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A.G. Schneiderman Proposes Bill To Blunt The Effect Of Supreme Court's Hobby...

A.G. Joined By Senate Democratic Conference Leader Stewart-Cousins And A Broad Coalition Of Pro-Choice Advocates And LegislatorsReproductive Rights Disclosure Act Would Require Employers to Give 90...

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Op-Ed: Fighting Back Against “Hobby Lobby”

Op-Ed Published on The Huffington PostBy Eric T. SchneidermanNew York State has long been a leader in advancing women’s equality, stretching back to the Seneca Falls Convention 166 years ago this...

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A.G. Schneiderman Announces $2.2 Million Restitution Fund For Victims Of...

A.G. Opens Claims Process To Compensate Victims Defrauded By International Immigrants Foundation And International Professional AssociationSchneiderman: Victims Of Immigrations Services Scams Deserve...

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A.G. Schneiderman And FTC Obtain Order Halting Debt Collectors’ Deceptive,...

Order Also Freezes Collectors’ Assets And Appoints Receiver To Run CompaniesSchneiderman: My Office Will Keep Fighting To Protect Consumers And End Financial BullyingBUFFALO – Attorney General Eric T....

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Statement From A.G. Schneiderman On Signing Of Legislation Authorizing 10 New...

NEW YORK — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement in response to the Governor’s signing of a bill authorizing ten new land banks in the State of New York:  “I commend the...

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A.G Schneiderman And Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Sentencing Of Former Met...

William Rapfogel Sentenced To 3 1/3 To 10 Years In Prison And Ordered To Pay $3 Million In Restitution To Publicly Funded Social Services GroupNEW YORK –Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and...

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A.G. Schneiderman Serves Notice Of Intent To Sue Long Island Companies And...

Attorney General Joins CFPB, FTC & States In Sweep Targeting Mortgage Rescue SchemesNEW YORK — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that he has served a notice of intent to bring...

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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Criminal Conviction And $500k Civil Judgment...

Yaakov Weingarten Convicted Of Felony Tax Fraud; Required To Pay $90K To State, Return $360K To Legitimate Charities, Pay $162K In Civil Fines And Penalties; Permanently Barred From Charitable...

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A.G. Schneiderman Leads Multistate Coalition Urging U.S. Supreme Court To...

Schneiderman: We Must Protect Families Fighting To Stay In Their Homes By Preserving The Truth in Lending Act’s ProtectionsNEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that he is leading...

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Statement From The Office Of The Attorney General On Lawsuit Against Barclays

NEW YORK – The following statement was issued today by Damien LaVera, Communications Director for Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman:“The complaint filed last month by Attorney General Schneiderman...

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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Arrest Of Medication Technician For Allegedly...

Defendant Deborah Cleveland Is Charged With 17 Counts For Allegedly Stealing 650 Narcotic Pills And Swapping Them With Similar-Looking Non-Narcotics For Eight PatientsROCHESTER – Attorney General Eric...

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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Court Order Barring Sales In Manhattan Club...

Order Temporarily Bars Developers From Selling Interests In The Timeshare Pending Fraud Investigation; Freezes Assets And Bars Targets From Foreclosing On Defrauded PurchasersSchneiderman: Purchasers...

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A.G. Schneiderman And NYS Tax Commissioner Mattox Announce Guilty Plea Of...

John Tebbetts, Owner Of Several Central New York Head Shops, Swindled New York Taxpayers Out Of $600K In Taxes Schneiderman: My Office Will Keep Working To Prevent Dishonest Individuals From Skirting...

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Statement From A.G. Schneiderman & Superintendent Lawsky On Agreement With LYFT

NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and New York State Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin M. Lawsky today released the following statement on their agreement with Lyft. In the...

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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Prison Sentence For Roofer Who Repeatedly...

Robert Decker Sentenced 3 To 9 Years In PrisonALBANY – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, together with Joseph D’Amico, Superintendent of the New York State Police, and Benjamin M. Lawsky,...

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Statement From A.G. Schneiderman On The 24th Anniversary Of The Americans...

NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement in honor of the 24th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act: “Twenty-four years ago today,...

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A.G. Schneiderman Wins Court Ruling Requiring Landowner To Clean Up Illegal...

Discharge of Harmful Carcinogens, Lead, And Other Pollutants Occurred At NYC’s Croton Falls Reservoir, Historically A Source of Drinking Water For 1 Million New Yorkers DailyNEW YORK – Attorney General...

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A.G. Schneiderman Leads National Coalition Of States And Federal CFPB In...

Settlement Provides Nearly $92 Million In Debt Relief To Over 17,800 Affected United States Servicemembers WorldwideSchneiderman: Those Who Prey Upon Our Nation’s Heroes Will Be Held...

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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Arrest Of Two Long Island Convenience Store...

Theft Included Emergency Funds Allocated To Help Feed Those Left Hungry By Hurricane SandyMASTIC --  Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of...

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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Two Guilty Pleas In International Cocaine...

Defendants Were Arrested In ‘Operation Snowfall’ Takedown Of High Volume Cocaine Pipeline Between New York City, The Dominican Republic And Dutchess CountyMember Of Prominent Wappingers Falls Family To...

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