For Immediate Release: Friday, June 12, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a lawsuit against Chapel Hill-based JH Home Improvements Inc., its owner Jorge Alberto Garcia, and its operator/manager Helen Smith Flores, alleging that the defendants perpetrated a residential contracting scheme by targeting and taking money from elderly […]
Attorney General Josh Stein June 2020 Over the past few weeks, as we’ve mourned the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others, North Carolinians and people across our nation have been having critical, overdue conversations about the systemic racism that African Americans experience and the work we have to do to heal […]
Thursday, June 11, 2020 As North Carolina starts its statewide manual contact tracing program, the COVID-19 Community Team, our office wants to make sure you can identify a legitimate contact tracer from a scammer. Contact tracing helps health officials contain COVID-19 by identifying people who may have been exposed to someone with the virus and […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed comments supporting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s plan to regulate perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)—more commonly known as PFAS or “forever” chemicals—under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Attorney General Stein and a coalition […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 Multistate Lawsuit Alleges Conspiracy by Generic Manufacturers to Fix Prices for 80 Drugs (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a lawsuit against 26 generic drug manufacturers and 10 individuals who are senior executives at these drug companies. In his lawsuit, Attorney General […]
(RALEIGH) On Tuesday, June 9, 2020, Gov. Roy Cooper established the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice. The task force will recommend solutions to stop discriminatory law enforcement and criminal justice practices, and hold public safety officers accountable. Attorney General Josh Stein and North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls will lead the Task […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 Complaint alleges robocallers made 75 million calls into North Carolina (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a complaint against Texas-based Rising Eagle Capital Group LLC and JSquared Telecom LLC for blasting billions of illegal robocalls over the past two years. John Spiller […]
Attorney General Josh Stein launched Operation Silver Shield to confront scammers and fraudsters who target older North Carolinians. Operation Silver Shield covers all of NCDOJ’s varied work to protect people from scams, take legal action against fraudsters when necessary, and educate people on how best to keep themselves and their parents and grandparents safe. May Scammer Scorecard Every month, […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 5, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein filed a complaint against the Trump administration’s new restrictions on Title IX regulations, which weaken protections for sexual assault and harassment victims in schools and colleges. “We must do everything we can to keep young people safe in […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 4, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced the Carolina Relief Plan, an effort for financial institutions to support their customers who are facing financial hardship related to COVID-19. Bank of America is the first financial institution to sign on to the agreement. Full […]