(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed comments opposing the Council of Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) draft guidance to federal agencies on consideration of greenhouse gas emissions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Attorney General Stein joins a coalition of 19 attorneys general asserting that the new guidance encourages agencies to violate NEPA and is […]
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he filed lawsuits against eight e-cigarette companies: Beard Vape, Direct eLiquid, Electric Lotus, Electric Tobacconist, Eonsmoke, Juice Man, Tinted Brew, and VapeCo. The suits, which are brought under the North Carolina Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices Act, allege that these companies are aggressively targeting children and do […]
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that after a national search, he has hired Vanessa Martinucci as the new Director of the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory. John Byrd, the former State Crime Lab director, retired earlier this summer. “I am proud to name Vanessa to her new post at the Crime Lab,” said […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, August 26, 2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that as a result of his leadership in bringing together a bipartisan, public/private coalition of 51 attorneys general and 12 phone companies, the phone companies have agreed to adopt eight principles to fight illegal robocalls. This agreement will help protect phone […]
Release Date: Monday, August 26, 2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today led a coalition of 51 attorneys general urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require telecom companies to implement call blocking and call authentication solutions that would protect consumers from illegal robocalls and spoofing. Attorney General Stein’s comments to the FCC come after […]
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today reached a settlement with Florida-based National Emergency Restoration Services LLC (NERS) and its Director of Operations Ricardo “Rick” Aleman to resolve a price gouging lawsuit filed in January 2019. The judgment permanently bans NERS and Aleman from doing tree removal work in North Carolina, bars them from collecting any […]
Release date: 8/16/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Gate City Transportation Inc., a Greensboro-based medical transport company, was sentenced in the Middle District of North Carolina after pleading guilty to one count of health care fraud in October 2018. The company was ordered to pay a $100 fine, a $400 special assessment, […]
8/15/2019 Attorney General Josh Stein August 2019 In July, I reached a $600 million settlement with the credit bureau Equifax over its 2017 data breach. It was the largest ever breach of consumer data, affecting more than 5.3 million North Carolinians and more than 147 million Americans. Shortly after the breach, I joined the executive […]
Release date: 8/14/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today wrote U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan, Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan, Acting Director Matthew Albence, and Director Jonathan Hayes to urge them to better protect migrant children. This letter, the Attorney General’s third to DHS regarding migrant children, raises concerns about a recent $4 million grant […]
Release date: 8/13/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its Affordable Clean Energy (ACE), or Dirty Power, rule. Attorney General Stein is part of a coalition of 29 states and cities arguing that the Dirty Power rule, which replaced the Clean Power Plan, […]