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fromBrooklyn Paper
1 month ago

Midwood furniture retailer 1StopBedrooms to pay up to $350K over consumer violations, state says * Brooklyn Paper

"No New Yorker should have to pay hundreds of dollars for furniture only to receive it late or damaged," said Attorney General James. "We are requiring 1StopBedrooms to refund customers who were forced to pay unlawful cancelation fees or could not cancel their order after it was delayed for months."
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fromNews 12 - Long Island
1 month ago

Brooklyn furniture company ordered to pay $350K in settlement over customer complaints

Payless Furniture Inc. must pay $350,000 in restitution due to customer complaints about delayed orders and unexpected fees.
fromFast Company
3 months ago

There's a new entry in the visual language of ICE raids: Purple vests

By observing and recording the actions of agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or other federal agencies, which the public has a right to do, the observers will provide the attorney general's office with information that could one day be used in future legal action if any laws are broken. By having a uniform, they are standing out and identifying themselves.
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fromTruthout
4 months ago

Pro-Israel Group Shut Down in New York for Its "Widespread" Harassment Campaign

Betar US will wind down New York operations after a state investigation found a campaign of violence, harassment, and intimidation targeting protected groups and protesters.
Law
fromABA Journal
7 months ago

Fake Sullivan & Cromwell entities used by scammers should be dissolved, suit says

Entities impersonating Sullivan & Cromwell altered client checks and deposited funds into fake accounts; New York Attorney General seeks dissolution and injunctive relief against those entities.
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fromAbove the Law
7 months ago

Scammers Walked Away With Nearly A Half Million Of Sullivan & Cromwell's Dollars - Above the Law

This week, James filed a lawsuit against a series of familiar, but not quite right, corporate entities: Sullivan & Cromwell LLC, Sullivan & Cromwel LLC, Sullivan & Kromwell LLC, Sullivan & Kromwel LLC, Sullivan & Cromwelll LLC, Sullivann & Cromwell LLC, and Sulivan & Cromwel LLC, under a state law that allows the AG to sue entities that "engage in repeated fraudulent or illegal acts or otherwise demonstrate persistent fraud or illegality in the carrying on, conducting or transaction of business."
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
9 months ago

New York appeals court tosses $515m civil fraud penalty against Trump

An appeals court ruled a nearly $515 million civil fraud penalty against Donald Trump excessive, overturning the fine under the Eighth Amendment.
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
9 months ago

Two agencies in one state investigated and fined Healthplex. Was that one too many? - DataBreaches.Net

Healthplex faced a $400,000 penalty for security failures despite acting quickly to mitigate a phishing attack.
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