A.G. Schneiderman Announces Commitment By Santander Bank To Eliminate...
Santander Is Third National Bank To Agree To Expand Access For Previously Excluded Consumers Schneiderman: New Yorkers Must Have Equal Access To Banking ServicesNEW YORK—Attorney General Eric T....
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Urges Supreme Court To Uphold Protections For Job...
Schneiderman: We Must Combat Religious Discrimination, Foster & Promote ToleranceNEW YORK – Attorney General Eric. T. Schneiderman issued the following statement today in advance of arguments...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Announces Conviction Of New Jersey Broker Arrested In $1...
After His Arrest Just Two Weeks Ago, Khawaja Saud Masud Pleads Guilty To Fraudulently Soliciting His Relatives To Invest In His Purported Hedge FundSchniederman: My Office Will Hold Brokers Who Commit...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Announces $800,000 Settlement With Bronx Nonprofit That...
Regional Aid For Interim Needs (RAIN) Illegally Used Funds To Make Mortgage Payments On The Nonprofit’s Vacant HeadquartersSchneiderman: Nonprofit Organizations Are Not The Personal Piggy Banks Of...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Announces Settlement Requiring Developer That Operated...
Manhattan Developer Received Tax Exemptions Under 421-A Program While Operating Building as an Illegal Extended-Stay HotelDeal Requires Developer to Return All Residential Units to Rent Stabilization,...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Proposes Bill To Reward And Protect Whistleblowers Who...
Financial Frauds Whistleblower Act Would Provide Monetary Incentive To Employees With Information About Financial Misconduct; Protect Against Retaliation By EmployersSchneiderman: New York Has A Unique...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Secures Over $500,000 In Restitution And Title Certificates...
The Consent Order And Judgment Permanently Prohibits The Respondents From Promoting, Advertising Or Otherwise Engaging In The Sale, Transfer Or Conveyance Of Residential Properties In The Dominican...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Announces Joint Lawsuits With Federal Trade Commission...
Companies Allegedly Engaged In Harassing, Deceptive Conduct Aimed At Consumers Across New York State And The United StatesNEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced joint lawsuits...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman And I.G. Scott Announce Sentencing Of Oral Surgeon Who...
Dr. Timothy O’Keefe Sentenced To Six Months In Jail And Required To Pay Restitution For Billing The State For Work He Did Not Perform While Treating Inmates At Correctional Facilities Across The...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Announces Over $13.5 Million Recovered For Individuals...
New Report Highlights Consumer Frauds And Internet Bureaus Helping Over 17,000 Individuals Resolve ComplaintsNEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that since January 2011,...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Secures Agreement With Hempstead Union Free School District...
Agreement Removes Barriers Impacting Unaccompanied Minors And Other Undocumented Youth Seeking To Enroll In The DistrictDistrict Will Be Required To Appoint A Special Monitor And Provide Academic...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Report On Charity Telemarketers Finds Majority Of Funds...
A.G. Offers Key Tips For Those Who Donate Via Phone Solicitations"Pennies for Charity" Report Finds That For-Profit Fundraisers Kept An Average Of 52 Cents Of Every Charitable DollarSchneiderman: New...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Secures Agreement With Thomson Reuters Corporation To...
Agreement Reflects Additional Enforcement Work Required Following the Supreme Court’s Decision in U.S. v. WindsorSchneiderman: Married Same-Sex Couples Are Entitled To Equal Treatment In Employee...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Announces Settlement With ValueOptions To End Wrongful...
Investigation Revealed ValueOptions Denied Mental Health Claims Twice The Rate Of Other Claims, And Addiction Recovery Services Denied Four Times As OftenCompany Administers Mental Health and Substance...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Offers Tips For New Yorkers Using Crowdfunding Websites To...
As Technology Makes Fundraising And Giving More Accessible, Consumers Should Keep Tips In Mind To Stay SafeNEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that his office is offering...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Announces $8 Million Agreement With Direct Marketer For...
Allstar Marketing Group, LLC, Lured Consumers With Infomercials And Used Deceptive Web And Phone Ordering Processes To Hit Consumers With Excessive Fees And Charges; Allstar Must Make Major Reforms To...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Announces Sentencing Of Former Office Manager For Stealing...
Rebecca Russell Stole From Residents; Sentenced To ‘Shock Probation,’ Including 6 Months In Jail, 5 Years Of Post-Release ProbationSchneiderman: My Office Will Continue Fighting To Protect Vulnerable...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Obtains Judgment For More Than $2 Million Against Papa...
Court Holds Franchisee New Majority Holdings And Owner Operator Ronald Johnson Liable For Wages Owed To Hundreds Of Workers At Five Papa John’s Pizza Restaurants In ManhattanToday’s Judgment Follows...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Fifty Years After Selma, The Fight For Voting Rights Continues
Op-Ed Published On The Huffington PostBy Eric T. SchneidermanOn March 7, 1965, more than 600 civil rights demonstrators attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. It was the first...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman Urges Supreme Court To Uphold The Right To Marry Nationwide
Multistate Brief Argues That Laws Barring Same-Sex Couples From Marrying Are UnconstitutionalNEW YORK – Attorney General Schneiderman joined a coalition of states in filing a friend of the court brief...
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