FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 20, 2025 Email: nahmed@ncdoj.gov Phone: 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Major William L. Mitchell will serve as the new director of the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Training and Standards Division at the Department of Justice. He replaces Interim Director Robin Pendergraft, who took on the role […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 18, 2025 Email: nahmed@ncdoj.gov Phone: 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan group of 20 attorneys general filed a brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in support of a veteran who was wounded in Afghanistan as a result of a private contractor’s negligence. The […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 14, 2025 Email: nahmed@ncdoj.gov Phone: 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a coalition of 37 bipartisan attorneys general warning Instagram to make immediate changes to its new location-sharing feature, which could put children and victims of violence in danger. “Our children’s safety comes first,” said Attorney General Jeff […]
RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson launched Operation Robocall Roundup, a multistate effort by the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to crack down on robocalls across the country and in North Carolina. As part of the operation, Attorney General Jackson is taking three separate enforcement actions, including sending warning letters to 37 voice providers demanding […]
RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson visited Pollocksville as he continues his lawsuit against FEMA for over $200 million in cuts to North Carolina’s disaster prevention projects. Pollocksville, which experienced severe flooding during Hurricane Florence, had been awarded nearly $1.1 million to elevate the floors in several of the town’s commercial buildings to prevent future […]
RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 18 other attorneys general formally opposed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for unlawfully withholding money from federal agencies and the states and failing to follow the law in sharing how it’s spending federal dollars. “OMB is deliberately breaking the law to conceal how they’re handling taxpayer money,” said Attorney […]
RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following statement on the federal government’s announcement that nearly $7 billion in frozen public education funding nationwide, including over $165 million for North Carolina, will be returned to the states. Attorney General Jackson sued the administration last week alleging that this freeze in funds was unlawful […]
RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that former owner of several North Carolina assisted living facilities, Charles L. Gross, Jr., pleaded guilty to nine counts of aiding and abetting embezzlement of state property. Gross will serve 10-21 months in prison, pay restitution and complete 100 hours of community service. “This business owner embezzled […]
RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson visited the Hillsborough River Pumping Station as he continues his lawsuit against FEMA for canceling over $200 million in cuts to North Carolina’s disaster prevention projects. Hillsborough had been awarded nearly $7 million to move their river pump station out of the floodplain and ensure emergency water connections […]
RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Gilead Sciences will pay $202 million to resolve claims that it paid kickbacks to doctors in exchange for promoting its HIV medications, resulting in millions of dollars of false claims submitted to government health care programs, including North Carolina’s Medicaid program. North Carolina’s Medicaid program will receive […]