For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today warned North Carolinians to beware of fraudulent debt collectors and debt collection scams as part of Operation Corrupt Collector, a nationwide crackdown targeting debt collectors who use scare tactics to try to collect on non-existent debts. “Debt […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 25, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the attached documents (Fact Sheet_SBOE & Summary of Consent Decree) to provide further information about North Carolina’s work to keep voters safe and healthy while also ensuring that every vote counts. Attorney General Josh Stein also released […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 24, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today joined a bipartisan coalition of 31 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting states’ authority to enforce price gouging regulations to protect consumers during emergencies and crises. “Price gouging is unconscionable and illegal – it’s taking […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, September 21, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 Affected consumers will receive $110,000 in restitution (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein reached a $120,000 consent judgment with J.S. Enterprises of Swansboro LLC and James Morris Stallings III to resolve a lawsuit alleging violations of North Carolina’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 18, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory today recognized Sept. 20-26, 2020, as National Forensic Science Week, following a proclamation from Gov. Roy Cooper. National Forensic Science Week highlights the vital role that forensic science and forensic scientists […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 17, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the Trump administration to waive administrative burdens so that states can expedite the distribution of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, is our country’s […]
Attorney General Josh Stein launched Operation Silver Shield to confront scammers and fraudsters who target older North Carolinians. Operation Silver Shield covers the North Carolina Department of Justice’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. […]
Attorney General Josh Stein September 2020 As we approach the end of summer, we’ve made hard-fought gains in North Carolina against the coronavirus pandemic. At the Department of Justice, we’ve been working to address the challenges caused by this pandemic and protect North Carolinians. But we’ve also continued to uphold the other responsibilities of our […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 1,500 North Carolina students will get more than $12 million in financial relief (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today reached a bipartisan multistate settlement with private lender PEAKS Trust that will result in $330 million in debt relief for former ITT Technical Institute […]
Monday, September 14, 2020 Our office has learned that scammers are attempting to trick small business and farm owners. The North Carolina Farm Bureau has informed us of a consumer complaint involving a veterinarian who received a scam call from someone impersonating the Farm Bureau and claiming he owed $1,700 on his worker’s comp insurance […]