Release date: 11/20/2018 RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that High Point Police Chief Kenneth Shultz and Guilford County EMS’s Jim Albright received the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are given annually to honor North Carolinians who are dedicated to keeping people safe, healthy, and happy in their communities. “Chief Shultz is a […]
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Release date: 11/19/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the Trump administration to abandon efforts to adopt a definition of “sex” that would exclude transgender and gender nonconforming individuals from the protections of federal civil rights laws. Last month, it was reported that key officials in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]
Release date: 11/16/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw a proposal to roll back important protections from harmful greenhouse gas pollution. The current protections are designed to protect against the release of potent greenhouse gases, including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are the fastest growing source of […]
Release date: 11/8/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Renee Christine Borunda of Greensboro was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison following her guilty plea to Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft. Borunda will also make restitution of $225,399.08 to the North Carolina Medicaid Program. “People who cheat […]
Release date: 11/8/2018 (RALEIGH) In response to the news that a federal court today upheld a ruling to block the Trump administration from ending the DACA program, Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement: “I am so pleased that the federal appeals court made the right decision today. Ending DACA would be cruel to […]
Release date: 10/29/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today issued a Civil Investigative Demand to Harris Jewelry, a jewelry store that has retail stores near, and in some cases on, military bases around the country – including stores in Fayetteville near Fort Bragg and Jacksonville near Camp Lejeune. Attorney General Stein, as part of an […]
Release date: 10/29/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein was granted preliminary injunctions against two companies involved in separate price gouging lawsuits he filed earlier this month. In the first suit, the court entered a preliminary injunction against defendant Nicholas Downey and his tree-cutting company, Action Tree Pros. The injunction will be in place until the […]
Release date: 10/26/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today demanded that the Trump administration’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) withdraw their proposal to eliminate the national clean car standards. The current clean car standards require significant and feasible reductions in fuel usage and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger cars and light trucks. The […]
Release date: 10/17/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed two separate price gouging lawsuits (attached) today involving tree removal in the Wilmington area. In the first suit, two Kentucky-based tree cutting services, Action Tree Pros and Premier Landscaping and Lawn Care, charged excessive prices for tree removal services, including $29,500 to remove one tree. The other suit, filed […]
Release date: 10/16/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reverse its efforts to delay and dismantle critical fair housing regulations. The letter was submitted in response to HUD’s proposal to amend the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. The AFFH […]