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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Coshocton County man indicted for gift-card counterfeiting scheme
COLUMBUS — A Chinese man who entered the country illegally four months ago has been indicted by a Coshocton County grand jury on 309 felony charges related to a gift-card counterfeiting scheme, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday. Ming Xue, 32, of Hunan, Fujian, faces 308 counts of counterfeiting and one count of engaging […]
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Clinton County homebuilder given 2-year sentence for stealing $50K From elderly couple
COLUMBUS — A Clinton County homebuilder with “a troubling criminal history replete with crimes of dishonesty” will spend two years in prison for accepting a $50,500 down payment from an elderly couple but never starting work on their house or refunding the money. Judge John W. Rudduck of the Clinton County Common Pleas Court sentenced […]
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BCI: Ohio’s frequency for Use-of-Force probe holds steady in 2023
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) saw a similar volume of requests for investigations of officer-involved critical incidents (OICI) in 2023 compared to last year, according to data released Tuesday by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Local law enforcement agencies requested BCI to investigate 58 OICIs in 2023, one fewer than in […]
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NCAA’s transfer rule on hold as judge rules in favor of Yost, others in antitrust case
WHEELING, West Virginia — Division I college athletes who had been sidelined by the NCAA’s Transfer Eligibility Rule are free to compete immediately after a federal judge today granted a 14-day restraining order to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and his counterparts in six other states as part of their antitrust lawsuit challenging the rule. […]
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Child ID Kits available for Ohio’s 2nd-grade students
COLUMBUS — Attorney General Dave Yost is bringing the National Child Identification Program to Ohio again. Attorney General Yost, with the support of American Electric Power, is providing every Ohio second-grade student with a Child ID Kit. Statistics show that more than 1,000 children in America go missing each day. Yet, most parents do not […]
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Columbus woman indicted in serial killings
COLUMBUS — A 33-year-old Columbus woman who allegedly met men for sex and drugged them so she could rob them has been indicted in four murders, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Columbus Division of Police Chief Elaine Bryant announced Wednesday. Rebecca Auborn faces four counts of murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter, five counts […]
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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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Former Columbus Zoo executives indicted for theft of more than $2 million
COLUMBUS — Three former executives of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium were indicted today for their roles in a scheme to defraud the zoo of more than $2.29 million and use the money for personal benefits, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday. “I’m confident that when the allegations are heard in the court of […]
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Ohio expands close to home law enforcement training program
TOLEDO — Honoring his commitment to expand access to law enforcement training, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced Owens Community College is the newest regional training provider for the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy’s “OPOTA Close to Home” program. “We’re listening to the challenges local departments are facing and taking steps to fill the […]