COLUMBUS, OH (WLIO) - Ohio Law Enforcement has seized more than $63 million worth of illegal drugs in 2023. The Ohio Attorney General announce…

A former clerk with the Wapakoneta Utilities Department is facing 15 felony charges for stealing money from the city.  The Ohio Attorney General David Yost and Auglaize County Prosecutor Ed Pierce released the results of a grand jury indictment against 48-year-old Christine Steinke.  She is charged with 13 counts of tampering with records and 2 counts of theft in office.   According to the press release, between 2009 and 2021, Steinke allegedly stole more than $150,000 from Wapakoneta.  She took portions of customer payments to the department for her own personal use.  Ohio BCI was asked to investigate after discrepancies were found when a software upgrade was made.   Pierce says that customers did not suffer any direct losses.  Steinke resigned from her position in 2021, after being on administrative leave for two months.   She was arrested on Thursday and was released from jail Friday morning on bond.

We are three days from the election and two democratic candidates for statewide offices come to lima to talk to supporters about their plans, if they get elected.  Ohio Attorney General candidate Jeff Crossman and Ohio Treasurer candidate Scott Schertzer stopping by the Allen County Democratic headquarters ahead of a "Get Out the Vote" canvass.  Crossman is a current state representative, and he says he worked hard to get former Speaker of the Ohio House Larry Householder out of office when the First Energy scandal broke. Householder allegedly got millions of dollars in bribery money, to get a $1 billion bailout package passed for the energy company.  One of his missions, if elected, is to end corruption like that in Columbus and around the state. 

The State of Ohio is cracking down on human trafficking with proposed bill that could shine the light on the people who are paying for the service. 

Attorney General David Yost joined members of the Ohio House and Senate to talk about their proposed initiatives targeting human trafficking in the state.

Ohio’s top cop was in Lima to talk about some of the issues his office is tackling, including its continuing battle against Opioid addiction. Attorney General David Yost was the keynote speaker for the Allen County Republicans monthly luncheon. Just last week, Summit and Cuyahoga counties reached a $260 million settlement with four drug makers and there are thousands of open lawsuits still looking to go before a judge on the issue. As the cases get settled either in court or through negotiations, Yost says the money needs to go where it can have the most impact.

Ohio Attorney General David Yost and five former attorneys general have joined a call to eliminate statutes of limitations on bringing rape charges in the state. Yost was joined by former Ohio attorneys general, including Republican Betty Montgomery and Democrat Nancy Rogers, during a press conference Monday to ask to make the change. In a letter to lawmakers, they and other former attorneys general signed, recommended that rape should be treated like murder, which has no time limit on when charges can be brought against a suspect. Current law would generally limit rape charges to six years after the crime.

When disaster strikes, it brings out the good in a lot of people with neighbors helping neighbors, but unfortunately, it could bring out a lot of bad in the form of scammers. Ohio Attorney General David Yost is warning the public to watch out for storm chasing contractors. They could be coming in from outside the area to help homeowners do repairs, but when they get the money they take off without doing the job or not completing the work.