Thursday, February 2, 2023 Our office has recently been alerted of a new scam: business owners are receiving letters and notices that offer to assist them with filing their annual reports and “renewing” their business for high fees up to $500. Remember that LLCs can file annual reports directly with the NC Secretary of State’s […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that a $500,000 settlement has been reached to resolve allegations that Joint Active Systems, Inc. (JAS) caused the submittal of false claims to North Carolina Medicaid. The funds from this settlement will return taxpayer funds to the […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, January 30, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein won a judgment permanently banning Christopher Dillard and his company Dillard Timber LLC from operating in the timber business or advertising timber services to North Carolinians. Dillard will also pay more than $10,368 in consumer restitution and civil penalties for […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, January 27, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Ahead of Data Privacy Day on Saturday, Jan. 28, Attorney General Josh Stein today released the Department of Justice’s 2022 data breach report. The report shares information about the 1,900 data breaches reported to DOJ last year, which affected more than 3 million […]
Los estafadores de robo de tarjetas recientemente han aumentado sus esfuerzos para estafar a los habitantes de Carolina del Norte a través del skimming y la clonación de tarjetas EBT. Estos delincuentes obtendrán información personal conectando un dispositivo falso de lector de tarjetas que colectan números de tarjetas, números PIN e incluso información de tarjetas […]
Monday, January 23, 2023 Card skimming thieves have recently been ramping up efforts to scam North Carolinians through EBT card skimming and cloning. These criminals will obtain personal information by attaching a device to card readers that collect card numbers, PIN numbers, and even EBT card information. Scammers will then collect the skimming device to […]
January 2023 Last month, people in North Carolina experienced dangerously cold temperatures. The freeze left thousands of people without power, some struggling to keep warm. Sadly, scammers look to leverage crises like that to take advantage of you. Watch out for common signs of scams and fraud to keep you and your family safe and […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 12, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today shared the top 10 consumer complaints that the North Carolina Department of Justice received in 2022 as he released the department’s 2022 annual report. The report also provides updates about DOJ’s work to protect the people of North Carolina […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 12, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein filed a friend of the court brief in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court about the Biden Administration’s targeted cancellation of federal student loan debt to help address COVID-19-related difficulties for borrowers. “The pandemic put the financial futures […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced that Donald Booker of Charlotte was convicted yesterday of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, multiple violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, money laundering conspiracy, and money laundering. “I’m grateful to our federal and state partners for helping bring […]