For Immediate Release: Monday, March 6, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 **Video from today’s event is available here for media use. (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced two wins for consumers: a temporary restraining order against an unlicensed contractor who our office alleges was running a fraudulent contracting scheme and a win shutting down […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, March 6, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today won judgments shutting down a massive robocall operation involving John Caldwell Spiller II and his business partner Jakob Mears, the owners of Texas-based Rising Eagle Capital Group LLC and JSquared Telecom LLC, as well as Rising Eagle Capital Group–Cayman. The […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that the 2023 Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) cycle is now open and invited North Carolinians to apply for grants that improve our state’s land, water, and natural resources. Letters of intent are due by March 30, 2023, […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today sued Roger Dale Simmons for allegedly running a contracting fraud scheme targeting Triangle-area homeowners. The North Carolina Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Division received 10 complaints about Simmons that totaled more than $136,600 in losses. “This bad actor […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, February 20, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he is seeking funding to create a Fentanyl Control Unit within the North Carolina Department of Justice’s Special Prosecutions and Law Enforcement Section to help local district attorneys handle large-scale fentanyl trafficking, wiretap, and overdose cases. […]
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Our office has been notified of a scam involving people impersonating state government employees on social media. These scammers will claim to be with a state agency and inform you that you are being awarded a large sum of grant money. To get the money, however, they will say you have […]
February 2023 On this Valentine’s Day, don’t let scammers steal your heart or your money. Making connections is on the front of our minds this time of year, but some bad actors seek financial gain by exploiting our basic human desires. Sweetheart scams are no joke. Last year, my office received 60 complaints about sweetheart […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 9, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina’s law enforcement agencies have reported making 102 arrests related to at least 175 crimes by testing evidence in cases with a sexual offense and receiving hits from DNA samples the North Carolina State Crime […]
Friday, February 3, 2023 It’s rivalry week in North Carolina, which means the University of North Carolina and Duke University will be competing in Cameron Indoor Stadium for NC bragging rights. This rivalry week face-off marks the first time since Coach K’s retirement, so tickets will be hard to come by. Some scammers might try […]
Thursday, February 2, 2023 Our office has recently been alerted of a new scam: business owners are receiving letters and notices that offer to assist them with filing their annual reports and “renewing” their business for high fees up to $500. Remember that LLCs can file annual reports directly with the NC Secretary of State’s […]