For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed comments supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to include 29 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly known as PFAS or “forever” chemicals, in the fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5). The rule would […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, May 10, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged Facebook to abandon its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under 13, citing serious concerns about the harm that social media poses for young people. “Launching a version of Instagram for young children […]
Attorney General Josh Stein May 2021 This year, the IRS and the North Carolina Department of Revenue have both extended the deadline for filing your income taxes to May 17. That gives you more time to file your taxes, but it also gives scammers more time to try to trick you into sending them your […]
Thursday, May 6, 2021 Our office was recently notified about an email scam pretending to be from Attorney General Josh Stein. The sender claims that you owe money and threatens to take legal action, contact your employer, and garnish your wages if you don’t contact them back or make payments. The Attorney General or any […]
Monday, May 3, 2021 Last month, our office warned you about a jury duty scam targeting North Carolinians. The scammer calls to say that the Wake County Sheriff’s office is putting out a warrant for call recipient’s arrest because of their failure to appear for jury duty, and then purportedly connects them to the Wake […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, May 3, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $300 million settlement to settle allegations that pharmaceutical companies Indivior plc and Indivior Inc. (collectively Indivior) falsely and aggressively marketed and otherwise promoted the drug Suboxone, which resulted in the improper expenditures of state Medicaid […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 30, 2021 NCDOJ Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 NCACC Contact: Lacy Pate (401) 207-6703 Attorney General Josh Stein and North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Unveil Historic Agreement to Fight Opioid Epidemic (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners today unveiled a historic agreement […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 29, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today asked North Carolinians to apply for grants to fund projects to improve North Carolina’s environment natural resources. The Environmental Enhancements Grants (EEG) program awards up to $500,000 in grants to improve North Carolina’s air, water, and land […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 29, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he reached a $300,000 settlement to resolve allegations that Dr. Benjamin C. Udoh and Hanora Medical Center of Fayetteville, North Carolina, submitted false claims to Medicaid and Medicare. Today’s settlement is part of Operation You’ve […]
Consumers in North Carolina should be on the lookout for unscrupulous companies pushing potentially faulty over-the-counter hearing aids. Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) relaxed restrictions on the sales of hearing aids in 2017, dozens of companies have entered the over-the-counter hearing aid market. While Congress directed the FDA to pass regulations creating standards […]