COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement Frday regarding a guilty plea in the Rebecca Auborn case. “Today’s plea closes a tough case. An overwhelming amount of convincing evidence and an airtight investigation conducted by BCI and Columbus Police left no doubt that a conviction was forthcoming. “When law enforcement works […]
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Former PUCO chairman, FirstEnergy executives indicted
COLUMBUS — A former chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives and two entities have been indicted by a Summit County grand jury as a corrupt enterprise for their alleged role in the House Bill 6 scandal, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh and […]
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Ashland County Sheriff’s Office aids in Ohio human trafficking probe
COLUMBUS — Two north central Ohio men were among 160 arrested in a weeklong statewide human trafficking crackdown, Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Monday. Among the various operations, The H.E.A.L. Human Trafficking Task Force, consisting of the Ashland, Huron, Erie, and Lorain Sheriff’s Offices, along with the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, conducted […]
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Yost warns Ohioans to watch for COVID-19 vaccine scams
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is cautioning Ohioans to look out for COVID-19 vaccine-related scams that will occur as the vaccine is distributed beginning this week. “A single dose of information can vaccinate you against fraud,” Yost said. For example, consumers could see scammers impersonating distributors, providers or local health department claiming to […]