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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

Mar
29
Telemarketing Scam Swindled $190,000 Through Fake Veterans Charities

Telemarketing Scam Swindled $190,000 Through Fake Veterans Charities

Source: Joe Gratz / FlickrAfter an investigation into fraudulent charities as part of “Operation Bottomfeeder,” Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has dissolved
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Dec
07
Local Lawmakers Oppose Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

Local Lawmakers Oppose Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

Local lawmakers spoke out strongly against the House passage of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity act, which would force New York
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Nov
28
Hospital Will Pay Restitution To Illegally Billed Sexual Assault Survivors, Attorney General Announces

Hospital Will Pay Restitution To Illegally Billed Sexual Assault Survivors, Attorney General Announces

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. (Photo: Eric T. Schneiderman [https://www.facebook.com/eric.schneiderman/photos/a.438189636273087.
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Nov
28
Predatory Landlord Pleads Guilty to 13 New Felonies, Including Fraud and Forgery

Predatory Landlord Pleads Guilty to 13 New Felonies, Including Fraud and Forgery

(Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr) Yesterday, Brooklyn real estate developer Daniel Melamed pleaded guilty
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Nov
03
Bushwick Landlords Pay $132,000 Settlement for Tenant Harassment

Bushwick Landlords Pay $132,000 Settlement for Tenant Harassment

The building at 920 Bushwick Ave, where tenants were harassed with buyout offers (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – Two landlords
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Dec
09
Classon Avenue And Clifton Place Developers Agree To Rent-Stablize Buildings And Pay Fines

Classon Avenue And Clifton Place Developers Agree To Rent-Stablize Buildings And Pay Fines

Image via Google Maps.The owner of 134 apartments and 10 buildings in Bed-Stuy and Williamsburg has agreed to pay
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Oct
29
Company Running Illegal For-Profit Clothing Bins Fined By State Attorney General

Company Running Illegal For-Profit Clothing Bins Fined By State Attorney General

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerA company operating some of the illegal, for-profit clothing collection bins that have popped up around
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Apr
07
As Tax Filing Deadline Approaches, Beware These Scams

As Tax Filing Deadline Approaches, Beware These Scams

Photo by Laura Gilmore [https://www.flickr.com/photos/genbug/5524383587/].This coming Wednesday, April 15, is the deadline for
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Dec
09
See If That Offer Is A Foreclosure Scam At New Website From Attorney General

See If That Offer Is A Foreclosure Scam At New Website From Attorney General

A new website created by the New York State Attorney General’s office aims to help homeowners easily identify and
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