Eric Schneiderman

Lawmakers Call For Better Consumer Protection Against Gas Price Gouging

Two New York State lawmakers on Sunday calling for more protection for consumers against price gouging at the gas pump.

2012/11/18

Gas Pump (file / credit: David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

N.Y. Attorney General To Probe 13 Gas Stations Accused Of Price Gouging

The gas stations involved in the probe include those on Long Island, in Westchester County, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx.

2012/11/15

FILE - An electric work crew works on overhead lines on November 4, 2012 in Stony Brook, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Con Ed, LIPA Subpoenaed For Sandy Preparation, Response

Con Edison and the Long Island Power Authority confirmed Wednesday they received subpoenas from the state attorney general and were cooperating with his investigation into their work on Superstorm Sandy.

2012/11/15

Bernie Madoff (file/credit: Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)

New York AG Strikes $210 Million Settlement To Help Repay Some Madoff Ponzi Scheme Victims

The Attorney General’s office investigation revealed that Ivy had deep suspicions about Madoff’s operation but never informed its clients.

2012/11/13

FDA Investigating Reports Of Deaths Linked To Monster Energy Drink

The reports claim that people had adverse reactions after they consumed Monster Energy Drink, which comes in 24-ounce cans and contains 240 milligrams of caffeine, or seven times the amount of the caffeine in a 12-ounce cola.

2012/10/23

Entrance to Bear Stearns offices in Manhattan - March 17, 2008 (credit: Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

Gov’t Goes After JPMorgan For Bear Stearns Fraud

According to New York’s Attorney General, even while the nation’s economy was collapsing, Bear Stearns was only looking at its own bottom line and was lying to investors.

2012/10/02

Long Island Rail Road station - Hicksville, NY - Feb 28, 2012 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Court Strikes Down MTA Payroll Tax; Massive Transit Hikes Possible

Astronomical fare hikes and deep service cuts are possibly on the horizon for suburban commuters. It’s all because a major court ruling against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has put the agency in a financial bind.

2012/08/23

Brooklyn Dentist Admits To Fraud In Medicaid Probe

Authorities said Lawrence J. Bruckner of Plainview has also admitted failing to pay taxes on payments he received from other dentists who worked at his clinics.

2012/08/13

Richard Schwartz, an assistant New York State Attorney General, was killed Thursday, July 26, 2012 when scaffolding collapsed after lightning hit the Christ Church in Brooklyn. (credit: CBS 2)

Assistant NY Attorney General Killed In Brooklyn After Church Hit By Lightning

A lightning strike sent the spire on the church tower crashing into the sanctuary, unleashing an avalanche of large rocks that crashed onto some scaffolding which then collapsed onto Richard Schwartz as he was walking by.

2012/07/27

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman promotes the I-STOP program - Staten Island, NY - Jul 16, 2012 (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

A.G. Schneiderman Continues Lauding I-STOP Program

Soon, when you got to a doctor in New York, he or she will be able to see all of the prescriptions you’ve had for painkillers.

2012/07/16

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (file / credit: AG's Office)

Schneiderman Lauds Passage Of I-STOP Prescription History Check Program

Amid a recent trend of abuse and violence involving prescription painkillers, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Wednesday lauded a new measure aimed at stemming the problem.

2012/06/27

Prescription painkillers (file/credit: CBS 2)

Prosecutors: 98 Charged In Connection With Prescription Drug Sales, Distribution

One of those charged, a doctor from Great Neck, is accused of conspiring to distribute oxycodone to “shoppers” he knew were reselling to addicts, prosecutors said.

2012/06/06

Kelly and Schneiderman with one of the recovered luxury vehicles targeted in theft ring (credit: Juliet Papa/1010 WINS)

Officials: Theft Ring Stalked Luxury Car Owners In New York

The ring allegedly took orders for specific colors and models of Lexus sedans and other luxury vehicles from an international broker who then sold the vehicles to buyers in Nigeria and other African nations, authorities said.

2012/05/16

These Long Island mothers are calling on lawmakers to pass the ISTOP program. (credit: Mona Rivera, 1010 WINS)

L.I. Moms Make Desperate Plea For Passage Of ISTOP Legislation In Fight Against Drug Overdose

The s legislation that would make it illegal to doctor shop and fill prescriptions without questions by creating an online database.

2012/05/11

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (file / credit: Edward Reed / Mayor's Office)

Attorney General’s Office Reviewing NYPD’s ‘Stop-And-Frisk’ Tactic

A published report says the state Attorney General’s Office is reviewing the New York Police Department’s “stop and frisk” tactic that has drawn criticism from civil liberties advocates.

2012/04/11

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