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Trump Accuses NY Leaders Of 'Harassing All My Businesses,' Calling It 'Witch Hunt'
President Trump blasted Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Letitia James for being "in search of a crime" while investigating his New York businesses, calling it a "witch hunt." Trump further accused Cuomo, a Democrat from New Castle, of using James as a “bludgeoning tool” to harass his and his grown children's private business entities. “Now Cuomo’s A.G. is harassing all of my New York businesses in search of anything at all they can find to make me look as bad as possible,” Trump wrote on Twitter. "So, on top of ridiculously high taxes, my children and companies are spending a fortune…
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UBS To Pay $68M, Multi-State Settlement For Artificially Manipulating Interest Rates
A multinational bank has agreed to a multi-million, multi-state settlement for artificially manipulating interest rates, New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced. Underwood announced on Friday that UBS has agreed to a 40-state $68 million settlement for fraudulent conduct involving the manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), by “misrepresenting the integrity of the LIBOR benchmark.” According to Underwood, LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate that affects financial instruments worth trillions of dollars and has a far-reaching impact on global markets and consum…
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Sprint Must Pay Record $330M Settlement To New York
Sprint has agreed to pay a record $330 million settlement to end a long-running tax dispute with New York, for “flagrantly breaking the law,” the state attorney general announced on Friday. The lawsuit alleged that for nearly a decade, Sprint “knowingly failed to collect and remit more than $100 million in state and local sales taxes owed on its flat-rate wireless calling plans sold to New Yorkers.” According to AG Barbara Underwood, the $330 million settlement is the largest-ever recovery resulting from an action filed under the New York False Claims Act. It is also the largest recovery by…
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Westchester County Police To Get 150 Body Cameras
The Westchester County Department of Public Safety is going to receive more than $60,000 from the state to outfit officers with body cameras. Westchester was awarded $61,209 to purchase 150 body cameras, which are expected to create the Westchester County Depart Public Safety’s body-worn camera program. The grant is part of a $1 million statewide initiative spearheaded by Attorney General Barbara Underwood. In total, 13 law enforcement agencies across the state received funding to purchase nearly 1,000 body-worn cameras and more than 250 body-worn camera systems. The money was made availab…
Police & Fire
12 Nabbed In Hudson Valley Drug Trafficking Ring Bust, State AG Says
A dozen people are facing a host of charges for operating a drug distribution ring out of the Hudson Valley. Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced this week that a 110-count indictment charging 12 members of a narcotics trafficking ring operating in Dutchess, Orange and Ulster counties has been unsealed. They are accused of selling thousands of prescription pills, including oxycodone, amphetamine, diazepam, clonazepam, and buprenorphine to dozens of customers each day. The indictment alleges that several members of the drug ring focused on the purchase and resale of prescription…
Business
State Announces Record $174M Settlement With Spectrum: Free HBO Or Showtime, Too
"The Wire," "Game of Thrones," "Billions," and "Ray Donovan" may be coming to your television, free of charge. Charter Communications and Spectrum Management has agreed to a record-setting $174 million consumer fraud settlement with New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood for defrauding Internet subscribers. The settlement comes following a lawsuit that was filed last year alleging that Charter Communications and its predecessor, Time Warner Cable, “denied customers the reliable and fast internet service it had promised.” Underwood said that the record $174.2 million consumer fra…
Business
Trump Foundation Will Close After Being Accused Of 'Shocking Pattern Of Illegality' By State AG
President Donald Trump has agreed to shut down his personal charity as he battles allegations that he and his family used it for personal benefit, Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced on Tuesday. A lawsuit against the foundation will move forward, Underwood said. The Donald J. Trump Foundation will be dissolved, and its remaining funds will be given away, Underwood announced on Tuesday, as she continues pursuing a lawsuit against the charity, the president and his children. "We’ve secured a stipulation requiring the Trump Foundation to dissolve under judicial supervision, with our …
News
Something Fishy: Wild Salmon, Red Snapper, Lemon Sole Are Often Mislabeled, State AG Says
The fresh fish you’re buying at the supermarket may not match its label, new research finds. New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood has issued an advisory stating that some of the most common types of fish are likely to be mislabeled. Here’s how the risk breaks down by species: Salmon: 27 percent mislabeled Red snapper: 67 percent mislabeled Lemon sole: 87.5 percent mislabeled What’s truly alarming is the fact that the mislabeled fish species were often cheaper less desirable and even less environmentally sustainable than the types listed on their labels. For example, far…
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Westchester Man Charged With Trafficking Millions Of Untaxed Cigarettes
A Westchester man was among more than a dozen charged in a 242-count indictment for money laundering as part of an untaxed cigarette trafficking enterprise on the East Coast. Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced the indictment of 17 people for their alleged involvement in the cigarette trafficking ring, which operated on Long Island, Queens, the Bronx and Westchester. The scam also stretched south to New Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina. The network allegedly trafficked more than 18 million cigarettes from low tax states to New York. In total, it is alleged that the 17 suspects e…
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NY Attorney General Joins Effort Urging Federal Action To Stop Robocalls
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has joined a coalition of elected officials calling on the Federal Communications Commission to create new regulations allowing telephone service providers to block robocalls. Last year, at the urging of a coalition of Attorneys General, the FCC granted phone service providers authority to block certain illegal spoofed robocalls. Now, the coalition of 34 Attorneys General throughout the country are seeking additional authority for the providers to work together to detect and block those illegal spoofed robocalls. In a formal complaint, the coaliti…
