For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 30, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after Duke Energy announced it was voluntarily extending its moratorium on utility disconnections through March 2022 for customers who qualify for energy assistance funding programs. “I commend Duke Energy for prioritizing the health […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced that Brittany White of Charlotte pleaded guilty to medical assistance provider fraud in Mecklenburg County Superior Court. She was sentenced to four to 14 months in prison and ordered to pay $23,401.05 in restitution. The active sentence was […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 24, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to fix the broken Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program and make loan forgiveness a reality for public servants across the country. “The federal government promised millions of young people […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, September 20, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged federal lawmakers to strengthen and improve several pieces of legislation currently in Congress that would modernize federal antitrust laws. “I’m grateful to Congress for taking a close look at our antitrust laws and working to improve […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, September 20, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein reached a consent judgment with Stepping Stone Phlebotomy LLC (also known as Stepping Stone Medical), a medical training program in Statesville he sued in June 2020 for operating without license. Stepping Stone later applied for and received a license in November […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, September 20, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, who has made fighting robocalls a top priority, today released an update on telecom companies’ progress in implementing the Anti-Robocall Principles he negotiated in 2019. Since September 2019, companies that agreed to these Principles have identified more than […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein obtained a preliminary injunction against Jason Dudley and his Fuquay-Varina boat repair company, Jason’s Mobile Outboard Repair. The injunction bars the defendants from performing or advertising boat repair services or collecting payments from customers for the duration of […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, September 13, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve critical legal tools that help fight discrimination against people with disabilities. “People with disabilities have the right to be included in every part of our society,” said Attorney General […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 10, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today wrote several hospital administrators about their hospitals’ work toward compliance with CMS regulations to improve price transparency for patients. Today’s letters come after the North Carolina Department of Justice has reviewed responses to the Attorney General’s June […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 9, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that they were re-instating a 2015 interpretation of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule under the Clean […]