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Co-Owner in Home Repair Scam Sentenced

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that the co-owner of All Seasons of Kentucky has been sentenced for her role in a scam that cost 35 Ohio victims more than $140,000.

10/15/2014

Attorney General DeWine Announces Lawsuit Against Locksmith Company

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against a Portland-area locksmith operation accused of misleading Ohio consumers and using bait-and-switch tactics.

10/14/2014

SAK Testing Inititive Leads to Indictment of Suspected Serial Rapist in Connection to Five 1990s Rapes

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a Cleveland man scheduled to be released from prison this week will now remain in custody after DNA testing conducted as part of Attorney General DeWine's Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Testing Initiative linked him to the rapes of four adults and one teenager in the 1990s.

10/14/2014

Attorney General DeWine, Franklin County Prosecutor O'Brien Announce Indictment of Guardian

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien announced today that a Columbus attorney has been indicted on multiple charges alleging that he stole funds belonging to two wards through his work as a court-appointed legal guardian in Ohio. 

10/14/2014

Attorney General DeWine Announces Multi-Million Dollar Settlement with Owner of Multiple Ohio Skilled Nursing Facilities

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that Ohio has joined with seven states and the federal government in a $28 million settlement agreement with a Delaware-based skilled nursing corporation after an investigation led in part by the Ohio Attorney General's Office revealed that the company billed Medicaid and Medicare for materially substandard nursing services that were so deficient that they were effectively worthless.

10/10/2014

Attorney General DeWine Certifies Petition for Bottle Bill For Ohio

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today certified the petition for the proposed Bottle Bill for Ohio amendment to the Ohio Constitution. A previous submission of the amendment was rejected in March because the minimum petition signatures could not be validated.

10/8/2014

Attorney General DeWine Announces National $105 Million Cramming Settlement with AT&T Mobility

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, along with other state attorneys general and federal agencies, announced today a national settlement with AT&T Mobility LLC to resolve allegations that it placed unauthorized third-party charges on consumers’ cell phone bills in a practice known as “mobile cramming.”

10/8/2014

Attorney General DeWine Announces Lawsuit Against Vacation Company

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against GVN Michigan Inc., which does business as Global Vacation Network, and Global Connections Inc. for misleading consumers in order to sell travel memberships.

10/8/2014

Ohio Parents to Serve Prison Time for Assault of Infant

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a mother and father convicted of abusing their infant son will spend the next several years in prison. 

10/7/2014

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Announces Formation of the Southwest Ohio Bulk Currency Smuggling Task Force

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today the formation of a new Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) task force focused on the investigation and interception of large-scale illegal drug and cash transactions in Warren, Butler, Hamilton, and Clermont counties. 

10/6/2014
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