Release date: 9/26/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he has reached an agreement with the ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) to address the company’s one-year delay in reporting a data breach to its affected drivers. “Data breaches are increasingly becoming a major problem for North Carolinians,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. “Notifying […]

Release date: 3/9/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today thanked U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for heeding the calls of his office and congressional leaders to help former Charlotte School of Law students obtain relief for student debt. Specifically, Secretary DeVos extended the closed-school discharge eligibility period. Attorney General Stein asked her to […]

Attorney General Josh Stein Announces Nearly $500,000 Settlement Over Medicaid Fraud Release date: 4/27/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a settlement with Dr. Carlos J. Privette, D.D.S., a dentist in Cary, over the submission of fraudulent claims to the North Carolina Medicaid program. Claims were submitted on Dr. Privette’s behalf for inhalation of […]

Release date: 4/26/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, along with the North Carolina SBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, today announced new guidelines for real estate agents as the opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc in our state. “Unfortunately, prescription drugs are like a magnet to people struggling with addiction,” […]

Attorney General Josh Stein Announces Nearly $1 Million Settlement with K-Mart over Medicaid Overbilling Release date: 4/26/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a settlement with Kmart Corporation (K-Mart) over allegations that K-Mart charged the Medicaid program more than its usual and customary charge for certain drugs. K-Mart will pay North Carolina and the […]

Release date: 3/29/2017 AG Applauds House Health Committee’s Unanimous Passage of STOP Act (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today applauded the North Carolina House of Representatives Health Committee, which unanimously passed legislation to confront the opioid crisis. The STOP Act, formally the Strengthen Opioid misuse Prevention Act, will ensure smarter prescribing and smarter dispensing of […]

For Immediate Release: Monday, March 27, 2017 AG Josh Stein Fights to Protect Student Borrowers AG Stein wins refunds for victims of student loan debt relief scam  (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he has resolved a lawsuit against Student Loan Group, a student loan debt relief scam. Student Loan Group claimed it […]

Release date: 3/27/2017 Joint Release from NCGA and NCDOJ North Carolina Senate Contact: Shelly Carver (919) 301-1744 North Carolina Department of Justice Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 Overwhelming Statewide Support for STOP Act (RALEIGH) STOP Act sponsors, including Reps. Murphy, Davis, Horn and Malone and Sens. Davis, McInnis and Rabon and Attorney General Josh Stein […]

For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 9, 2017 (RALEIGH) AG Josh Stein today announced that a court ruled in the AG office’s favor against an illegal debt relief scheme. Orion Processing, Swift Rock Financial, and World Law South – which did business under the name “World Law” — falsely offered to assist consumers with debt relief […]

Release date: 3/8/2017 AG Stein Joins NC House Health Committee Discussion on Legislation to Confront Opioid Epidemic (RALEIGH) AG Stein today joined the North Carolina House of Representatives Health Committee to speak in favor of the STOP Act, formally the Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention Act. An overview of the legislation is available here. “At last […]