For Immediate Release: Monday, March 22, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to close a loophole in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) interpretation of the federal Gun Control Act. The loophole allows people who were convicted of crimes, […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 16, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today expressed disappointment when reacting to the plan Purdue Pharma filed in bankruptcy court. Along with 23 other Attorneys General, Attorney General Stein released the below statement: “We are disappointed in this plan. While it contains improvements over the […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 11, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Stein today announced a multistate settlement with Retrieval-Masters Creditors bureau, doing business as the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), to resolve an investigation into a 2019 data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 7 million people, including […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 4, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, along with the Federal Trade Commission and 46 agencies from 38 states and the District of Columbia, today shut down a massive telefunding operation by Associated Community Services (ACS) and a number of related defendants that bombarded 67 […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 State and Federal Government Win More than $10 Million in Criminal Restitution and More Than $55 Million in Civil Claims (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced that A Perfect Fit For You, Inc., a Morehead City, North Carolina, corporation, was sentenced to pay […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, February 26, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve schools’ ability to address cyberbullying and other forms of off-campus bullying that substantially affect students’ education. “When bullies target students, they no longer just do it at […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, February 26, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Markuetric Stringfellow of Powder Springs, Georgia, and previously of Charlotte and Greensboro, North Carolina, was sentenced to 78 months in prison and three years of supervised release for defrauding the North Carolina and South Carolina […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fund internet connectivity and internet-enabled devices for K-12 students who are experiencing difficulty learning remotely because their schools are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein urged the Supreme Court to affirm that people serving harsh sentences for low-level crack cocaine offenses can seek resentencing under the First Step Act, landmark criminal justice reform legislation that Congress passed in 2018. Attorney General Stein, along […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, February 19, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged President Joe Biden to take action to reduce the burden of student debt, which has become even greater for student borrowers and their families during the COVID-19 crisis. Attorney General Stein encourages President Biden reduce student […]