For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina’s price gouging law is in effect after Gov. Roy Cooper yesterday declared a statewide state of emergency ahead of freezing weather this weekend. Please report potential price gouging by calling 1-877-5-NO-SCAM or by filing […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein congratulated law enforcement for their commitment to testing the backlog of sexual assault kits in local law enforcement custody and using DNA to solve cold cases. “Three recent cases show that law enforcement officers are tireless in their pursuit […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, December 19, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to strengthen protections for airline customers and provide meaningful relief to people whose flights are unexpectedly canceled or significantly delayed. “As North Carolinians gear up for holiday travel, I want to […]
Friday, December 16, 2022 As the student loan landscape continues to evolve, including the recent announcement extending the payment pause, borrowers face shifting deadlines, confusion, and uncertainty. But be careful: these challenges could represent an early holiday gift to scammers looking to trick borrowers into handing over their money or personal information. Borrowers should be […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 More than 3,500 North Carolinians Will Receive More Than $4 Million in Student Loan Relief (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced $95 million in student loan relief for 87,285 student loan borrowers who were harmed by the Consumer Advocacy Center, also known as […]
December 2022 For people across North Carolina, we are in the season of giving. But for others, it’s the season of stealing. Criminals use the holidays to take advantage of people’s goodwill to take their money and personal information. They target vulnerable people and use common holiday activities and stressors as a ploy to trick […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, December 12, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today led a coalition of 51 bipartisan attorneys general supporting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to help cut down on unwanted text messages by requiring mobile wireless providers to block texts from invalid, unassigned, or unused numbers, and […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, December 12, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 Brings total recoveries from drug industry to more than $50 billion (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he has finalized agreements with CVS and Walgreens to bring the national amount from investigations and litigation against the pharmaceutical industry for its role in […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, December 9, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Terry Lee Sayre has pleaded guilty to the felony of obtaining property by false pretenses in Brunswick County Superior Court. Judge Jason C. Disbrow sentenced Sayre to 60 months of supervised probation. Sayre also was ordered […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 8, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH)- Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that he is urging the United States Supreme Court to hold big tech accountable. Attorney General Stein filed an amicus brief with the Court, urging it to interpret Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act (1996) […]