For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the U.S. Senate to pass the Equality Act, legislation that protects people from discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. “When we don’t protect LGBTQ people, we fail them, and we fail everyone,” […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 NCDOJ Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 USAO MDNC Contact: Lynne Klauer 336-333-5351 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina Sandra Hairston today announced a $330,000 settlement to resolve allegations that Dr. George Osei-Bonsu, M.D., Palladium Primary Care, P.A., […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein opposed U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s efforts to slow down first-class mail and other essential postal services. Forty percent of all first-class mail in the United States will be slowed down by these proposed changes. “Postmaster General DeJoy […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 18, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein filed a lawsuit against Jason Dudley of Fuquay Varina and his company, Jason’s Mobile Outboard Repair, for allegedly failing to complete the repair work that his customers had already paid for and refusing to refund their money. “It’s […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 17, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA): “Thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision, hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians will get to keep their access to life-saving […]
We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to address the public health and economic challenges that have devastated communities across North Carolina. The North Carolina Task Force on Racial Equity in Criminal Justice is sponsoring technical assistance sessions to provide assistance on three funding solutions that address both criminal justice reform and COVID-19-related mitigation and behavioral health […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 11, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today encouraged high school and college students in North Carolina to complete their FAFSA forms and be considered for federal student aid, including grants, scholarships, and loans. FAFSA forms are due on June 30, 2021. “To our high […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 11, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Alabama Assoc. of Realtors v. HHS, supporting the order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that prohibits evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic to help stop […]
Attorney General Josh Stein June 2021 Hurricane season is here again – and while we’re thrilled with the season the Carolina Hurricanes have been having, we can all do without any tropical storms or hurricanes that may reach North Carolina this year. Unfortunately, experts are already predicting another above-average hurricane season. You can’t wait until […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced that Sheila Faye Leggette pleaded guilty to six counts of obtaining property by false pretenses. She was sentenced to 8-19 months in prison followed by 36 months of supervised probation and ordered to pay $27,033.28 in restitution […]