LISBON Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a lawsuit to dissolve a Columbiana County religious-based charity created 23 years ago to help individuals recover from addiction.

The complaint was filed in common pleas court on Thursday against nonprofit Lamb's House Inc., seeking its dissolution and the appointment of a receiver to manage its remaining assets.

The lawsuit alleges the organization's president misused charitable funds for personal expenses and lived rent-free on the nonprofit's 43-acre property in Rogers, Ohio.

The nonprofit, formed in 2002, describes itself as a ministry supporting addiction recovery. The organization owns a property that includes a nine-bedroom residence, a 13,000-square-foot commercial building, and two barns.

The complaint states that the pro

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