Release date: 9/26/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he has reached an agreement with the ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) to address the company’s one-year delay in reporting a data breach to its affected drivers. “Data breaches are increasingly becoming a major problem for North Carolinians,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. “Notifying […]
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Release date: 3/9/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today thanked U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for heeding the calls of his office and congressional leaders to help former Charlotte School of Law students obtain relief for student debt. Specifically, Secretary DeVos extended the closed-school discharge eligibility period. Attorney General Stein asked her to […]
Attorney General Josh Stein Announces Nearly $500,000 Settlement Over Medicaid Fraud Release date: 4/27/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a settlement with Dr. Carlos J. Privette, D.D.S., a dentist in Cary, over the submission of fraudulent claims to the North Carolina Medicaid program. Claims were submitted on Dr. Privette’s behalf for inhalation of […]
Release date: 4/26/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, along with the North Carolina SBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, today announced new guidelines for real estate agents as the opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc in our state. “Unfortunately, prescription drugs are like a magnet to people struggling with addiction,” […]
Attorney General Josh Stein Announces Nearly $1 Million Settlement with K-Mart over Medicaid Overbilling Release date: 4/26/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a settlement with Kmart Corporation (K-Mart) over allegations that K-Mart charged the Medicaid program more than its usual and customary charge for certain drugs. K-Mart will pay North Carolina and the […]
Release date: 3/2/2017 Joint Release from NCGA and NCDOJ For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 2, 2017 North Carolina House of Representatives Contact: Garrett Ventry (919) 715-3017 North Carolina Senate Contact: Shelly Carver (919) 301-1744 North Carolina Department of Justice Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 Legislators Introduce STOP Act to Confront Opioid Epidemic (RALEIGH) Reps. Murphy, […]
Release date: 3/2/2017 Stein joins federal antitrust lawsuit against six generic drug companies (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that North Carolina has joined a federal antitrust lawsuit alleging that six generic drug-makers entered into illegal conspiracies to unreasonably restrain trade, artificially inflate and manipulate prices and reduce competition in the United States for […]
Release date: 3/29/2017 AG Applauds House Health Committee’s Unanimous Passage of STOP Act (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today applauded the North Carolina House of Representatives Health Committee, which unanimously passed legislation to confront the opioid crisis. The STOP Act, formally the Strengthen Opioid misuse Prevention Act, will ensure smarter prescribing and smarter dispensing of […]
Release date: 2/27/2017 Attorney General Josh Stein addressed Benchmarks NC, a non-profit association based in Raleigh, about the growing opioid epidemic that is sweeping the nation and state. (RALEIGH) Thank you for having me today and thank all of you for your work with vulnerable communities. As I’ve traveled the state, both as a candidate […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, March 27, 2017 AG Josh Stein Fights to Protect Student Borrowers AG Stein wins refunds for victims of student loan debt relief scam (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he has resolved a lawsuit against Student Loan Group, a student loan debt relief scam. Student Loan Group claimed it […]