FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina reached a $584,143 settlement with Crossroads Treatment Center of Greensboro, P.C. (Crossroads) to settle allegations that Crossroads submitted false claims to the Medicaid program. Half of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson is alerting licensed professionals across North Carolina about scam calls targeting their licenses and impersonating representatives of state licensing boards. The callers often have publicly available information like a name, license number, or professional identification number, which they use to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 1, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 $7.4 billion national settlement is now in effect; Sacklers permanently barred from selling opioids in the U.S. RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced today that a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family is now legally in effect. North Carolina is expected to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 1, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 Download the full video here. RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning North Carolinians of an increase in employment scams. Criminals are impersonating recruiters, conducting fraudulent interviews, and targeting job seekers to steal their money or personal information. “Job seekers deserve to find work without […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 30, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — A two-pack of EpiPens cost about $100 in 2007. By 2016, it cost about $600. Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced an $11 million settlement with Mylan, the exclusive U.S. marketer and distributor of EpiPen Auto-Injectors, to recover money North Carolina overpaid because […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan group of attorneys general are pushing the U.S. Department of Labor to help lower prescription drug costs by requiring more transparency from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). “People should be able to afford their medications, and they […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 Raleigh— Attorney General Jeff Jackson today announced that Eric Preddy is the new Director of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Division. Attorney General Jackson selected Preddy on the recommendation of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission. “Director […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 27, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — More than 2,100 North Carolina homeowners who were trapped in 40-year real estate contracts are now free. Attorney General Jeff Jackson obtained consent judgments voiding those contracts, permanently banning MV Realty from doing business in North Carolina, and requiring the company to pay […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 24, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson is encouraging North Carolina businesses that were impacted by the federal administration’s first round of illegal tariffs to apply for refunds. “These tariffs cost North Carolina families and businesses $3.5 billion,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “That was money people needed for […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 23, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 Download the full video here. RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Labor Commissioner Luke Farley warned North Carolinians about an increase of employment scams where criminals pose as recruiters, conduct fake interviews, and steal money or personal information from job seekers. “These scams are especially […]