For Immediate Release: Friday, December 11, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court of North Carolina’s order on Duke Energy coal ash cleanup costs (attached). “Today, the NC Supreme Court delivered a major win for electricity consumers on coal ash […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 10, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to oppose Texas’ elections lawsuit. “Today, I joined 22 other attorneys general in filing a brief with the United States Supreme Court opposing […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 10, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today updated the North Carolina legislature about the Department of Justice’s continued work to address the untested sexual assault kits in local law enforcement custody. The full reports are available here and here; more information is below. “Continuing […]
Thursday, December 10, 2020 Recent media reports show that scammers are working to take advantage of Amazon customers during the holiday season. Customers receive robocalls claiming there is an $800 charge on the victim’s Amazon account. Once the call connects to scammers, they can try to steal your hard-earned money. Our office is working hard […]
Attorney General Josh Stein launched Operation Silver Shield to confront scammers and fraudsters who target older North Carolinians. Operation Silver Shield covers the North Carolina Department of Justice’s varied work to protect people from scams, take legal action against fraudsters when necessary, and educate people on how best to keep themselves and their parents and grandparents safe. […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today sued Facebook Inc. (Facebook), alleging that the company used its monopoly power to buy competitors and cut services to others to maintain its monopoly, which ultimately harms people by reducing privacy protections, degrading services, and stifling competition. […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, December 7, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 $14 Million Penalty in North Carolina is Largest Ever for Do-Not-Call Violations (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein reached a $210 million settlement with Dish Network for engaging in illegal nationwide telemarking in violation of do-not-call laws. North Carolina will receive $13,986,000, the largest […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, December 7, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today reached a $86.3 million settlement with Nationstar Mortgage, the nation’s fourth-largest mortgage servicer. In North Carolina, 1,938 borrowers will receive a combined $1,940,880.50 in relief. “Nationstar failed to uphold its responsibility to borrowers,” said Attorney General Josh […]
Friday, December 4, 2020 Our office has received complaints about scams targeting people who hold a nursing license. In this scam, the nurse receives a call claiming to be from the nursing board, DEA, or FBI about suspected illegal drug or banking activity by the nurse. The callers instruct the nurse to cooperate with their […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, December 4, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today opposed a misguided proposal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would automatically expire any regulations that are not reviewed within a short time period. The rule would impact all 18,000 HHS regulations […]