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Twenty-Two Face Heroin Charges in Circleville, Pickaway County Drug Investigations, Additional 17 Charged with Trafficking Other Drugs

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Circleville Police Chief Harold W. Gray, Pickaway County Sheriff Robert Radcliff, Pickaway County Prosecutor Judy Wolford, and Circleville Mayor Don McIlroy announced today that 22 people are facing heroin trafficking charges as a result of ongoing drug investigations by the Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), Circleville Police Department, and Pickaway County Sheriff's Office.

12/18/2013

DeWine, 42 Attorneys General Commend FTC on Patent Troll Investigation

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today joined Attorneys General from 41 States and Guam in publicly supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed nationwide investigation of patent assertion entities, also known as patent trolls. The Attorneys General sent a letter to FTC Chairman Donald S. Clark as part of the agency’s comment period on the project.

12/17/2013

Attorney General DeWine Calls for Tamper-Resistant Versions of Generic Prescription Pain Relievers

 Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is once again urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require manufacturers of generic prescription pain relievers to develop tamper-resistant versions of their products. 
 

12/16/2013

Attorney General DeWine Issues Statement on ‘Bobby Thompson’ Sentencing

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued the following statement today after Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Steven E. Gall sentenced John Donald Cody, also known as ‘Bobby Thompson,’ to 28 years in prison and fined him more than $6 million. Judge Gall also ordered Cody to spend every Veterans Day in solitary confinement.

12/16/2013

New Organized Crime Task Force Seizes More Than $1 Million in Heroin, Cocaine, Methamphetamine

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Montgomery County Sheriff Phil Plummer, Warren County Sheriff Larry Sims, and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Marlon Miller announced today that an investigation conducted by a newly formed Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) task force has resulted in the seizure of more than $1 million in illegal drugs. 

12/13/2013

Attorney General DeWine Announces 19,000 US Fidelis Consumers to Receive Restitution

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, along with the attorneys general of Missouri, Texas, and Washington, today announced that approximately 19,000 consumers nationwide will receive more than $9.3 million total in restitution in connection with US Fidelis, a now-defunct dealer of vehicle service contracts.

12/13/2013

Organized Crime Task Force Seizes Cocaine, Heroin, Ecstasy from Pool Hall

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Gallia County Sheriff Joseph Browning, Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood,  Middleport Police Chief Bruce Swift, Gallipolis Police Chief Clinton Patterson, Gallia County Prosecutor Jeff Adkins, and Meigs County Prosecutor Colleen Williams announced today that an investigation by a newly formed Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) task force has resulted in the arrest of two people and the seizure of cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy.

12/10/2013

Williams County Man Found Guilty of Rape

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that a Williams County man was found guilty today of raping three children.

12/10/2013

Marietta Industrial Enterprises, Inc. Agrees to Pay $50,000 for Violating Clean Air Act

Marietta Industrial Enterprises, Inc. (MIE) has agreed to pay a $37,500 fine and make a $12,500 community service payment after pleading guilty to a felony charge of failing to report violations of the company’s permit in connection with its mineral processing operation. Company president William Scott Elliott pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of being an accessory after the fact for failing to notify Ohio Environmental Protection Agency of the violations.

12/6/2013

Former Pharmacist Ordered to Pay More than $2 Million

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steven Dettelbach announced today that a former Coshocton pharmacist has been ordered to pay more than $2 million in funds she obtained through fraudulent billing practices. 

12/5/2013
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