New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a multistate coalition of 12 attorneys general in supporting the proposed finding of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that emissions from leaded aviation gasoline (avgas) in piston-engine planes cause or contribute to air pollution that endangers public health and welfare. If finalized, the long-overdue finding will require EPA to implement […]

Attorney General James Releases Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allowing Firearm Dealer and Concealed Carry Gun Laws to Remain in Effect New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court ruled to allow New York’s Firearm Dealer Laws and Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA) to remain in […]

The Pet Zone Provided Incomplete Medical Records for Pets to Hide Past Illnesses Company to Pay up to $200,000 to Eligible Consumers for Medical Costs New York Attorney General Letitia James today reached an agreement with Bell Pet Company, LLC (Bell Pet), which does business as The Pet Zone, and its owners for misleading consumers […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement regarding the guilty verdict handed down by the jury in the case against the Trump Corporation and the Trump Payroll Corporation — together doing business as the Trump Organization brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg: “We can have no tolerance for individuals or […]

Google Failed to Tell Users That Their Web and App Activity Tracked Location Data New York Attorney General Letitia James, as part of a coalition of 40 attorneys general, today secured $391.5 million from Google for misleading millions of users about its location data tracking. A multistate investigation found that Google failed to notify users […]

In delivering on biodiversity, we deliver on climate, on pollution, on the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration, and on the food and energy system transformation. So let us ensure that this COP will be remembered as the moment we finally set our societies and economies on the path to rebuilding the biodiversity upon which we […]

Former New York State Supreme Court Justice John Michalek Accepted Bribes from Former Erie County Power Broker and Democratic Committee Chairman Steven Pigeon New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the sentencing of former New York State Supreme Court Justice, John A. Michalek, 71, for his role in a bribery scheme that influenced judicial decisions and […]

Canadian Cigarette Manufacturer and Western New York Distributor Evaded State Taxes on Millions of Cigarettes Sold in New York New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a $50 million agreement with two companies that allegedly sold cigarettes without paying the required state excise taxes. Today’s agreement resolves allegations that Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, Ltd. (Grand […]

Le 24 août dernier, René Lévesque aurait eu 100 ans et la Fondation qui porte son nom a invité tous les Québécoises et Québécois à célébrer ce grand homme et son héritage. Bien que les commémorations dans le cadre de l’Année Lévesque se poursuivent jusqu’en juin 2023, cette journée revêtait une signification toute particulière, un […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg today announced the indictment of Stephen K. Bannon, 68, and his Florida-based not-for-profit corporation We Build the Wall, Inc. (We Build the Wall) for a year-long fundraising scheme in which they defrauded thousands of donors across the country out of more than $15 million to […]