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Walgreens-owned pharmacy to pay $22.5 million to New York Medicaid program for allegedly false billings
A Walgreens-owned pharmacy will pay back $22.4 million to New York's Medicaid program for allegedly filing false billings to the program -
Transportation company to pay $400K for filing false Medicaid claims
A New York transportation company will pay $400,000 to settle a lawsuit with the state over allegations it filed false Medicaid claims, said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on July 6. -
New York debt collection agency to pay $550K for verbally harassing debtors
A New York debt collection agency will pay $550,000 in restitution and penalties for violating state collection laws, said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Wednesday. -
New York construction company to pay $76K in unpaid wages
A New York construction company will pay $76,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of failing to pay some of its workers for several weeks, said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Thursday. -
Walgreens-owned NY pharmacy to pay $2.5M for false Medicaid claims
A pharmacy primarily owned by Walgreens will pay $2.5 million to the State of New York to settle a lawsuit that accused the pharmacy of filing false Medicaid claims, said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Monday. -
N.Y. AG: PayPal to stop robocalling consumers
The popular online payment system says it will only call those who provide consent -
N.Y. AG: Chase Bank agrees to open up more services to state consumers
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says bank has modified some policies used to screen for checking accounts -
New York car dealerships to pay $14M for allegedly 'jamming' consumers
Three New York car dealerships agreed to a $14 million settlement with the state in order to settle a lawsuit that claimed the companies practices resulted in inflated car prices, said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. -
Lyft to pay New York $300K for allegedly violating state law
A popular driving service will pay the State of New York $300,000 for allegedly violating state and municipal laws, said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Schneiderman said Lyft, which provides a driving service through a smartphone app, reached the terms of the settlement last week, and has agreed to comply with all relevant laws. -
Dental management company to pay New York $450K to settle lawsuit
An East Syracuse dental administrative company will pay $450,000 in civil penalties to the state, and will overhaul the way it does its business in New York as part of a settlement with the state, said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. -
New York alleges Indiana-based company falsely advertised nursing degrees
New York state is suing an Indiana company that allegedly convinced prospective nursing students that it offered nursing programs in New York when it didn't, said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. -
AG Schneiderman calls on FDA to improve dietary supplement practices
A letter sent by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller on Tuesday urges the U.S. -
New York condo investigation concludes, developer to pay $1.2 million
A Manhattan developer will pay $1.2 million to New York City due to the loss of five rent-stabilized apartments on the city's Upper West Side, said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. -
Walmart to pay $98,000 for violating New York runoff law
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement with Walmart over alleged violations of the state law to reduce water pollution. -
AG Schneiderman sends comprehensive ethics reform bill to state legislature
A bill brought by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman would give his office the authority to investigate and prosecute allegations of public corruption, Schneiderman said Wednesday. -
NY County Supreme Court files default judgment against law firm for mortgage rescue scheme
The New York County Supreme Court filed a default judgment against two law firms last week for allegedly participating in mortgage rescue scheme, said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. -
New York AG Schneiderman joins with other AGs asking Dept. of Education to help former Corinthian Colleges students
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joined 10 other state attorneys general on Wednesday in a letter to the U.S. -
$60M settlement with national health care company for kickbacks
A national health care company will pay $60 million to settle a lawsuit that it received kickbacks from a pharmaceutical business for recommending a drug to Medicaid patients, said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Friday. -
New York to help tech start-ups, government entities assist each other
The New York Attorney General's Office has teamed up with two technology clinics in the state to bring technology start-ups and government entities together so that each realm can learn how the other operates, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Friday. Schneiderman and New York City Corporation Counsel Zachary Carter unveiled the partnership with the Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy Clinic, which is run out of the Brooklyn Law School, and the Tech Startup Clinic, which is operated throug -
New York AG launches initiative to seek climate-change responses
A new $1.8 million program was created in New York to fund the development of climate-change responses on a local level, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Tuesday as he unveiled the program: the Community Climate Initiative.Schneiderman said the program will offer competitive grants to local organizations around the state to help fund their responses to climate change in their own communities.