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Ohio A.G. Yost Sues Sham Charity for Illegally Pocketing Donations Intended for East Palestine Residents
April 12, 2023
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio, April 12 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release:

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 Second Harvest Food B . . .

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