For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today joined students at Ira B. Jones Elementary School in Asheville to share the North Carolina Department of Justice’s tech safety agreement, a new resource to help parents and caregivers keep their kids safe online. The agreement is intended […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, October 24, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Kenyawna Powell, Joshua McClain, and Reginald McClain all pleaded guilty to second degree murder today in connection with the 2018 murder of Ly Teng Nhiayi. Powell was sentenced to 125-162 months and Joshua McClain was sentenced […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, October 21, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today reminded North Carolinians to be on the lookout for charity scams and shared tips to help avoid charity scammers ahead of the holiday season as part of National Charity Fraud Awareness Week. So far in 2022, more than […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed two new lawsuits against manufacturers of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), a fire suppressant that contains PFAS, and the companies that produce the PFAS-containing components in AFFF, including DuPont, Chemours, and 3M. The first lawsuit relates to […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 13, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein on Thursday visited Onslow County and met with local leaders to discuss the funds the county will receive from the $26 billion national settlement that Attorney General Stein helped secure from three drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson. Senator Michael […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed comments supporting an interim final rule from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that would give veterans and their beneficiaries broader access to reproductive health care. The change will help veterans and their families access abortion counseling […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein won a consent judgment against Cornelius resident Gordon Scott Engle and his Texas-based debt collection companies Turtle Creek Assets Ltd. (TCA), Turtle Creek Rentals LLC (TCR), and Royal Park Holdings Inc., that will result in $22,934,075.17 in consumer debt […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, October 10, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein won judgments against two contractors who defrauded North Carolinians, preventing both contractors from ever doing contracting and home repair work in the state. The cases involved separate contractors – Dennis Daugherty, who misled customers and failed to do work […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, October 10, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged current and former North Carolina servicemembers who may have been defrauded or deceived by Harris Jewelry to apply for a refund and take other steps to protect their finances. In July, Attorney General Stein, along with other […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, October 10, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that his Medicaid Investigations Division (MID) has surpassed $1 billion in recoveries and restitution since the beginning of the division’s creation in 1979. Since its creation, MID has won 673 criminal convictions and 510 civil recoveries. “I […]