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Probe seeks mortgage records, official says
ALBANY — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is seeking records from three major Wall Street banks as part of a broad investigation into the mortgage crisis that fueled the recession, an official familiar with the issue said Tuesday.
SEC using new investigation technique
Rewarding targets of an investigation for their cooperation may be standard procedure for prosecutors but it’s relatively new for the Securities and Exchange Commission. Speaking at the Rocky Mountain Securities Conference in Denver in early May ...
Debt-relief co. to pay $1M
ALBANY — A national debt-relief company has agreed to pay more than $1 million to end a New York state investigation into its practices and to refund more than 5,000 New Yorkers who enrolled in its program since 2003, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said.
More charges announced in insider trading probe
NEW YORK CITY — Federal authorities revealed charges Tuesday against three hedge fund portfolio managers and a hedge fund analyst, describing a paper-shredding, flash drive-destroying panic that ensued when they thought they faced the scrutiny of investigators.
AG reaches agreement in state pension fund probe
NEW YORK CITY — Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced an agreement with Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm Paladin Homeland Security Holdings, LLC as part of his state pension fund investigation.
Holder confirms criminal probe on Wall Street
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney General Eric Holder has confirmed that the U.S. attorney's office in the southern district of New York is conducting a criminal investigation of Wall Street.
Administration faults firms in foreclosures
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Obama administration official says a preliminary investigation into the foreclosure process found inexcusable breakdowns in the basic controls mortgage lenders should have been using.
DiNapoli rejects $7.5B tech contract as ‘waste’
ALBANY — New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Thursday rejected a $7.5 billion state contract and is launching an investigation into the agency that agreed to it.
Rapist’s admissions allowed
Statements a Rochester man gave police in a rape investigation were used against him legally, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled this week. In a unanimous decision handed down Tuesday ...
County Dems call for investigation of M3S
Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature on Thursday called on the state Authorities Budget Office to investigate the county’s latest local development corporation known as M3S, or Monroe Safety and Security Systems.
Probe: Prison official steered food contracts
ALBANY— The former director of food services for New York’s prisons, once lauded for cost-cutting innovation, took favors including three-day picnics, years of free dinners and other parties in exchange for steering $2.5 million worth of contracts to vendors, state investigators said Tuesday.
Inspector General: Ex-state fair chief diverted funds
ALBANY — The former director of the state fair diverted thousands of dollars for personal use and the fair misspent nearly $1 million during his tenure, which included rampant nepotism and thousands of free concert tickets being handed out to employees and state troopers ...
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Speedy trial: People v. Jordan
- Fourth Department – Rosario material: People v. Dennard
- Second Circuit – Magnuson-Stevens Act: State of New York v. Raimondo
- Fourth Department – Plea: People v. Davis
- Second Circuit – Revocation of minimum sentence: Bangs v. Walter William Smith, et al.
- Fourth Department – Relation-back doctrine: CHS Inc. v. Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, et al.
- Fourth Department – Unlawful arrest: People v. Burke
- Fourth Department – Attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance: People v. Brown
- Second Circuit – Immigration: Paucar v. Garland
- Fourth Department – Slip and fall: Black v. 465 Payne Avenue
- Second Circuit – Misappropriation of trade secrets: Pauwels v. Deloitte
- Fourth Department – Molineux evidence: People v. Anderson
Law News
- N.Y. Court of Appeals reverses murder conviction because of illegal search
- State board approves cannabis lawsuit settlements, paves way for the opening of retail dispensaries
- NY Court of Appeals reverses gun conviction over ineffective counsel
- Split court affirms gun conviction, finding search and arrest were legal
- NY appeals court vacates drug conviction over illegal police search
- Split Court of Appeals strips Police Accountability Board of disciplinary power
- Manslaughter conviction reversed after appeals court finds insufficient evidence
- Rochester-area family sues over compromised medical records
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