Attorney General Josh Stein March 2021 You’ve won big! That’s an attention-grabbing line, right? We all love to win prizes and money, but all too often, the lure of a prize is just a scam to take our money. You or someone you know may receive an email, letter, or phone call telling you you’ve […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 11, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Stein today announced a multistate settlement with Retrieval-Masters Creditors bureau, doing business as the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), to resolve an investigation into a 2019 data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 7 million people, including […]
Jueves, 11 de marzo de 2021 La Corte Suprema de Carolina del Norte ha recibido informes de personas de Carolina del Norte que reciben llamadas telefónicas que parecen provenir del número de teléfono de la Corte (919-831-5700). Son llamadas falsificadas: los estafadores manipulan la tecnología para que parezca que estás recibiendo una llamada de una […]
Thursday, March 11, 2021 The Supreme Court of North Carolina has received reports of North Carolinians getting phone calls that look like they are coming from the Court’s phone number (919-831-5700). These are spoofed calls – scammers are manipulating technology to make it look like you’re getting a call from a person you know or […]
Attorney General Stein is deeply concerned about addressing our criminal justice system’s shortcomings. That is why he is co-leading the state’s Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice and why he works to ensure we achieve ‘equal justice under law.’ Mr. Ochsner’s recent story about the State Crime Lab’s testimony about its microscopic hair […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 4, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, along with the Federal Trade Commission and 46 agencies from 38 states and the District of Columbia, today shut down a massive telefunding operation by Associated Community Services (ACS) and a number of related defendants that bombarded 67 […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 State and Federal Government Win More than $10 Million in Criminal Restitution and More Than $55 Million in Civil Claims (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced that A Perfect Fit For You, Inc., a Morehead City, North Carolina, corporation, was sentenced to pay […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, February 26, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve schools’ ability to address cyberbullying and other forms of off-campus bullying that substantially affect students’ education. “When bullies target students, they no longer just do it at […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, February 26, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Markuetric Stringfellow of Powder Springs, Georgia, and previously of Charlotte and Greensboro, North Carolina, was sentenced to 78 months in prison and three years of supervised release for defrauding the North Carolina and South Carolina […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fund internet connectivity and internet-enabled devices for K-12 students who are experiencing difficulty learning remotely because their schools are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a […]