Data Breach Compromised More than 500,000 North Carolinians’ Information FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 24, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 44 other attorneys general reached a $2.2 million settlement with Labcorp following a multistate investigation into a 2019 data breach involving Labcorp’s debt collector, the American Medical Collection Agency […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 24, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson and the North Carolina Department of Justice secured criminal convictions in 23 Court of Appeals opinions released Sept. 16, including murder cases out of Pender, Wilson, and Guilford counties, an attempted murder case out of Rockingham County, a failure […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson secured a murder conviction against Tyran Dewayne Burton in an Asheville murder case. On Monday, Burton pleaded guilty to second‑degree murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and assault with a deadly weapon […]
RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson, along with a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and two governors, has reached a settlement in his case against unlawful cuts to AmeriCorps that protects AmeriCorps funding and programs. “AmeriCorps programs are critical to helping communities across our state, including as we continue to rebuild in western North […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson won a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). More than 1.4 million North Carolinians receive SNAP assistance to purchase food. “In the middle of a worsening hunger crisis, […]
North Carolina will receive more than $216,000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Sept. 21, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson, along with 39 other bipartisan states and the federal government, reached a $384 million settlement with Abbott Laboratories to settle Medicaid fraud allegations arising from the company making, selling, and then recalling […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general reached a $694 million settlement over predatory lending practices with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the country’s largest auto finance companies. The settlement includes about $7.5 million in debt relief and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson secured convictions in two felony tax fraud cases against two Mecklenburg-area bars this week, securing $1,057,248.99 in repayment to the state of North Carolina. “This money belonged to the taxpayers, and instead of following the law, these defendants pocketed […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning domestic violence victims in North Carolina of new scams in which scammers impersonate law enforcement to steal victims’ money. Scammers pretend to be law enforcement officers or court officials. They often reach out to victims of domestic […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson and the North Carolina Department of Justice upheld criminal convictions in 10 Court of Appeals opinions released in September, including a hit-and-run case out of Guilford County, an attempted murder case out of Randolph County, and a first-degree murder […]