Release date: 6/1/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that Dr. Michael Alston Smith pled guilty to drug distribution, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft in United States District Court in Charlotte. The conviction resolves allegations that Dr. Smith, a former Mount Holly family practice physician, illegally distributed controlled substances to female patients […]
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Release date: 2/22/2017 AG Stein reinforces need to protect students from bad actors in for-profit colleges (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today joined attorneys general from 16 states and Washington, D.C. to send a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Elisabeth DeVos and Congressional leaders expressing their continued support of recent federal protections for […]
Attorney General Josh Stein Announces $325,000 Settlement over Medicaid Fraud Release date: 6/1/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that the State of North Carolina has agreed to settle allegations against Atlanticare Home Care Agency involving the submission of fraudulent claims to the North Carolina Medicaid program. According to the allegations, Atlanticare, a Greenville […]
Release date: 5/18/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and the members of the Attorney General’s Council on Collegiate Opioid Misuse today released a toolkit to help guide students seeking to combat the opioid epidemic on college campuses. The Attorney General’s Council on Collegiate Opioid Misuse, a delegation of students from college and universities across North […]
Release date: 7/26/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that North Carolina has settled with Alere Inc., a medical device maker that an investigation determined had knowingly sold unreliable diagnostic testing devices to hospitals. The settlement is joined by the federal government and all 50 states. The total settlement is $33.2 million, of which […]
Attorney General Josh Stein Announces $100,000 Settlement Over Medicaid Fraud Release date: 6/1/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that the State of North Carolina has agreed to settle allegations against Brooke Stiles, D.D.S., over fraudulent Medicaid claims. Stiles allegedly billed for services that were not medically necessary, had no supporting clinical documentation, and/or […]
Release date: 1/3/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, along with attorneys general from 48 states and the District of Columbia, and more than 40 state mortgage regulators, have reached a $45 million settlement with New Jersey-based mortgage lender and servicer PHH Mortgage Corporation. The settlement resolves allegations that PHH, the nation’s ninth largest non-bank residential […]
Release date: 2/20/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today opposed the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) application to regain its status as a nationally-recognized accreditor. Attorney General Stein noted ACICS’ “extreme and far-reaching oversight failures” and the serious harm it caused students and taxpayers across the country by enabling fraud and abuse […]
Release date: 9/26/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today alerted North Carolinians about charity scammers who misuse donations meant to help victims of Hurricane Florence. The North Carolina Department of Justice is currently reviewing five charity scam allegations related to Hurricane Florence. “It has been heartwarming to see the many ways North Carolinians have stepped […]
Release date: 9/17/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and ensure funding for programs that aim to address and reduce violence against women and support survivors. Attorney General Stein, along with a coalition of 55 other state and territory attorneys general, wrote congressional leaders […]