For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 17, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA): “Thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision, hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians will get to keep their access to life-saving […]
We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to address the public health and economic challenges that have devastated communities across North Carolina. The North Carolina Task Force on Racial Equity in Criminal Justice is sponsoring technical assistance sessions to provide assistance on three funding solutions that address both criminal justice reform and COVID-19-related mitigation and behavioral health […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 11, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today encouraged high school and college students in North Carolina to complete their FAFSA forms and be considered for federal student aid, including grants, scholarships, and loans. FAFSA forms are due on June 30, 2021. “To our high […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 11, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Alabama Assoc. of Realtors v. HHS, supporting the order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that prohibits evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic to help stop […]
Attorney General Josh Stein June 2021 Hurricane season is here again – and while we’re thrilled with the season the Carolina Hurricanes have been having, we can all do without any tropical storms or hurricanes that may reach North Carolina this year. Unfortunately, experts are already predicting another above-average hurricane season. You can’t wait until […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced that Sheila Faye Leggette pleaded guilty to six counts of obtaining property by false pretenses. She was sentenced to 8-19 months in prison followed by 36 months of supervised probation and ordered to pay $27,033.28 in restitution […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after Cone and Sentara announced that they will not move forward with their affiliation: “Recently in North Carolina, there has been a wave of hospital consolidations – HCA and Mission, Novant and New […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, May 28, 2021 Contact: (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein won a default judgment against Alpha Finance Company, a Sparta-based lender that closed in July 2019 and left some borrowers with outstanding secured loans that had balances and others with paid-off loans whose liens had not been cancelled by Alpha. As a […]
Our office is monitoring national reports that 7,000 people have lost around $80 million in cryptocurrency scams over the last six months. Increasing investments in digital coins, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, are often ripe for scammers. First, it’s important to know that cryptocurrency transactions are largely irreversible. Once you send money using cryptocurrency, there […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he reached a $500,000 settlement to resolve allegations that Dr. Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa and the HEAG Pain Management Center, PA of Durham, with additional offices in Greensboro, Greenville, and Archdale, submitted false claims to Medicaid and […]