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 […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement regarding the guilty plea of Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Allen Weisselberg, after an investigation by her office and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg: “There is zero tolerance for individuals who defraud our state and cheat our communities. For years, Mr. Weisselberg broke […]

Plaintiffs Call on DOJ to Drop Charges Members of Legal Team Were Illegally Surveilled Inside Ecuadorian Embassy, Violating Fourth Amendment. Indictment against Julian Assange Cannot Stand as a Result of Gross Government Misconduct. NEW YORK, NY, August 15, 2022 – US journalists and attorneys who visited WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange filed suit today against the […]

Author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and can talk again, nearly two days after being stabbed. Mr Rushdie, 75, was attacked while speaking at an event in New York state and was in a critical condition. He has faced years of death threats for his novel The Satanic Verses, which some Muslims […]