For Immediate Release: Saturday, April 24, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement: “I continue to be gravely concerned about the circumstances surrounding Andrew Brown’s death in Elizabeth City. I know his family and friends are grieving, and my heart is with them. “My office has […]
Author: ksloan
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 23, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein extended the deadline for input about the Cone Health/Sentara transactions, asking North Carolinians to share their thoughts by Wednesday, April 28, 2021. People can email their input to ncago@ncdoj.gov and include “Sentara” or “Cone” in the subject line […]
Our office has received reports of a scam targeting North Carolina residents. The scammer calls to say that the Wake County Sheriff’s office is putting out a warrant for call recipient’s arrest because of their failure to appear for jury duty, and then purportedly connects them to the Wake County Clerk’s Office to collect $1,800 […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 4, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he has reached a $573 million multi-state settlement with one of the world’s largest consulting firms, McKinsey & Company, resolving investigations into the company’s role in advising opioid companies how to promote their drugs and […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, January 15, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged leaders in the North Carolina Senate and House of Representatives to address our state’s digital divide – especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – when they appropriate the $13,426,560 he won in a settlement from Dish […]
Attorney General Josh Stein Commends US DHHS on Important Step Forward in Opioid Addiction Treatment
For Immediate Release: Friday, January 15, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today commended the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for expanding access to treatment for opioid use disorder. Specifically, HHS eliminated some unnecessary barriers on physicians who wish to prescribe buprenorphine, an important medication for those […]