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Published on April 3, 2024 - 18:53 GMT

Grant Funding Available to Aid Ohio Courts in Reporting Criminal Data to BCI: Yost's Office Earmarks $2.45 Million for Local ...

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is accepting applications through mid-May for three pools of federal grant money — $2.45 million in all — to continue improving the accuracy and completeness of the state’s criminal-records …

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Published on April 2, 2024 - 17:52 GMT

In a Victory for AG Yost and 20 Colleagues, Court Rules That Emissions Rule Constitutes Federal Overreach

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A federal judge in Kentucky has declared the Federal Highway Administration’s Emissions Rule unlawful, agreeing with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 20 of his counterparts that the restrictions both exceed the authority Congress …

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Published on April 1, 2024 - 18:49 GMT

Ex-School Resource Officer Indicted for Sexual Battery

(EATON, Ohio) — A former school resource officer accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student has been indicted by a Preble County grand jury, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. Mason Williams, 26, of Eaton, was …

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Published on April 1, 2024 - 17:40 GMT

Report: Ohio’s Capital-Punishment System Remains Unworkable

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — With the release today of the “2023 Capital Crimes Report,” Attorney General Dave Yost reiterated his call for Ohio’s elected leaders to address the state’s costly and ineffective capital-punishment system. “No criminal penalty – …

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Published on March 28, 2024 - 18:59 GMT

Contempt Charges Filed Against Robocaller Operating While Under Ban

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — One of the co-owners of a shuttered robocall business is facing contempt charges for defying a court order prohibiting him from placing or facilitating robocalls, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and seven other state attorneys general …

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Published on March 26, 2024 - 16:58 GMT

Former Quartermaster Indicted in Theft From Central Ohio VFW Post

(MARYSVILLE, Ohio) — A North Carolina man has been indicted by a grand jury on four felony counts related to the theft of more than $35,000 from a Columbus Veterans of Foreign Wars post, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Union County Prosecutor Dave …

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Published on March 26, 2024 - 15:01 GMT

AG Yost Pursues Legal Action Against Austin Master for Environmental Violations

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking to force Austin Master Services, an oil and gas waste services company, to immediately stop storing illegal excess quantities of brine and drilling waste at its facility in Martins Ferry. As …

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Published on March 25, 2024 - 19:41 GMT

Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder Indicted on 10 State Felony Counts

(CLEVELAND) — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been indicted on multiple state felony charges alleging misuse of campaign money and ethics violations – including one count that would permanently ban him from holding public office again in …

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Published on March 21, 2024 - 17:31 GMT

Yost Secures $1.5 Million Settlement in Illegal Recycling Case

(GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio) — Baumann’s Recycling Center has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an environmental lawsuit centered on an illegal landfill operated by the company for nearly a decade, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. "I am …

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Published on March 21, 2024 - 14:00 GMT

Ohio Leads Brief Supporting Federalism in Texas Border Case

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a U.S. Appeals Court to uphold Texas’ right to enforce a state immigration law amid a challenge by the federal government. “States have a right to …

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Published on March 19, 2024 - 15:43 GMT

AG Yost Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Adopt Legal Test for Presidential Immunity

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and two other state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to establish a legal test for determining the limits of a “very broad” presidential immunity. In an amicus brief filed today in …

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Published on March 15, 2024 - 18:56 GMT

Two Additional Men Sentenced to Prison For Shooting Death of Lorain Teenager

(ELYRIA, Ohio) — Two Lorain County men were sentenced to prison today for their roles in the 2019 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Jessica Baker, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. “Senseless violence produces devastating consequences – in this case …

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Published on March 13, 2024 - 20:28 GMT

Yost Challenges SEC’s Overstep of Authority on Climate Disclosure Rule

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading an effort to block the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from overstepping its authority by meddling in environmental policy. Suing on behalf of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ …

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Published on March 13, 2024 - 16:55 GMT

Ohio Task Force Seeks Tips From Survivors of Alleged Multistate Human Trafficker

(CLEVELAND) — A suspected human trafficker accused of advertising sex in a dozen states is facing 17 felony charges following an investigation by the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force. A Cuyahoga County grand jury recently indicted 31-year-old …

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Published on March 11, 2024 - 16:20 GMT

AG Yost Releases 2024 ‘Yellow Book,’ With New Section on Law Enforcement Records

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today released the 2024 edition of the Sunshine Laws Manual, which has been made more user-friendly and expanded to include a new chapter on law enforcement records. The manual, affectionately known as the …

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Published on March 7, 2024 - 18:20 GMT

New Age-Progression Image Renews Hope in Search for Missing Columbus Man

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation hopes to spark new leads in the 2006 disappearance of a central Ohio man with the release of a new image showing what he might look like today. BCI’s forensic artist …

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Published on March 5, 2024 - 19:14 GMT

As Americans Mark National Consumer Protection Week, AG Yost Targets Deceitful Home-Improvement Contractors

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Reinforcing his pledge to hold unscrupulous business owners accountable, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed six consumer-protection lawsuits in five counties against businesses accused of ripping off Ohioans who wanted to make home …

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Published on March 1, 2024 - 15:26 GMT

Attorney General Issues 2023 Concealed Carry Report

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Attorney General Dave Yost today issued Ohio’s annual report on concealed handgun licensing, showing that a total of 90,582 permits were issued in the state in 2023. According to the statistics reported to the Attorney General’s Office, …

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Published on February 29, 2024 - 14:58 GMT

AG Yost Sues Akron Used-Car Dealership Seeking Reimbursement in Title Deception Cases

(AKRON, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a used-car dealership and its owner for alleged violations of state consumer protection laws, including failure to deliver vehicle titles to dozens of customers. The lawsuit, driven by 114 complaints …

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Published on February 28, 2024 - 21:57 GMT

Statement from AG Yost on Ohio Senate’s Passage of Senate Bill 215

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement on the Ohio Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 215 on Wednesday. The bill would prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions or expenditures regarding ballot issue …

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