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DeWine Announces Settlement With Major Loan Servicers; Foreclosure-Related Assistance Coming for Ohioans

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that Ohio is part of the joint federal-state settlement of $25 billion with five of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers over foreclosure abuses, fraud, and unacceptable mortgage practices.

Attorney General DeWine Asks for Help in Finding Suspected Killer Wanted for Murdering Mahoning County Victim This Morning

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:41:42 GMT

Attorney General Mike DeWine and Canfield Police Chief Charles Colucci are asking for help in finding suspected killer Robert P. McLaughlin, who is wanted for aggravated murder in the shooting death of 40 year-old Stacey L. Sutera in Canfield (Mahoning County) this morning.

Coshocton Couple Sentenced to Prison for Craigslist Scam

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:48:29 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Coshocton County Prosecutor Jason W. Given announced today that an Ohio couple has been sentenced to prison for running a Craigslist ticket scam that took more than $200,000 from hundreds of victims throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Attorney General DeWine Sues Cleveland Area Roofing Company for Shoddy Work

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:10:06 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against Murphy & Son, Inc, a Wickliffe-based roofing business charged with multiple violations of Ohio consumer law.

Wanted Sex Offender: Todd Allan White

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a convicted sex offender wanted on an outstanding warrant in Clark County.

Attorney General DeWine Announces Multi-State Settlement with Debt Collector NCO Financial Systems

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Debt collector NCO Financial Systems, Inc. (NCOF) has agreed to change certain collections practices as part of a settlement announced today by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and 18 other states. The settlement resolves concerns about NCOF’s debt collection practices.

Attorney General DeWine Announces AIG $725 Million Settlement Approval, Clearing Way for Ohio Shareholders to Recover Money

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:11:49 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced U.S. District Court Judge Deborah A. Batts has approved a $725 million securities class action settlement against American International Group, Inc (AIG) and certain individual directors and officers, which clears the way for three Ohio pension funds and countless Ohio shareholders to recover money.

Attorney General DeWine Announces 25 Arrest Warrants and Seven Search Warrants in Circleville Drug Raid

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:45:32 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Circleville Police Chief Wayne Gray, Pickaway County Sheriff Dwight Radcliff, and Pickaway County Prosecutor Judy C. Wolford announce a drug raid operation that today served 25 arrest warrants and conducted seven search warrants.

Attorney General DeWine Certifies Petition for Amendment Regarding Labor Organizations

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:49:04 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today certified the petition for the proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution regarding labor organizations.

Attorney General DeWine Praises House Passage of New Cyber Fraud Legislation

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine praised today's passage by the Ohio House of Representatives of new legislation that will strengthen his ability to go after cyber fraud and assist in prosecutions. State Sen. Kevin Bacon (R-Minerva Park) sponsored SB 223 and Rep. Ross McGregor (R-Springfield) sponsored companion legislation.

Attorney General DeWine Announces Dayton-Area Pill Mill Doctor Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:17:21 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Clark County Prosecutor Andy Wilson today announced that Dr. Han M. Yang has been sentenced to three years in prison for crimes related to running two “pill mills” in Dayton and New Carlisle.

Attorney General DeWine Warns of Online Scams

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:25:21 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is encouraging Ohio families to guard their personal information and avoid online scams during International Data Privacy Day on Saturday, January 28.

Columbus Man Indicted for Running Video Game Console Scam

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:59:00 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien announced today the indictment of a Columbus man who allegedly ran a video game console scam on Craigslist. The indictments were the result of a collaborative investigation by the Worthington Police Department and the Attorney General's Economic Crimes Division.

Attorney General DeWine Announces Sentencing of Second Tree Trimming Scammer

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:52:00 GMT

Attorney General Mike DeWine said Christopher Gibbs, the second of three individuals charged in a tree-trimming scam that targeted the elderly in Greene, Franklin, Butler, and Montgomery counties, was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $32,940. The case represents a collaboration among the Attorney General's Office, the Greene County Prosecuting Attorney, and other law enforcement agencies.

Attorney General DeWine Announces Sentencings in Ohio-Florida Drug Trafficking Ring

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:20:45 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Jack Detty announced that Shawn B. Sherrin, a.k.a, Slim, 26, of Whitehall, Ohio, was sentenced Tuesday January 24, 2012 in the Jackson County Common Pleas Court by Judge Leonard F. Holzapfel.

Attorney General DeWine Sues Operators of Floral Hills Cemetery

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:09:14 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today filed a lawsuit against The Serenity Group, which operates Floral Hills Memory Gardens (Floral Hills) cemeteries in Chillicothe and Circleville, Ohio. The lawsuit charges the company with failure to deliver grave markers to consumers.

Attorney General DeWine Announces Debt Collection Program for Local Governments

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:30:00 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a new program to help local governments collect debt owed to them. The Local Government Collections Services Program will allow the Attorney General to collect debt on behalf of local governments.

Attorney General DeWine Announces Court's Decision in Doctor's License Revocation

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:43:09 GMT

Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that the permanent revocation of Douglas B. Karel's Ohio medical license was affirmed Friday by Judge Richard Sheward of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. The State Medical Board approved in July of last year a hearing officer's proposed order that Karel's license should be revoked because of his "conduct in repeatedly making large amounts of narcotics and other controlled substances available to patients with relatively little examination or scrutiny…."

Attorney General DeWine Sues Paving Company for Consumer Law Violations

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:38:48 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against the individuals who operated paving company C & C Construction for multiple violations of Ohio's consumer laws.

Attorney General DeWine Holds Child Safety Summit in Cleveland

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:34:19 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine held the second in a series of Child Safety Summits today in Cleveland at Cuyahoga Community College. DeWine called for a comprehensive, holistic review of the entire foster care system in this state.

Attorney General DeWine Appeals Stay of Lorraine Execution to U.S. Supreme Court

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:26:20 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today appealed the stay of the execution of convicted murderer Charles Lorraine to the United States Supreme Court.

Attorney General DeWine Certifies Petition for Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:07:17 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today certified the petition for the proposed Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment to the Ohio Constitution.

Ohioans Report Losing $2 Million to Sweepstakes Scams in 2011

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned Ohioans to be on the lookout for sweepstakes scams. In 2011, the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section logged nearly 1,500 complaints about sweepstakes and prizes that reportedly cost Ohioans about $2 million in losses.

Attorney General DeWine Announces Guilty Plea in 1998 Shelby County Murder Case

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:47:11 GMT

Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that Vance Short, 45, pleaded guilty today to Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Complicity to Commit Aggravated Burglary in the murder of Gregory Trapp, of Sidney, Ohio. Trapp was found dead on May 21, 1998, of a gunshot wound to the head. Short and Gregory Trapp's brother, William Trapp, were arrested and indicted in the case last year.

Attorney General DeWine to Appeal Lorraine Decision to U.S. Supreme Court

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:30:01 GMT

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said today that he and Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich have agreed to ask the United States Supreme Court to reverse a decision by lower federal courts indefinitely postponing the execution of convicted murderer Charles Lorraine. Lorraine was sentenced to death in 1986 for the brutal killings of Doris and Raymond Montgomery in their Warren, Ohio home. Lorraine will not be executed on Wednesday as originally scheduled, but Ohio will request that the indefinite stay of execution be lifted.