Media Center
2000
December
- 12/29/00
Tobacco Payments Flow to State, Local Governments
- 12/27/00
Settlement Ensures Repairs of Building Defects at Vestry Street Condominium - 12/26/00
State Publication Explains New Pesticide Laws - 12/21/00
Second Major Utility Agrees to Cut Acid Rain Emissions - 12/21/00
Spitzer, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Urge Safe Holiday Season - 12/21/00
Bronx Doctor Arrested in Undercover Sting for Selling Drug Prescriptions
- 12/20/00
Binghamton Dental Practice Admits to Medicaid Fraud - 12/19/00
Investment Advisor Gets 3-9 Year Prison Sentence For $2 Million Fraud - 12/19/00
Charitable Donors Urged to Make Informed Decisions - 12/18/00
Westchester Investment Advisor Indicted on Securities Fraud and Grand Larceny Charges-- - 12/18/00
Election Law Reforms Called Overdue in New York - 12/14/00
General Electric Dishwasher Recall Expanded - 12/13/00
Manhattan Pharmacy Owner Admits to $1 Million "Phantom Drug" Scam - 12/13/00
Statement of the Office of the New York State Attorney General on the Environmental Protection Agency's Proposed Remedy for Contaminated Sediments in the Hudson River
- 12/12/00
Charity Scam Highlights Need for Scrutiny in Making Donations - 12/11/00
Ice Storm Price Gouging Victims to Receive Refunds - 12/7/00
Deliverymen to Receive $3 million in Back Wages - 12/7/00
Nurse's Aide Admits to Abusing Two Incompetent Patients at Long Island Nursing Home--
- 12/7/00
Long Island CEO Convicted of $500,000 Medicaid Fraud - 12/6/00
Statement by Attorney General Spitzer on EPA Hudson River Cleanup Recommendation--
- 12/5/00
Homeowners Due Refunds for Mortgage Insurance Overcharges - 12/4/00
State Recycling Probe Uncovers Abuses - 12/1/00
Owners of Chinatown Garment Shop Charged With Witholding $80,000 in Employee Wages--
November
- 11/30/00
Long Island Pharmacy Owner Admits to Three Year "Phantom Drug" Medicaid Scam - 11/29/00
Non Profit Group Named in Federal Housing Scam - 11/27/00
Settlement with New York State's Largest Karate School Chain Ends Deceptive Practices - 11/21/00
Jefferson County Home Contractor to Pay Refunds - 11/21/00
Nurse's Aide Arrested For Assaulting Infirm Patient At Queens Nursing Home
- 11/20/00
Software Bootlegger Indicted In Albany County
- 11/20/00
Pep Boys to Refund Inspection Fee Overcharges - 11/16/00
Mid-Atlantic Utility Agrees to Cut Emissions Linked to Acid Rain and Smog - 11/14/00
Appellate Court Upholds Conviction of Nurse's Aide Serving 25 Year Prison Term - 11/13/00
Discount Mattress Dealer Forced to Reform Ad Claims - 11/8/00
Nurse Arrested for Abusing Infirm Patient at Staten Island Nursing Home
- 11/8/00
Nurse Admits to Patient Neglect and Cover-up at Monroe County Nursing Home
- 11/6/00
Five Nurses at Long Island Home Charged With Covering Up Patient Abuse - 11/3/00
Spitzer Announces $5 Million Agreement with Contact Lens Manufacturer in Antitrust Violation Case - 11/2/00
Brooklyn Dentist Admits to Defrauding Taxpayers - 11/1/00
Attorney General Recovers $1 Million for Taxpayers in Settlement With Long Island Home Health Care Agency - 11/1/00
Spitzer Announces Top 10 Consumer Complaints
October
- 10/30/00
Medical School Dress Code Modified To Reflect Religious Observance - 10/26/00
North Country Car Dealer Sued Over Dubious Business Practices - 10/25/00
Judge Orders Multi-Million Payment to Sheet Metal Workers in Employment Discrimina tion Case - 10/25/00
Nurse Charged With Patient Neglect and Cover-Up at Ontario County Nursing Home - 10/24/00
