For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced a $625,000 settlement with Dr. Eric Troyer of Landis and his medical practice, Troyer Medical Inc, P.C. over alleged laboratory kickback schemes. This money will be returned to state and federal health care programs – $429,254 to […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today honored North Carolinians in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area with the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are distributed to honor people who are working to improve the health, safety, and well-being of their fellow North Carolinians. Pictures from […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and a bipartisan group of 12 attorneys general today sued TikTok and its parent company ByteDance Ltd. for harming the children and teenagers in their states. The Attorneys General allege that TikTok designed its app to be addictive […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, October 4, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today provided an update on price gouging complaints and gave updates on disaster repair scams in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The Department of Justice has received 196 complaints alleging Helene-related price gouging. Most complaints are related to fuel, […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, September 30, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today provided an update on price gouging complaints in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The Department of Justice has received 64 complaints alleging price gouging in western North Carolina. Most complaints are about hotel rates, grocery prices, and fuel […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, September 30, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today honored seven North Carolinians in the Triad with the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are distributed to honor people who are working to improve the health, safety, and well-being of their fellow North Carolinians. Photos […]
For Immediate Release: Sunday, September 29, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that the North Carolina Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Division phone line is open for people to report price gouging or other Helene-related concerns. Contact our office at 1-877-5-NO-SCAM or www.ncdoj.gov/pricegouging. The Department of Justice reviews price […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 26, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina’s price gouging law is in effect in preparation for Hurricane Helene. The Department of Justice reviews price gouging complaints closely and Attorney General Stein will hold price gougers accountable for breaking the law. “Hurricane […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 20, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) The North Carolina Department of Justice this week hosted a two-day symposium with law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and victim advocates to discuss how to investigate and prosecute cold case sexual assaults years after they happen. The symposium gave criminal justice professionals information […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 19, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Sten released a statement after North Carolina Solicitor General Ryan Park defended the constitutionality of the SAFE Child Act at the North Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday. The North Carolina Department of Justice intervened in Mckinney, et al. v. […]