For Immediate Release: Friday, April 30, 2021 NCDOJ Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 NCACC Contact: Lacy Pate (401) 207-6703 Attorney General Josh Stein and North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Unveil Historic Agreement to Fight Opioid Epidemic (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners today unveiled a historic agreement […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 29, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today asked North Carolinians to apply for grants to fund projects to improve North Carolina’s environment natural resources. The Environmental Enhancements Grants (EEG) program awards up to $500,000 in grants to improve North Carolina’s air, water, and land […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 29, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he reached a $300,000 settlement to resolve allegations that Dr. Benjamin C. Udoh and Hanora Medical Center of Fayetteville, North Carolina, submitted false claims to Medicaid and Medicare. Today’s settlement is part of Operation You’ve […]
Consumers in North Carolina should be on the lookout for unscrupulous companies pushing potentially faulty over-the-counter hearing aids. Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) relaxed restrictions on the sales of hearing aids in 2017, dozens of companies have entered the over-the-counter hearing aid market. While Congress directed the FDA to pass regulations creating standards […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein urged Congress to invalidate the Rescission Rule, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation under the Trump administration that eliminates key limits on pollutants from oil and gas facilities that contribute to climate change and smog. Oil and natural gas facilities […]
Attorney General Josh Stein April 2021 More than 3 million North Carolinians are now fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. This is a remarkable step forward in our fight against the pandemic, and soon we can begin safely returning to our lives. But scammers have used the pandemic as an excuse to take advantage of […]
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 […]
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 […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 22, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Timothy Mark Harron of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and aggravated identity theft. He further agreed to forfeit the proceeds […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged Congress to rescind the so-called True Lender rule, which allows predatory lenders to evade state usury laws and take advantage of people. “I’ve already gone to court to prevent loan sharks from coming back into our […]