Editing Ohio Attorney General (section)

==History==
The office of the attorney general was first created by the [[Ohio General Assembly]] by statute in 1846. The [[attorney general]]'s principal duties were to give legal advice to the [[Government of Ohio|state government]], to represent the state in legal matters, and to advise the state's county prosecutors.  Originally, the attorney general was appointed by the legislature. With the adoption of [[Ohio Constitution#1851 Constitution|Ohio's second constitution]] in 1851, the attorney general became an elected office. The attorney general's duties were drawn very generally at that time.

In 1952, the General Assembly passed a statute that added to the attorney general's responsibilities, including trusteeship over [[charitable trust]]s, and legal advice to more government agencies. The act stated that the attorney general could prosecute individuals only if the governor requested so in writing. Starting in 1954, the term of office was increased from two years to four years.

In 2008 [[Nancy H. Rogers]] was appointed following the resignation of [[Marc Dann]]. A special election was held in 2008 to find a permanent replacement; then–[[Ohio State Treasurer]] [[Richard Cordray]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) beat out [[Michael Crites]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]), and  Robert M. Owens ([[independent politician|I]]) for the position.<ref>[http://www.wkyc.com/news/elections/results/20081104/race2052.htm Election results] wkyc.com {{dead link|date=April 2022}}</ref>

The [[Solicitor General of Ohio]] is the top appellate lawyer in the attorney general's office.

In November 2014, Ohio Attorney General [[Mike DeWine]] secured a $22 million settlement from the credit score company ScoreSense, which is owned by the company One Technologies.  DeWine had filed civil charges against the company along with the Illinois attorney general and Federal Trade Commission. Ohio consumers and state government will receive a portion of the settlement.<ref name=legalnewsline>{{cite news|last1=Payne|first1=Mark|title=Credit score company pays $22M in case filed by FTC and AGs of Illinois, Ohio|url=http://legalnewsline.com/news/253506-credit-score-company-pays-22m-in-case-filed-by-ftc-and-ags-of-illinois-ohio|access-date=6 January 2015|work=Legal Newsline|date=20 November 2014}}</ref> According to the FTC, One Technologies "lured customers with "free access" to their credit scores and then billed them a recurring fee of $29.95 per month..."<ref>{{cite press release
| title        = FTC, Illinois, and Ohio Stop Scheme That Offered 'Free' Credit Scores, Then Charged Consumers for Credit Monitoring Programs They Never Ordered
| url          = http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2014/11/ftc-illinois-ohio-stop-scheme-offered-free-credit-scores-then
| location     = San Francisco
| publisher    = Federal Trade Commission
| date         = 19 November 2014
| access-date   = 6 January 2015
}}</ref> Over 200,000 consumers had filed complaints against the company.<ref name=plaindealer>{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Sheryl|title=ScoreSense to repay $22 million to consumers duped by free credit score offer: Plain Dealing|url=http://www.cleveland.com/consumeraffairs/index.ssf/2014/11/scoresense_to_repay_22_million.html|access-date=6 January 2015|work=Cleveland Plain Dealer|date=19 November 2014}}</ref>