Politics
'Tish' James Wins Democratic Primary For Attorney General In Four-Way Race
Letitia "Tish" James became the first black woman to win a major party statewide nomination on Thursday, Sept. 13 in the four-way primary race for state Attorney General. James, endorsed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was the unofficial winner for the job used to police Wall Street and lead legal “resistance” against President Donald Trump. James took aim at Trump in her victory speech, saying he "can't go a day without dividing us." James told supporters in Brooklyn that we're "in the middle of a fight to save our democracy." She said Trump "can't go a day witho…
Politics
State Sues Purdue Pharma, Alleging Illegal Conduct, 'Scheme To Misrepresent Opioid Products'
A lawsuit has been filed against a prominent pharmaceutical company that allegedly misrepresented its products - including OxyContin - as being more benign than they are for decades. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced a lawsuit against Stamford-based Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc., and Purdue Fredrick Company, Inc. on Tuesday. The company allegedly took part in a “decades-long and continuing pattern of persistent deceptive and illegal conduct, whereby Purdue's misled prescribers and patients about the risks of its opioids, including OxyConti…
Politics
NY Judge: Trump Admin Acted In 'Bad Faith' By Adding Citizenship Question
Citing “bad faith,” a federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to disclose additional information regarding its decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Judge Jesse Furman of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday that lawyers representing the government must produce a log of documents that were being withheld, as well as provide an explanation for why the administration did so. Furman further demanded that the government include documents from the Commerce and Justice Departments in their disco…
News
State Sues Manufacturers Of Foam That Contaminated Drinking Water In Area
New York State is suing the 3M Company and five other companies to recover the cost for environmental cleanup and natural resource damages caused by the toxic chemicals in firefighting foam they manufacture. The lawsuit, the first of its kind, says the use of the foam at five military and civilian airports including Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, caused a public nuisance by threatening public health, contaminating the environment, damaging natural resources, and interfering with the public's use and enjoyment of these resources. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Barbara U…
News
Hudson Valley Scam Veterans' Charity Must Dissolve, Pay Restitution
A Hudson Valley veterans' charity is shutting its doors after allegedly illegally stealing thousands of dollars in raffle ticket donations without ever hosting a raffle. Recently appointed Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced on Tuesday that her office has reached an agreement with the Wounded Warriors Foundation of Orange County, which must immediately dissolve and pay $4,200 in restitution to the consumers it defrauded. According to Underwood, The Wounded Warriors Foundation of Orange County, Inc. – which is not affiliated with the national Wounded Warrior Project – sold raffle ti…
Politics
Maloney Moves Closer To Throwing Hat In Ring For State Attorney General
U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney has formed an exploratory committee to weigh a run for New York attorney general. The third-term Democratic congressman from Cold Spring expects to decide by June 6, according to multiple news reports. Maloney floated the notion of seeking the nomination shortly after Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned suddenly over a sex and battery abuse scandal. Tuesday's shift is a 360-degree change from a statement Maloney released two weeks ago. On May 14, Maloney announced he would decline to interview with members of the New York State Assembly for appointme…
Politics
Trump Says He May Pardon Fellow Bedford Estate Owner Martha Stewart
President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday that he is considering pardoning Martha Stewart and commuting former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's sentence. Both Trump and Stewart own sprawling multi-million dollar estates in Northern Westchester. Trump floated the idea of pardoning or commuting the sentences of the two former "Apprentice" series stars on May 31, just hours after he pardoned the conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza. Last week, Trump pardoned Jack Johnson, a deceased boxer. Trump is weighing the Stewart pardon as his attorney Rudy Giuliani compares…
Politics
Lawsuit: Pet Store Chain With Hudson Valley Locale Illegally Sold Puppies
A pair of chain pet store owners who operate a location in the Hudson Valley are facing a lawsuit from the New York Attorney General’s Office for alleged improper care of puppies and “widespread fraud and deception.” A lawsuit has been filed by acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood against Bell Pet Company, LLC, and its owners, Theodore and Sheila Bell - who own The Pet Zone store in Poughkeepsie - which alleges that they have sold puppies without having the animals examined by a veterinarian, failed to notify consumers of the lack of pre-sale medical treatment and violated the Pat Lemon…
Politics
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Prosecutor Preet Bharara Eyes Possible Run For New York AG
Is a run at Attorney General in line for Preet Bharara, the former United States Attorney for the Southern District who was ousted by President Donald Trump as part of a purge of Obama administration appointees last year? Following former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s abrupt resignation earlier this week amid abuse allegations from several women, speculation about his permanent replacement after the appointment of acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood has run wild. In a podcast posted this week, Bharara said that he has been approached by multiple parties encouraging him…
Politics
Special Prosecutor Named To Investigate Schneiderman Abuse Claims
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate claims of abuse against former New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who abruptly resigned late Monday night. Schneiderman, who had been an outspoken advocate of the #MeToo movement, was accused by four women of physical abuse in a New Yorker article that came out on Monday, leading to his resignation and investigation into the alleged incidents. Cuomo has designated Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas as a special prosecutor in the case to investigate and potentially prosecute Schneiderman…
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