Eric Schneiderman is retiring

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Eric Schneiderman is retiring

Eric Schneiderman will collect a gross monthly pension of $5,329, or $63,948 annually, from the state. He received his first payment at the end of June.

  • Former New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is set to receive a gross annual pension of $63,948 after filing for retirement last month.
  • Schneiderman filed for retirement June 5, the state comptroller’s office confirmed Thursday. Schneiderman will collect a gross monthly pension of $5,329, or $63,948 annually, from the state. He received his first payment at the end of June.

  • Schneiderman was an employee of the state for about two decades before his abrupt resignation in May amid domestic violence allegations. He was first elected to the State Senate in 1998, where he served until his election as attorney general in 2010. Schneiderman replaced Andrew Cuomo, who was elected governor.