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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Jeff Jackson names May law enforcement safety & support month
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — Attorney General Jeff Jackson has declared May as Law Enforcement Safety and Support Month at the North Carolina Department of Justice. 'Supporting law enforcement is right at the heart of our mission at the Department of Justice,' Attorney General Jeff Jackson said. 'Our officers risk their safety every day to protect our families and communities. We need to make sure they have the support and resources they need to do their jobs well and defend our state.' This year, Attorney General Jackson has personally met with over three dozen federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The Attorney General is also publishing today an open letter to the families of North Carolina law enforcement officers, thanking them for their sacrifice and support. You can read Attorney General Jackson's letter here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Court bans robocall scammer from telecom industry
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — North Carolina and seven other states won a court ruling permanently barring robocall scammer John Spiller from operating in the telecommunications industry. According to Attorney General Jeff Jackson's Press Release, Spiller was also ordered to pay more than $600,000 in costs and attorney's fees for violating the court's order that North Carolina won against Spiller in March 2023. Spiller owned and operated several voice service providers that initiated and facilitated tens of millions of illegal robocalls to North Carolinians, including to people whose numbers were on the Do Not Call Registry. 'This fraudster helped make billions of scam robocalls to steal from people all over the country for years, including here in North Carolina,' Attorney General Jeff Jackson said. 'This is a huge win that will help keep millions of people safe from phone scams and fraud. I'm grateful to the NCDOJ attorneys who led the team that got this done. Anyone who tries to hurt or rip off North Carolinians will run up against my office and be held responsible.' You can read the requests to the court here. You can read the judge's order here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Epoch Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- Epoch Times
North Carolina AG Says Chinese App WeChat Has Become ‘Digital Hub for Fentanyl Trafficking'
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson released an Instagram video on May 27, criticizing the Chinese social media and messaging app WeChat for fueling the fentanyl crisis in the United States. The
South China Morning Post
27-05-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
WeChat denounced for complicity in US fentanyl crisis by North Carolina official
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has accused the Chinese social media app WeChat of facilitating cross-border money laundering that helps finance the fentanyl abuse crisis in the US. Advertisement In a video posted online on Tuesday, Jackson alleged that Mexican drug cartels have been using WeChat to coordinate cash pickups in US cities, arrange currency swaps with Chinese brokers and quietly move drug profits across borders. 'You are now a core part of the business model that is killing thousands of Americans a month,' Jackson said, addressing WeChat directly. He called on the company to detail how it planned to prevent criminal use of its platform. 'This isn't speculation. This is based on real cases, convictions, investigations, public reports.' The state attorney general's comments mark a significant shift in how US officials are framing the threat they claim WeChat poses. Once targeted primarily over concerns of surveillance, censorship and foreign influence, the app is now being accused of enabling criminal enterprises that directly affect American communities.
South China Morning Post
27-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
WeChat denounced by North Carolina official for complicity in US fentanyl crisis
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has accused the Chinese social media app WeChat of facilitating cross-border money laundering that helps finance the fentanyl abuse crisis in the US. In a video posted online on Tuesday, Jackson alleged that Mexican drug cartels have been using WeChat to coordinate cash pickups in US cities, arrange currency swaps with Chinese brokers and quietly move drug profits across borders. 'You are now a core part of the business model that is killing thousands of Americans a month,' Jackson said, addressing WeChat directly. He called on the company to detail how it planned to prevent criminal use of its platform. 'This isn't speculation. This is based on real cases, convictions, investigations, public reports.' The state attorney general's comments mark a significant shift in how US officials are framing the threat they claim WeChat poses. Once targeted primarily over concerns of surveillance, censorship and foreign influence, the app is now being accused of enabling criminal enterprises that directly affect American communities. Owned by the Chinese tech giant Tencent, WeChat has more than 1 billion global users, about 19 million in the US. Its encrypted messaging and payment functions have made it especially popular among Chinese-speaking users – and, Jackson alleges, among money launderers.
