DELAWARE — The former chief executive officer of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium entered a plea of guilty Tuesday ahead of his trial date, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. Tom Stalf pleaded guilty in Delaware County Common Pleas Court to 15 felonies: As part of the plea agreement, Stalf agreed to pay $315,572.65 in […]
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Ohio AG: Phony charity to give back $131K after claiming to benefit East Palestine
EAST PALESTINE — Under a settlement reached with the Ohio Clean Water Fund, the sham charity must turn over more than $131,000 in pocketed donations so the money truly does benefit East Palestine residents, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Wednesday. “I stand by my word to fight for the community of East Palestine,” AG […]
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Alert: BCI identifies 1st case of ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’ in Ohio
COLUMBUS — For the first time, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has identified some confiscated drugs as “rainbow fentanyl,” the deadly colorful pills designed to resemble candy that drug traffickers are using to drive addiction among young people, Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday. “Do not be fooled by appearances – rainbow fentanyl is […]
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Ohio AG issues statement after death of retired Richland County prosecutor
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement Tuesday regarding the death of recently retired Richland County Prosecutor Gary Bishop. Bishop, 63, died on Monday after a battle against cancer. He retired from office on April 13. “Gary Bishop was synonymous with justice for crime victims in Richland County. That area of […]
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Ohio AG releases investigative documents in Jayland Walker’s Akron shooting case
AKRON — After more than a week of testimony and evidence, a Summit County grand jury today declined to indict eight law enforcement officers from the Akron Police Department in the death last year of Jayland Walker, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. “The question for the grand jury was not whether this was […]
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AG Yost: Ohio sues “charity” for illegally pocketing donations intended for East Palestine residents
EAST PALESTINE — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a phony charity that falsely claimed to be collecting donations to benefit residents of East Palestine following the Norfolk Southern train derailment. Yost’s lawsuit alleges that Mike Peppel, in soliciting contributions, presented his Ohio Clean Water Fund as a nonprofit organization acting on behalf of […]
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Yost pushes back on Biden’s attempt to rescind protection for student religious groups
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost authored a letter sent Friday to the U.S. Department of Education, co-signed by 21 other states, urging the Department to keep a rule that requires public universities to comply with the First Amendment or lose grant funding – a provision put in place to protect religious groups on […]
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Ohio AG sues Norfolk Southern over ‘entirely avoidable’ train derailment
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a 58-count civil lawsuit in federal court today seeking to hold Norfolk Southern financially responsible for the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine that caused the release of over 1 million gallons of hazardous chemicals, “recklessly endangering” both the health of area residents and Ohio’s natural […]
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Ohio Attorney General details next steps in House Bill 6 scandal
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement today regarding the next steps in the House Bill 6 scandal: “Yesterday’s guilty verdicts in federal court against Larry Householder and Matt Borges mark only the beginning of accountability regarding House Bill 6. With the federal prosecution complete, the state of Ohio’s racketeering lawsuit, […]
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Charges dismissed for NewsNation reporter in East Palestine
LISBON — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Wednesday that the criminal charges filed against NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert have been dismissed. The Ohio Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Section was appointed by the Columbiana County Prosecuting Attorney to handle the charges filed in Columbiana County Municipal Court. “My office has reviewed the relevant video and […]