/2013

Attorney General DeWine Announces Indictments in Central Ohio Home Repair Scam that Targets Elderly Victims

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine stood beside Central Ohio law enforcement officers to announce the indictments of seven people who ripped off elderly victims in Fairfield, Franklin, Pickaway, and Ross counties with their door-to-door home improvement scheme.

4/15/2013

Attorney General DeWine Announces Guilty Verdict in Patient Abuse Case

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a Lucas County Common Pleas Court jury has returned a guilty verdict in the case of a former nurse's aide accused of abusing a patient.

4/12/2013

Attorney General DeWine Charges “Buy-Here-Pay-Here” Car Dealer with Consumer Law Violations

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against Dads Car Lot Inc. and its owners William D. Taylor Sr. and Gary Jones. The lawsuit charges the Pickerington used car dealer with multiple violations of Ohio’s consumer laws. 

4/12/2013

Attorney General DeWine Announces 17-Count Sex Crimes Indictment

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a Logan County man was indicted on 17 charges alleging that he sexually assaulted two female victims.

4/11/2013

Attorney General DeWine Announces Agreement with Two Columbus Men to Cease Relationship with Veterans Charity, Other Groups

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced an agreement with William A. Hastings and Michael E. Gibson, both of Columbus, to stop illegal charitable solicitation activities on behalf of Just 4 Vets in Ohio. The agreement was filed in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.

4/10/2013

Attorney General DeWine Announces $4.35 Million Grant to Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs

At an event to mark national Boys and Girls Clubs Week, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced his office will provide a $4.35 million grant to the Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs for their Great Futures for Ohio's Kids growth program.  Boys and Girls Clubs offer a safe, positive place for kids to spend their non-school hours with dedicated programming, homework help and meals. 

4/10/2013
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