In recognition of legal excellence in advocacy before the U.S. Supreme Court, the National Association of Attorneys General has honored the New York Attorney General’s Office with its “Best Brief Award” for the current Supreme Court term. The non-partisan organization ...

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ALBANY — Investors in four funds that lost more than $1.2 billion in Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme will receive $410 million in payouts over the next three years, New York’s attorney general said Monday. A settlement with ...

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WASHINGTON — Speaker John Boehner demanded Thursday that the Obama administration give in and turn over documents related to a botched gun-tracking operation, insisting that’s the only way to stop a House vote to hold the attorney general in contempt. ...

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Following the work and the report of the New York Attorney General’s Leadership Committee for Nonprofit Revitalization, hopes were high that the AG’s proposed legislation, which included much of the committee’s recommendations, would pass through the Legislature in this session. ...

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Following action cracking down on unscrupulous home improvement contractors, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has issued tips to protect New Yorkers from unlawful contracting practices as the summer season begins. While in Plattsburgh on Saturday, Schneiderman announced the results of ...

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Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is launching “New York Open Government,” an expansion of his office’s Project Sunlight website. The new site (www.nyopengovernment.com) helps voters, the media and government watchdogs hold state government accountable by providing the public with comprehensive, ...

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Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on Wednesday announced that 24 people were arrested on narcotics trafficking charges in connection with drug distribution networks in Erie, Allegany, Cattaraugus and Genesee counties.   Two indictments are the result of an investigation known ...

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ALBANY — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says three retail chains have agreed to ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to the merchandise, services, and amenities in all their stores statewide. Under the agreements, JCPenney, Century 21 ...

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On Wednesday, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced his office has awarded nearly $221,000 to foreclosure prevention assistance to agencies in Monroe County. The awards are a result of Request for Applications bids the nonprofit and legal assistance ...

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New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court which is hearing oral arguments in a challenge to the constitutionality of a controversial Arizona measure targeting undocumented immigrants. Schneiderman argues the Arizona ...

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ALBANY — New York’s attorney general is warning homeowners to be alert for phone calls from people posing as bank or government officials to get personal information through bogus offers of help with their mortgages. Eric Schneiderman says the calls ...

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On Thursday, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman’s office announced a $4 million settlement agreement with the nearly defunct Steven J. Baum PC law firm in Amherst and the firm’s processing center, Pillar Processing LLC. As part of the ...

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