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Attorney General James Updates New Yorkers on Investigation into the Death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility
New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following video providing an update on the ongoing investigation into the death of Robert Brooks, who died on December 10, 2024 following an encounter with Department of Corrections and Community Supervision officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in Marcy, Oneida County. -
Attorney General James Secures $500,000 from Auto Insurance Company Over Data Breach
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $500,000 from auto insurance company, Noblr, for failing to protect the personal information of more than 80,000 New Yorkers as part of a data breach. -
Attorney General James Successfully Defends Gun Safety Regulations
New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the majority of the provisions in the Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA) after the U.S. Supreme Court asked the Second Circuit to review its previous decision in May 2024. -
Attorney General James Sues Sullivan County Mobile Home Park for Years of Dangerous Conditions and Illegal Rent Increases
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against River Valley Estates, LLC (River Valley), a mobile home park in Sullivan County, and its operators, George Levin and Gayla Sue Levin, for years of failing to maintain essential infrastructure in the park that left hundreds of residents without clean water and for charging illegal fees and rent hikes that cost residents hundreds of thousands of dollars. -
Attorney General James and Bronx District Attorney Clark Announce Arrests of Real Estate Scammers for Deed Theft and Fake Investment Schemes
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced the arrests and indictments of three individuals and their company for their roles in a deed theft scheme to steal the childhood home of a Bronx resident and a series of real estate investment scams that stole over $250,000 from vulnerable New Yorkers. -
Attorney General James and DEC Interim Commissioner Mahar Announce Completion of $68.6 Million Environmental Investment Program in Greenpoint
In celebration of Climate Week, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the completion of the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF), an innovative, community-led grant program that invested more than $68.6 million in environmental initiatives for Greenpoint, Brooklyn. -
Attorney General James Announces Sentencing of Former NYPD Officer for Manslaughter and Attempted Murder
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the sentencing of former New York City Police Department (NYPD) Officer Yvonne Wu, 34, of Staten Island for the October 2021 killing of Jamie Liang and attempted murder of Jenny Li.