For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement after North Carolina received the full share of its 2023 payment, $156,627,689.97, from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement settlement. “I want to thank my colleagues at the Department of Justice for working diligently every year […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that charges will not be brought against Fayetteville Police Department officers over the death of Jada Elizabeth Johnson because the evidence showed that the officers acted reasonably in the face of a deadly threat. Attorney General Stein […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today co-led a bipartisan group of 49 attorneys general suing Michael D. Lansky, LLC, which does business under the name Avid Telecom, its owner Michael Lansky, and its vice president Stacey S. Reeves, for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, May 19, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after Gov. Cooper signed S206 into law to address the growing threat of counterfeit pills. The North Carolina Department of Justice helped draft Part I of the legislation. “This law takes a big step […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 18, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged Congressional leadership to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (H.R.1839/S.993) to combat the widespread illicit use and trafficking of xylazine and help prevent xylazine-related deaths. Xylazine is a potent veterinary medication that has been widely mixed with […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today reached a $150,000 settlement with Compassionate Counseling Services in Rockingham to resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims to the North Carolina Medicaid program. The settlement funds will be returned to the program. “Health care providers that […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein was in Charlotte today highlighting the need for legislation that protects North Carolinians from predatory, long-term real estate agreements. Attorney General Stein recently sued real estate company MV Realty for allegedly duping North Carolinians with such contracts, and he’s […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today pushed the North Carolina General Assembly to support local law enforcement officers in its final budget. Current budget drafts do not include significant measures to address the law enforcement recruitment and retention challenges facing agencies across the state. […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the North Carolina General Assembly voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of SB20. “This bill is about controlling women and taking away their freedoms. And they are not done yet. They will […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement on National Fentanyl Awareness Day (May 9). “Today, I’m thinking about the thousands of North Carolinians who have lost their lives to a fentanyl overdose and about their family and friends left grieving. May […]