For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina has ended the backlog of untested older sexual assault kits. Attorney General Stein shared the following statement: “Today is a great day: North Carolina has ended the rape kit backlog. I am incredibly […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 4, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein sued Mariner Finance for widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws, including allegedly charging North Carolinians for hidden add-on products that they either didn’t know about or didn’t agree to buy. In 2019 alone, Mariner charged consumers $121.7 […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein consented to Dogwood Health Trust’s selection of a new independent monitor to oversee HCA’s compliance with the Asset Purchase Agreement it signed when it purchased Mission Health System in 2019. The Asset Purchase Agreement requires Dogwood to obtain […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, March 29, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein filed a friend-of-the-court brief that seeks to safeguard Americans’ access to abortion care during medical emergencies. Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 24 attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court in two consolidated cases to uphold […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 28, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today led a coalition of eight attorneys general asking the court to take stronger action against John Caldwell Spiller, II after Spiller violated permanent robocall and telemarketing bans. “This defendant has repeatedly violated the court’s order and continued […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 28, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today honored Nash County Major Miste Strickland with the Attorney General’s Dogwood award for her 28-year career with the Nash County Sheriff’s Office. Major Strickland is retiring this week as the first female major in the history of […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 28, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he reached a $2,100,000 settlement to resolve allegations that Mako Medical Laboratories, LLC submitted false claims to the North Carolina Medicaid program. Mako is headquartered in Raleigh and operates a clinical laboratory performing, among other […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today congratulated the Raleigh Police Department on making two arrests last week in sexual assault cold cases. “The victims of these terrible crimes deserve our best efforts to solve their cases and hold their offenders accountable,” said Attorney […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement applauding the U.S. Congress for funding U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) so CBP can install equipment it already has to detect fentanyl in vehicles entering the United States. “Nine North Carolinians a day […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in a case challenging the FDA’s regulations governing access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone. “Restricting access to a safe, effective medication isn’t about […]