Nurse's Aide Arrested For New Year's Day Attack on Elderly Patient at Westchester Nursing Home- 10/24/00
Task Force Targets Canadian Tele-Sharks- 10/20/00
State Drops Net on Illegal Animal Artifacts Dealer- 10/20/00
Ulster County Nursing Home Aide Arrested for Sexual Attack on Patient- 10/20/00
Buffalo Home Builder Pleads Guilty to Felony Fraud Charge- 10/17/00
Three Officials at Westchester Alcohol Treatment Center Charged With Stealing $3 Million From Taxpayers Through Medicaid Program- 10/17/00
State Wins Order to Shut down Bogus Debt Counseling Agency in Queens- 10/16/00
Upstate Contractor Guilty of Environmental Crime- 10/16/00
Firestone Agrees to Replace More Tires- 10/12/00
Metropolitan Area Auto Dealers Agree to End Deceptive Direct Mail Promotion- 10/10/00
Vitamin Makers Settle Massive Price-Fixing Case- 10/06/00
Binghamton Dentist Charged with Medicaid Fraud- 10/06/00
Settlement Ends Discrimination at Poughkeepsie Rental Property- 10/04/00
Manhattan Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty to Overbilling Taxpayers for $60,000- 10/04/00
Fifth Avenue Doctor Arrested in $50,000+ Medicaid Scam- 10/04/00
Injunction Prevents Maryland Company From Luring NYS Investors Over the Internet- 10/03/00
Nurse Admits to Neglecting Patient at Rochester-Area Nursing Home- 10/03/00
State Obtains Restraining Order Against New York City's Largest Auto Auctioneer- 10/02/00
Podiatry Clinic Operator Admits to Conspiring to Steal $1 Million
September
- 9/27/00
Joint release by Attorney General Spitzer and US Attorney Denise E. O'Donnell- 9/27/00
Brokers in $3.2 Million Long Island Boiler Room Stock Scam Case Sentenced- 9/26/00
Statement By Attorney General Spitzer Regarding The Hudson River Navigational Dredging Case- 9/21/00
Financial Abuse of Elderly Targeted- 9/21/00
Former Nurse Admits Stealing Powerful Narcotics from Clinton County Hospital's E.R.- 9/19/00
Nurse Admits to Withholding Patient's Medicine at Queens Nursing Home- 9/18/00
National Telemarketing Firm to Reform Practices- 9/18/00
Thruway Contractor Arrested For Violating State Labor Law- 9/17/00
Nurse's Aide Charged with Stealing Diamond Ring from Elderly Patient at Rensselaer-Area Nursing Home- 9/17/00
Spitzer Announces Beginning of Securities Industry's $500,000 Newspaper Campaign Cautioning Investors- 9/15/00
Doctor's Receptionist in Bronx Admits Forging Prescriptions- 9/14/00
Spitzer Files Petition with PSC Challenging O & R Rates- 9/14/00
State Task Force Targets Child Pornography- 9/13/00
Harness Drivers Enter Pleas of Guilty in Yonkers Raceway Case- 9/13/00
State Seeks Cleanup at Monroe County Asphalt Plant- 9/11/00
Tobacco Billboard Undercuts Anti-Smoking Effort- 9/11/00
Former City Marshal Pleads Guilty to Failing to File Income Tax Returns- 9/8/00
Hudson Valley Builder Pleads Guilty to Theft of Customer Money- 9/7/00
Spitzer Statement on the PSC's Decision to Delay Con Ed Refunds
August
- 8/30/00
Greengrocers Settle Labor Abuse Charges - 8/29/00
Internet Retailer to Modify Business Practices - 8/29/00
A.G.'s Office Wins Refunds from Monroe County Snow Plower - 8/25/00
State Urged to Adopt Stronger DWI Laws - 8/24/00
Time Magazine to Amend Sweepstakes Promotions - 8/24/00
Spitzer Files Petition With PSC Challenging Con Ed's Rates - 8/23/00
Spitzer Calls on Feds to List Secret Ingredients in Pesticides - 8/23/00
X-Rated Websites Accused Of Credit Card Fraud
- 8/22/00
Spitzer Announces Landmark Settlement With Publishers Clearing House - 8/18/00
State and Utility Agree on Salmon River Protection - 8/17/00
