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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday a settlement with Brooklyn-based Spigro Management LLC and its lead property manager, Saul Friedman, after an investigation found the company illegally locked people out of their homes by changing apartment locks without notice. The Office of the Attorney General found Spigro illegally evicted people from apartment buildings…
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 42 other attorneys general have secured an $18 million settlement with genetic testing company 23andMe over a 2023 data breach that exposed the personal and genetic information of 6.9 million consumers, including 305,245 New Yorkers. New York will receive more than $705,000. The multistate…
Thirteen people have been convicted and sentenced for their roles in a gun and drug trafficking ring that brought assault-style weapons, ghost guns, cocaine, and ammunition into New York City, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday. The final three defendants — Anthony Ortiz Vasquez, Hector Vasquez, and Kiara Rodriguez — were sentenced after…
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday criticized a U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows the Trump administration to move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants. In a statement, James said the ruling undermines protections that Congress created for people fleeing armed conflict and humanitarian…
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday that her office has reached settlements with Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, securing $90,000 in penalties and restoring 12 Brooklyn apartments to rent-stabilized status after investigations found the banks failed to comply with New York’s rent stabilization laws. The settlements are the…
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday issued a consumer alert warning residents to watch for price gouging tied to transportation services during the Long Island Rail Road workers’ strike. The shutdown of all LIRR service has left commuters across the region seeking other transportation options, including rideshare services, rental cars, and parking facilities….
Letitia James on Saturday welcomed a ruling from the U.S. Court of International Trade striking down a second round of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, calling the measures unlawful and harmful to consumers. The decision marks another setback for the Trump administration’s trade agenda after a previous tariff program was challenged successfully by James…
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday announced the arrest and sentencing of a Brooklyn man accused of selling dozens of forged temporary license plates through social media in a scheme that spanned more than a year. Tyheem Evans, 28, pleaded guilty in Kings County Criminal Court to one felony count of criminal possession…