Release date: 4/16/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina will receive $43,671.23 as part of a $9.95 million settlement with Rotech Healthcare Inc., a Florida-based respiratory equipment supplier. This settlement comes in response to allegations that Rotech knowingly submitted false claims for portable oxygen contents to Medicaid and Medicare. “When companies […]

Release date: 3/22/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that Christopher Leon Brown and Mark Rayfield Brown, Jr., both of Raleigh, have been sentenced to 40 months in prison and 30 months in prison, respectively, for health care fraud conspiracy. Together with Darryl Stanford, another co-conspirator who has pleaded guilty, the defendants are to […]

Release date: 3/20/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein is teaming up with the State Bureau of Investigation, the NC Department of Insurance and local law enforcement across the state to host series of Safe Kids NC Operation Medicine Drop events during North Carolina Poison Prevention Week. The events provide an opportunity for people to dispose […]

Release date: 3/16/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that Barbara McDuffie pled guilty to felony Medicaid fraud in Cumberland County Superior Court. The conviction resolves allegations that McDuffie submitted falsified timesheets and medical service notes to the Autism Society of North Carolina for 1,359 hours of medical services she did not provide. McDuffie, […]

Release date: 3/5/2018 (RALEIGH)  This year during National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Josh Stein is sharing valuable information to help North Carolinians protect themselves from frauds, scams, bad actors, and financial loss. Last year in North Carolina, the North Carolina Department of Justice received 20,464 complaints about scams and damaging business practices. These scams […]

Release date: 2/21/2018 Stein Joins Bipartisan Coalition of 36 Attorneys General Calling on Congress to Pass Law that Would Clarify when Law Enforcement Can Obtain Email Data Stored on Foreign Servers (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged Congress to pass the Clarify Lawful Overseas Use of Data (“CLOUD”) Act to promote public safety in […]

Release date: 1/26/2018 (RALEIGH) Ahead of Data Privacy Day on Sunday, January 28, Attorney General Josh Stein, Rep. Jason Saine, and State Chief Information Risk Officer Maria Thompson are sharing valuable information to help North Carolinians keep their personal information safe. “Most of us are met with opportunities to share personal information several times in […]

Release date: 9/19/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he is seeking documents and information from manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids as part of multistate investigations into the opioid epidemic. This information will allow Attorney General Stein and 40 of his colleagues to evaluate whether the manufacturers and distributors engaged in unlawful […]

Release date: 1/3/2018 North Carolina Price Gouging Law in Effect (RALEIGH) The price gouging law that protects consumers from scammers is now in effect in 54 North Carolina counties due to the winter storm state of emergency. Attorney General Josh Stein notified businesses and consumers today to be on the lookout for any issues. “If […]

Release date: 2/13/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein is reminding people to be cautious on online dating websites this Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, not all of these sites’ users approach online dating with good intentions. In fact, dating websites have become a top vehicle for online scams. “Scam artists are using social media and dating websites […]