For Immediate Release: Monday, April 14, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson was joined by State Bureau of Investigation Director Chip Hawley, Haywood County Sheriff Bill Wilke, Waynesville Police Chief David Adams, and over a dozen law enforcement partners to launch “Safe to Rebuild,” an initiative to deter property […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Jasmine Hoyle of Winston-Salem pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud and one count of money laundering for defrauding the NC Medicaid program of more than $6 million in taxpayer money. “This […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson led the 51 bipartisan Attorneys General of the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force in sending letters notifying nine voice service providers that they may be violating state and federal laws by continuing to route allegedly […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 7, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a settlement in principle worth up to $335 million nationwide with pharmaceutical company Mylan Inc. (Mylan) for its role in perpetuating the opioid crisis, with North Carolina receiving as much as $9 million. Mylan falsely […]
Cuts would hurt 77 of NC’s 86 local health departments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 1 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a lawsuit against the federal government’s unlawful attempts to slash more than $230 million in critical health care funding for North Carolina. Last week, the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson co-led a bipartisan coalition of 31 Attorneys General in sending a letter urging Congress to pass legislation allowing states to deploy cell phone jamming systems in jails and prisons. The legislation aims to disrupt inmates’ ability to commit crimes […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson recommended that North Carolinians delete their accounts and private health information from the DNA testing firm 23andMe as soon as possible. 23andMe filed for bankruptcy over the weekend and because its future is uncertain, North […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 21, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Late last week, a judge denied Live Nation’s motion to dismiss an antitrust case brought by Attorney General Jeff Jackson, 39 other Republican and Democratic Attorneys General, and the U.S. Department of Justice. This is a major step forward in […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 20, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 51 other Republican and Democratic Attorneys General asked an appeals court to protect veterans’ rights to receive the full possible educational benefits available to them after they serve in the armed forces. “After I served […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 14, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson today announced that Wendell Lewis Randall was sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to repay more than $2 million after pleading guilty to one count of health care fraud and one count of money laundering. […]