New York Attorney General Letitia James
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State Elected - Attorney General
Albany, NY 12207
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured over $350,000 from two Long Island Nissan dealerships, Route 112 Nissan and South Shore Nissan, for overcharging more than 200 New Yorkers seeking to purchase their leased vehicles at the end of their lease terms. An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that these dealerships in Patchogue and Amityville added junk fees or falsified prices on leased vehicles that consumers wanted to buy when their leases ended.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James today commended the legislative passage of two significant bills aimed at protecting children online and addressing the youth mental health crisis exacerbated by social media. The bills, sponsored by Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Nily Rozic, were advanced by Attorney General James in October 2023. They aim to safeguard children by prohibiting online sites from collecting and sharing their personal data and limiting addictive features of social media platforms that are known to harm mental health and development. This...
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency trading company NovaTechFx (NovaTech), its founders Cynthia and Eddy Petion, and cryptocurrency mining company AWS Mining Pty Ltd. (AWS Mining). The lawsuit accuses these entities of operating illegal pyramid schemes that defrauded hundreds of thousands of investors, including over 11,000 New Yorkers, out of more than one billion dollars in cryptocurrency.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued a consumer alert warning New Yorkers about the rise of online romance scams. These schemes, often referred to as "pig butchering," involve fraudsters using dating apps, social media, and unsolicited text messages to befriend victims and then convince them to make fraudulent investments.
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New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the arrests and indictments of 17 individuals involved in loansharking and illegal gambling operations on Staten Island, controlled by members of the Gambino organized crime family. The individuals face an 84-count indictment for their roles in a sports gambling operation that handled over $22.7 million in illegal bets and a loansharking operation involving weekly payments on approximately $500,000 in usurious loans. Additionally, four individuals were charged with an illegal mortgage fraud scheme to purchase a...
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New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) today released its report on the death of Morris Sprachman, who died on December 13, 2022, following a motor vehicle collision involving an officer of the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) in Seaford, Nassau County. Following a thorough investigation, including interviews with the involved police officer and other witnesses, review of nearby surveillance footage, and comprehensive legal analysis, OSI concluded that a prosecutor would not be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt at...
