MANSFIELD — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has honored Director of Community-Based Services at The DV Shelter Jill Donnenworth with the Robert Denton Special Achievement Award. The award, which was announced on Tuesday, was established to recognize an individual with at least five years of experience in the field of victim assistance who has demonstrated leadership in […]
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Mansfield man sentenced to 6 years in prison, $1.57 million fine in Medicaid fraud case
MANSFIELD — The owner of a Mansfield outpatient treatment center for substance-use disorders will spend six years in prison for defrauding the Ohio Department of Medicaid, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Wednesday. Geron L. Tate, a Mansfield resident and owner of G L Tate & Associates, was sentenced by Richland County Common Pleas Court […]
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2 guilty verdicts reached in Richland & Crawford County rape cases
MANSFIELD — Two rape cases prosecuted by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Special Prosecutions Section have resulted in guilty verdicts this week. Kevin Cross, 66, of Richland County, was found guilty this week on six counts of rape, each a first-degree felony. Cross molested an underage boy between 1990 and 1994 in a church sound […]
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Ohio #FreedomConvoy donors encouraged to contact Attorney General Yost
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants to hear from Ohioans impacted by GoFundMe’s initial decision to refund or redirect donations given to demonstrators protesting COVID-19 restrictions in Canada. “It is deeply troubling that a professional fundraiser holding donations in trust would think they have the right to unilaterally redistribute donations,” Yost said. “If […]
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Yost: FDA should protect state regulation of over-the-counter hearing aids
COLUMBUS — A bipartisan coalition of 42 states and territories co-led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Tuesday called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to preserve states’ authority to enforce their consumer protection laws in the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids. The FDA is currently considering a proposal that would allow a […]
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Ohio county sheriffs issued nearly 100,000 new conceal carry licenses in 2020
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued Ohio’s Law on Concealed Handguns annual report on Monday showing that 169,232 concealed carry licenses were issued in Ohio in 2020. According to the statistics reported to the Attorney General’s Office, county sheriffs issued 98,892 new licenses and 72,340 renewals. Permit holders who wish to renew their […]
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Ohio stolen gun portal created to increase integrity of firearm sales
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday the creation of the Ohio Stolen Gun Portal, a searchable website designed to increase public safety by helping to identify and recover stolen firearms. “With our new portal, when buying a used firearm, private citizens and firearms dealers can instantly check to see whether a gun […]
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Record surges in Ohio opioid overdoses prompts Yost to urge vigilance
COLUMBUS — More Ohioans died of an opioid overdose during a three-month period last year than at any time since the epidemic began, according to an analysis by a task force created by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. The analysis by Yost’s Scientific Committee on Opioid Prevention and Education (SCOPE) found the death rate in […]