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Alaska man sentenced in Morgan County scheme
Times Recorder An Alaska man is headed to prison after defrauding 15 victims out of money, property and services valued at more than $750,000, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Morgan County Prosecutor Mark Howdyshell said on Monday. Andrew J. Jensen, 31, of Anchorage, was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison and
Read moreRead moreTheodore Decker: Man who died was known, if not by name
The Columbus Dispatch | Theodore Decker For nearly two months, starting on the raw April morning when his body was found, he was known only as John Doe. The police came and left without knowing his name. In the weeks that followed, no candles or flowers marked the place of his death. The steady ebb
Read moreRead moreCleveland-area student designs Ohio’s new ‘Stop Bullying’ license plate
Cleveland.com | Jeremy Pelzer An anti-bullying design created by an Independence Middle School student will soon be on display on a vehicle near you. Brooke Balser, an 11-year-old who just finished the fifth grade, submitted the winning entry for Ohio’s new “Stop Bullying” license plate, Attorney General Dave Yost’s office announced Tuesday. The design, which features the
Read moreRead moreITT Tech Students getting multi-million dollar debt relief
WFMJ | Alan Rodges Ohio’s Attorney General Dave Yost has announced a multi-state settlement that will give $6.8 million in debt relief to about 870 former ITT Tech students in Ohio. The settlement is with Student CU Connect (CUSO), LLC. The company was essentially created to offer loans to finance student tuition at ITT Tech, which
Read moreRead moreOhio Attorney General Dave Yost is considering anti-trust action against big tech companies
Cleveland.com | Jeremy Pelzer Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has been talking with his counterparts in other states about possible anti-trust action against big tech companies, according to a spokesman. Yost spokesman Dave O’Neil declined to provide details about exactly what moves the Franklin County Republican is considering. But O’Neil confirmed that Yost is one
Read moreRead moreSharonville remodeler of Basement Boost ‘in the business of deception,’ says Ohio AG Yost
The Cincinnati Enquirer | Kevin Grasha he owner of a Sharonville remodeling business already facing nearly 50 counts of theft owes more than $180,000 in civil judgments in Hamilton County, court records show. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost last week announced the indictment of John Drennan, accusing him of taking $213,000 from customers in three states and failing
Read moreRead moreOhio victim of serial killer identified 12 years after body was found
The Columbus Dispatch | Dylan Sams Twelve years after her bones were discovered, a Marion County woman who serial killer Shawn Grate admitted to killing has been identified. The woman was identified as Dana Nicole Lowrey, 23, of Minden, Louisiana, said Marion County Sheriff Tim Bailey during a news conference Tuesday. Lowery’s remains were found
Read moreRead moreYost: End statute of limitations on rape
The Toledo Blade | Liz Skalka Flanked by his predecessors from both parties, Attorney General Dave Yost on Monday urged the General Assembly to eliminate Ohio’s 20-year statute of limitations on rape and include it alongside murder as a crime that can be prosecuted at any time. Mr. Yost announced the release of a letter
Read moreRead moreOhio AG warns of ‘scammers who profit off of severe weather’ following Dayton area tornadoes
WKYC The cleanup continues following a series of Southwest Ohio tornadoes Monday night that left one dead and dozens of homes destroyed. With citizens seeking help, state Attorney General Dave Yost is now issuing a very different kind of warning, this time about possible scammers. “Already in the early aftermath of these storms, we’ve seen some of
Read moreRead morePBM executives blame drug manufacturers for high prescription prices
The Columbus Dispatch | Jack Torry Executives of the leading pharmaceutical benefit manager companies blamed drug-makers for the high prices of prescription drugs. The head of OptumRX accused drug companies of “anti-competitive tactics” to delay introduction of less expensive generic drugs. Testifying Tuesday before the Senate Finance Committee, the executives sharply objected to claims that
Read moreRead moreYost calls for automatic student loan debt forgiveness for disabled veterans
WFMJ | Cristen Manion Ohio’s Attorney General has joined the ranks of those asking the Department of Education to forgive the student loans of thousands of disabled veterans. Dave Yost signed a onto the letter of 51 attorney generals that are asking the federal deparment to automatically forgive the loans. According to Yost’s office, DOE
Read moreRead more16 arrested in Youngstown area undercover child sex sting
NBC4 | The Associated Press Sixteen men have been arrested in an undercover operation targeting predators seeking to sexually exploit children, according to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and the Mahoning County Sheriff. The suspects were taken into custody over the last three days as part of an investigation by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task
Read moreRead moreOhio joins 44 other states in lawsuit against drug manufacturers
NBC4 | Bonnie Becker According to the Office of Attorney General Dave Yost, Ohio and 44 other states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against 20 different generic drug manufacturers. The manufacturers are accused of a conspiracy to inflate and manipulate prices in an effort to reduce competition and unfairly restrain trade for more than 100
Read moreRead moreOhio honors fallen officers with ceremony
WBNS – 10TV | Maureen Kocot An annual memorial ceremony honored the nearly 800 Ohio peace officers who have died in the line of duty since 1823, including four last year. Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across Ohio gathered Thursday to honor the memory of those killed in the line of duty. Officers stood
Read moreRead moreOhio’s top cop comes to Lima
The Lima News | Sam Shriver Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost was in Lima Tuesday night at the Old Barn Out Back for the annual Top Cop banquet, hosted by Mothers Against Drunk Driving of Allen, Hardin and Putnam Counties. MADD officials asked each department to select two officers for the Top Cop awards. “I’m
Read moreRead moreEx-Dayton commissioner, state lawmaker arrested; more arrests coming, feds say
Dayton Daily News | Laura Bischoff, Josh Sweigart, Thomas Gnau, Cornelius Frolik and Mark Gokavi A covert, long-term investigation by federal agents into suspected public corruption in the Dayton area led to federal charges Tuesday against a former Dayton city commissioner and three other men. Charges involve allegations of wrong-doing starting in 2014 The indictments
Read moreRead moreClose the drug loophole
The Toledo Blade | Editorial Board Ohio should take a lesson from its experience with the complex and tricky field of negotiating for prescription drugs. The episode has revealed the pitfalls of decentralization and excessive trust in the marketplace. Until a newspaper investigation peeled back the opaque surface layers, the pharmacy-benefits manager law enabled drug
Read moreRead moreAttorney General Dave Yost seeks reforms to rein in PBM abuses
The Columbus Dispatch | Darrel Rowland, Marty Schladen Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost picked up the spray bottle and squirted the dirty “window” in his office. Then he grabbed a towel and scrubbed away at the grime for several seconds to reveal several human faces. The news conference visual aid likely won’t make the highlight
Read moreRead moreAG Yost Announces Body Armor Grants For Hundreds Of Local Police Agencies
WTAM | Kyle Cornell Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday that more than 300 local law enforcement agencies are now participating in the Ohio Law Enforcement Body Armor Program. The program, administered by the attorney general’s office since August 2018, is funded by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) and awards grants totaling
Read moreRead moreOhio attorney general voices support for bill bolstering newspapers
The Columbus Dispatch | Marty Schladen Newspapers are fundamental to the functioning of American democracy and they’re under threat like never before, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said Friday. That’s why he’s calling on Ohio’s congressional delegation to support a bill that would grant the industry “temporary cartel” status to negotiate rates with massive social
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