From the Ohio Attorney General's Office

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 […]

CAMBRIDGE, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Guernsey County Sheriff Jeffrey D. Paden today announced the indictment of a Sarahsville man on rape charges. Joshua Matthew Sills, 25, was indicted by a Guernsey County Common Pleas Court grand jury on one count of rape and one count of kidnapping, both first-degree felonies. Sills […]

COLUMBUS — Linda Majeska Powers took over as legal director of the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Initiative in November. She sat down with On The Job to explain the scope of the initiative and her role in it. QUESTION: What does your job entail? ANSWER: HTI works to end labor and sex trafficking in Ohio […]

COLUMBUS — A pilot program that makes it possible for law enforcement officers to test suspected drugs in the field — in a matter of minutes — continues to expand and is moving into its final stages. Beginning this month, officers from select law enforcement agencies in southeast Ohio will be trained to use a […]

COLUMBUS — All 88 county sheriffs have been provided new cameras to improve the routine registration process of convicted sexual offenders, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. “Ohio’s sex offender registration system plays a critical role in holding convicted offenders accountable, and in the hands our county sheriffs, these tools ensure that photographs are […]

COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has been elected president of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) for 2023. The unanimous vote by the association membership took place recently during the NAAG Capital Forum in Washington. “The trust of my colleagues is both gratifying and sobering,” Yost said. “This is difficult time for […]

COLUMBUS — The trial in Ohio’s lawsuit against Google Search is scheduled to begin on May 14, 2024, in Delaware County Common Pleas Court, Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday. The lawsuit, filed in June 2021, seeks to declare the powerful search-engine giant a common carrier, which would make it subject to government regulation. “By […]

COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and a team of negotiators have set the table for a national agreement that would hold Walmart accountable for its role in the opioid-addiction crisis and provide $3.1 billion to participating states, cities, counties and other local governments for recovery efforts. Yost and 15 other attorneys general – […]

COLUMBUS — Just days after his office sued Dollar General, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today filed suit against Virginia-based Family Dollar for also allegedly advertising goods at one price on shelves and charging another price, usually higher, at the checkout counter. “We’re looking not just for reimbursement, but we want a court order to […]