FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 12, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning North Carolinians that scammers have redoubled their efforts to target Wake County residents with fake jury duty summons. “Scammers want you to panic and send money before you have time to think,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “If you get […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson recognized Eddie Caldwell, Jr. with the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award last week. The Dogwood Award recognizes people who are improving their fellow North Carolinians’ health, safety, and well-being. “For decades, Eddie Caldwell has helped lead the work to support […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, June 9, 2026Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson took legal action on behalf of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to stop Brenntag Mid-South from continuing to illegally discharge contaminants into state waters and require the company to act immediately to clean up the damage it’s caused. “Brenntag […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 8, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 Raleigh — Attorney General Jeff Jackson and North Carolina Real Estate Commission Chair William Aceto are warning North Carolinians to be careful when searching for rental housing online. Scammers are creating fake listings, impersonating landlords or property owners, and stealing money from people trying to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 5, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 Raleigh — Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning North Carolinians who file workers’ compensation claims of a fraud scheme impersonating government and judicial officials to steal people’s money. “People who are injured should be focused on recovery, not dealing with scams like this,” said Attorney General Jeff […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 5, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 Raleigh—Attorney General Jeff Jackson is fighting to protect North Carolinians from anticompetitive behavior by urging a federal appeals court to ensure that when antitrust cases are heard, the conduct is considered in its entirety instead of on a piece-by-piece basis. That big-picture consideration of a […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 4, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 Hurricanes season ticket holders say they were pushed to the back of the line while trying to buy tickets to the Stanley Cup Final and left with resale tickets costing thousands. RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes are in the Stanley Cup Final, but many season ticket […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — A federal bill marketed as children’s online safety legislation would tell tech companies they have no legal duty to protect kids, drop any requirement to verify users’ ages, and override the stronger state laws already on the books. Attorney General Jeff Jackson and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning North Carolinians to be cautious before spending large amounts of money on resale tickets for Stanley Cup Final games. Excitement around the Hurricanes reaching the Stanley Cup Final has caused ticket prices to skyrocket. Reports have listed prices as […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 1, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 Download the full video here. RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson is fighting Duke Energy Carolinas’ (Duke or DEC) proposed rate increase. If approved, the increase would cost ratepayers nearly $1.4 billion in unnecessary rate hikes over the next two years. In expert testimony filed Friday […]