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Recent News About New York State Executive - Attorney General

• Insurer agrees to pay off bid-rigging allegations

  By John O'Brien | Friday, Oct 26, 2007 @ 2:58pm

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - ACE Group Holdings has settled bid-rigging allegations brought against it by eight states and the District of Columbia for $4.5 million.

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• Doctor rankings may be on way out in N.Y.

  By John O'Brien | Friday, Oct 19, 2007 @ 2:00pm

  Cuomo NEW YORK - In letters to three health care providers, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Thursday asked for the end of doctor-ranking programs.

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• NY's Cuomo probing fund investor's campaign funding

  By Legal News Line | Wednesday, Oct 17, 2007 @ 11:55am

  ALBANY -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is probing links between a prominent hedge-fund investment firm and a former state comptroller and admitted felon.

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• Facebook, Cuomo reach safety agreement

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Oct 16, 2007 @ 2:37pm

  Cuomo NEW YORK - The social networking site Facebook.com will reform its safeguards as a result of a settlement with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

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• Cuomo looking into student loan marketing

  By John O'Brien | Friday, Oct 12, 2007 @ 1:43pm

  Cuomo NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is widening his investigation into the student loan industry to include the direct marketing practices of certain companies and lenders.

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• Reinsurance broker sued by Blumenthal

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Oct 9, 2007 @ 2:33pm

  Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - One of the world's largest reinsurance brokers has been violating antitrust laws by fixing prices and manipulating markets for nearly 50 years, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is alleging.

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• Ohio's Dann goes Spitzer in bid-rigging lawsuit v. insurance giants

  By Legal News Line | Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 @ 11:00am

  Marc Dann COLUMBUS -- One prominent insurer sued Monday by Ohio Attorney General Mark Dann over bid-rigging allegations says it's already paid up plenty to Ohioans over similar claims.

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• Health care aides subject of new Cuomo probe

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Aug 21, 2007 @ 3:00pm

  Cuomo NEW YORK - The investigation into Medicaid fraud being conducted by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has shifted its focus to home health care providers.

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• Cuomo: Be not afraid of the AG

  By John O'Brien | Thursday, Aug 16, 2007 @ 4:27pm

  Cuomo NEW YORK - According to a recent report, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said he is shocked people are scared of his office.

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• Cuomo settles with subprime credit card company

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Aug 15, 2007 @ 3:33pm

  Cuomo NEW YORK - A cycle of debt is what New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said he is trying to end as he announced a settlement with a credit card company worth nearly $5 million.

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• Medicaid investigation off to good start for Cuomo

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Aug 7, 2007 @ 3:30pm

  Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. - Approximately $7 million has been recovered from two managed care organizations, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Monday.

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• Business group funding plaintiffs for profit

  By John O'Brien | Friday, Aug 3, 2007 @ 3:18pm

  CHICAGO - In the ongoing battle between businesses and personal injury attorneys, at least one group of companies is pulling for the other side -- because business is better that way.

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• Three AGs engineer settlement worth millions

  By John O'Brien | Monday, Jul 23, 2007 @ 2:46pm

  Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - Another company has settled bid-rigging allegations brought by Connecticut, New York and Illinois, and will pay $115 million in doing so.

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• Cuomo busy with water protection efforts

  By John O'Brien | Friday, Jul 20, 2007 @ 1:26pm

  Cuomo NEW YORK - The majority of $8 million collected in five settlements by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will be used to protect the Bronx River from future water pollution and to expand an environmental protection program.

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• Cuomo will take on biggest of big business

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Jul 17, 2007 @ 3:21pm

  Cuomo NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's latest target is ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil corporation.

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• Insurance broker out $2.6 mil in Florida

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Jul 17, 2007 @ 2:53pm

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The State of Florida and national insurance broker Willis Group Holdings have reached an agreement that will result in $2.6 million in reimbursement to consumers who alleged the company improperly collected undisclosed fees or commissions.

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• Cuomo files brief; power plant's future up in the air

  By John O'Brien | Friday, Jul 13, 2007 @ 10:27am

  Cuomo NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo wants the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to reconsider its procedures for relicensing nuclear power plants and filed a brief Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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• AG Cuomo unhappy with dating service

  By John O'Brien | Monday, Jul 9, 2007 @ 2:41pm

  Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. - If men are supposed to pay for dinner on a first date, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo was wondering who was supposed to pay the rest.

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• Cuomo still battling for college students

  By John O'Brien | Friday, Jul 6, 2007 @ 11:34am

  Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's war on the college loan industry recently spread to a landlord who is accused of not returning security deposits to college students.

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• Cleanup dispute settled in New York

  By John O'Brien | Thursday, May 31, 2007 @ 1:00pm

  Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. - The penalties exceeded the costs 12-fold in a settlement reached Wednesday by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and HSBC Bank USA.

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