For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls, co-chairs of the Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice, today encouraged participation in the Task Force’s third public comment session to hear from members of the public […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the attached fact sheet to help inform voters of their rights as voting in the 2020 election continues. He also released the following statement: “Voting is our most important civic duty. It is the way we […]
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Our office has received several reports of an email scam offering phony renewal subscriptions to computer services and virus protection software. The scammers try to steal people’s money by tricking them into calling in with their bank account information. They often target older North Carolinians. The company listed in the email […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, October 2, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement: “This afternoon, a North Carolina Superior Court judge approved the consent judgment the State Board of Elections negotiated with the plaintiffs. The Court declared that the agreement was a good faith compromise, rejecting any […]
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Our office has learned that scam robocalls pretending to be from Duke Energy have been targeting North Carolina consumers. Calls showing local caller-IDs have been playing a message telling people that their Duke Energy power bill was overdue and that their power would be disconnected in the next 30 minutes. The […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 25, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the attached documents (Fact Sheet_SBOE & Summary of Consent Decree) to provide further information about North Carolina’s work to keep voters safe and healthy while also ensuring that every vote counts. Attorney General Josh Stein also released […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 24, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today joined a bipartisan coalition of 31 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting states’ authority to enforce price gouging regulations to protect consumers during emergencies and crises. “Price gouging is unconscionable and illegal – it’s taking […]
Monday, September 14, 2020 Our office has learned that scammers are attempting to trick small business and farm owners. The North Carolina Farm Bureau has informed us of a consumer complaint involving a veterinarian who received a scam call from someone impersonating the Farm Bureau and claiming he owed $1,700 on his worker’s comp insurance […]
For Immediate Release: Sunday, September 6, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement. “It is against the law to directly or indirectly reimburse someone for a political contribution. Any credible allegations of such actions merit investigation by the appropriate state and federal authorities. Beyond this, it […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 13, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a settlement with Boise Disaster Services LLC/Servpro of Boise, an Idaho-based water damage restoration company, over a price gouging investigation he launched in 2019 in the wake of Hurricane Florence. “I’m pleased that my office was […]