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Attorney General DeWine Certifies Petition for Personhood Amendment

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today certified the petition for a proposed constitutional amendment submitted by Personhood Ohio.

12/30/2011

Attorney General DeWine Awards Missing in America Project $6,000 Veterans Charity Grant

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today awarded a $6,000 veterans charity grant to the Missing in America Project. The grant was funded by proceeds recovered in the investigation of the U.S. Navy Veterans Association, a fraudulent charity scam which solicited donations intended to benefit veterans.

12/7/2011

Attorney General DeWine Asks for Public's Help to Identify Suspect in Morgan County Burglary Case

Attorney General Mike DeWine is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a Morgan County burglary case. The Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) is assisting the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office in the case, where the suspect has been caught on videotape.

12/16/2011

Attorney General DeWine Announces Settlement with Chee Chee Rose Ministries to End Bingo Operations

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that his office has reached a settlement with Chee Chee Rose Ministries of Middletown to end its bingo operations.

12/9/2011

Attorney General DeWine Announces Sentencing in Medicaid Kickback Case

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that Ayana Parks, of Columbus, was sentenced on Dec. 16 to five years of community control and ordered to repay $7,500 in restitution to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in a fraud case that involved kickbacks from her to a Medicaid recipient. She would bill for services never performed, then kick back to the Medicaid recipient some of the money received to pay for the phantom services.

12/20/2011

Attorney General DeWine Announces Consumers Will Receive $75,000 in Pinnacle Security Settlement

In a settlement announced today by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Utah-based Pinnacle Security has agreed to pay more than $75,000 in restitution to 169 Ohio consumers and additional restitution to consumers who file eligible complaints with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office within the next 60 days.

12/13/2011

Attorney General DeWine and the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission Announce Guilty Pleas in Nation's Largest Mortgage Fraud Case

Attorney General Mike DeWine, the Attorney General's Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC), and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason today announced that five defendants pleaded guilty to mortgage fraud crimes covering more than 500 real estate transactions totaling $50 million, involving $44 million in fraudulent loans, and earning $31 million in profits.

12/21/2011

Attorney General DeWine and Justice Stratton Convene First Meeting of the Attorney General’s Task Force on Criminal Justice and Mental Illness

Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Stratton today convened the first meeting of the newly-formed Attorney General’s Task Force on Criminal Justice and Mental Illness.  Justice Stratton and Attorney General DeWine will co-chair the Task Force.

12/12/2011

Attorney General DeWine Announces Settlement with American Home Mortgage Servicing

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced an agreement with American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc. (AHMSI) to settle a 2009 lawsuit filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court that alleged AHMSI violated Ohio consumer law by providing inadequate services to consumers seeking loan modifications.

12/7/2011

Attorney General DeWine Files Lawsuit Against Ashtabula Driving School

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against Ashtabula Driving School for failing to provide driving lessons to consumers who paid upfront for its services.

12/14/2011
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