Firestone Changes Tire Replacement Policy, Will Continue to Reimburse Consumers Forced to Buy Tires from Competitors - 8/17/00
Tops Markets Settles Improper Tax Charge - 8/16/00
Spitzer Urges Firestone to Change Tire Replacement Policy - 8/16/00
Brooklyn Pharmacist Gets 1 - 3 Years in Prison for Selling Drugs to Dealers- 8/11/00
Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Fraud and Larceny Convictions in Fraudulent Auto Sales Scheme- 8/10/00
Spitzer Says NYers Face Unacceptable Risk From Tire Recall- 8/8/00
Man Pleads Guilty to Posing as Dentist at Queens Practice- 8/8/00
Spitzer Announces Price-Fixing Lawsuit Against Major Record Companies and Retailers- 8/7/00
Security Claims of Wireless Phone Carrier Questioned- 8/2/00
Agreement Halts Phoney "West Nile" Claims- 8/2/00
Spitzer and DEC Announce $500,000 Judgment Against Brooklyn Man who Violated State Wetlands Law- 8/1/00
Nurse Charged with Patient Neglect and Cover-Up at Queens Nursing Home-- August 1, 2000- 8/1/00
Agreement Clarifies Labeling of Fruit Juices
July
- 7/31/00
Spitzer Launches Neighborhood Watch Website- 7/28/00
Church Deacon Sentenced in Time Share Scheme- 7/28/00
Statement by Attorney General Spitzer Regarding the Idled Indian Point 2 Nuclear Power Plant- 7/27/00
Court Orders Penalties in Internet Casino Case- 7/27/00
Internet Crimes Task Force Announces Arrest- 7/27/00
Settlement Requires Cell Phone Company to Alter Service Agreements- 7/27/00
Attorney General Recovers $500,000 in Settlement with St. Lawrence County Physician for Medicaid Overbillings- 7/26/00
Statement by Attorney General Spitzer Regarding the 10th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act- 7/26/00
Consumers Warned about Phone Card Promotions- 7/26/00
Bronx Physician Caught Selling Prescriptions for Cash- 7/25/00
Spitzer Expresses Support for "Silent March"- 7/25/00
Morgenthau, Spitzer Announce Ticket Scalping Indictments- 7/24/00
Fraudulent Immigration Lawyer Sentenced- 7/20/00
Spitzer Settlement with Buffalo Area Property Management Firm Protects the Rights of 200 Tenants- 7/20/00
State Moves to Block the Sale of Personal Information by Internet Toy Store- 7/20/00
West VA. Power Plant Named in Acid Rain Lawsuit- 7/20/00
Psychiatrist Caught Selling Prescriptions for Cash- 7/19/00
Nurse's Aide Charged in Attack on Incompetent Patient at Buffalo Nursing Home- 7/19/00
Consumer Complaints Trigger Home Contractor Investigation- 7/19/00
Spitzer Seeks Dissolution of Niagara Falls Historical Society- 7/18/00
Landmark Settlement Protects Native Burial Site- 7/17/00
State Sues to Clean up Greene County Toxic Site- 7/14/00
Statement on the Sentencing of Davis Etkin- 7/14/00
Attorney General Recovers $3.4 Million in Settlements From Buffalo-Area Mental Health Providers for Medicaid Overbillings- 7/14/00
Nurse's Aide Admits to Stealing Narcotic Patches From Dying Patients at Monroe County Nursing Home- 7/13/00
Oneida Nursing Home Aide Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison For Rape of 92-Year-Old Patient- 7/12/00
New York Joins $100 Million Nationwide Monopoly Settlement in Principle With Anxiety Drug Maker- 7/12/00
Western N.Y. Contractors Face Criminal Charges- 7/12/00
Agreement Highlights Availability of Basic Banking Services- 7/7/00
Spitzer Announces Conviction of Man for Theft in Time Share Scheme- 7/6/00
Judge Upholds States Champion Land Purchase- 7/6/00
Sprint Agrees to Alter Misleading Ads- 7/6/00
Exclusive Restaurants Agree to Hire Women in Service Roles- 7/5/00
State Must Act to Protect Privacy- 7/5/00
Spitzer Calls for Tighter NYC Watershed Pollution Controls- 7/3/00
AG Secures Agreement to Shut Down Newburgh Drug House- 7/2/00
State Settles Huge Franchise Fraud Case- 7/2/00
City Health Subcontractor Arrested for $280,000 Medicaid Fraud
June
- 6/29/00
Doctor's Receptionist Caught Forging Prescriptions - 6/29/00
Hospital Antitrust Judgement Submitted to Court for Review- 6/28/00
Statement on the Supreme Court Decisions on Reproductive Choice- 6/28/00
Carpet Cleaner Agrees to Modify Advertising Practices- 6/26/00
State Settles Major Recreational Public Access Case- 6/25/00
New York Becomes First State to Sue Gun Companies- 6/23/00
Judge Orders Shut Down of Brooklyn Fabric Plant- 6/23/00
Owner of Yonkers Ambulance Company Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Medicaid Fraud- 6/23/00
State's Highest Court Denies Final Appeal of Jamestown Pharmacist Serving 20 Year Prison Term in Largest Medicaid Fraud Case in Western New York History- 6/23/00
A.G. Files Lawsuit Against Hudson Valley Developer- 6/21/00
Spitzer Announces Agreement With Upstate Physician's Practice to Provide Sign Language Interpreters for Deaf Patients- 6/21/00
28 WNY Victims of Investment Scam to Receive $1.25 Million- 6/20/00
Gramercy Park Pharmacy Owner Admits to Over $1 Million "Phantom Drug" Medicaid Scam- 6/19/00
Statement on New York City Gun Lawsuit- 6/15/00
Pair Convicted for Unauthorized Practice of Medicine- 6/15/00
State Targets Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors- 6/13/00
State Secures $5.4 Million for Clean-up at Allegany County Superfund Site
- 6/13/00
Spitzer Calls For National DNA Testing Standards
- 6/13/00
Studies Find That Schools and Parks Overuse Pesticides- 6/12/00
Spitzer Honors State's Top Consumer Lawyer On 40 Years Of Service In A.G.'s Office- 6/8/00
Nurse's Aide Charged With Abusing Two LI Nursing Home Patients
- 6/8/00
Attorney General Reaches Settlement with Con Ed Solutions- 6/8/00
New York Retailers Asked to End Sales of Toxic Pesticide- 6/7/00
Statement by Attorney General Spitzer Regarding the Decision in the Microsoft Case
- 6/6/00
State Settles with Paper Products Manufacturers
- 6/5/00
Background Checks Sought for Health Workers- 6/2/00
Rochester Hospital Worker Sentenced to Jail for Patient Abuse
- 6/2/00
Nurse Charged With Stealing Drugs from Clinton County Hospital
- 6/1/00
Federal Court Orders U.S. to Pay N.Y. $2.3 Million in Fees- 6/1/00
Discount Merchandise Chain Agrees to Clarify Check Policy- 6/1/00
Spitzer Charges Pair in $3.8 Million Promissory Note Fraud
May
- 5/31/00
Statement by Attorney General Spitzer Regarding Leglisation to Protect The Public Interest in Health Insurer Conversions
- 5/26/00
New York Petitions FDA on Food Allergies- 5/25/00
Gallery Accused of Selling Fake Works of Art Over The Internet- 5/24/00
Statement by Attorney General Spitzer Regarding the Proposed Conversion of Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- 5/24/00
Attorney General Reaches Settlement with Buy.Com to Protect New York Consumers From False Advertising
- 5/23/00
State Targets Illegal Rental Car Fees- 5/23/00
State To Be Reimbursed Nearly $6 Million For Costs of Lawsuit Against Tobacco Industry- 5/16/00
Spitzer & McMahon Present Law and Order Awards
- 5/15/00
Statement By Attorney General Spitzer Regarding The Supreme Court Decision Striking Down The Violence Against Women Act
- 5/11/00
Court Affirms State's Authority to Fight Child Pornography- 5/11/00
Oneida Nursing Home Aide Convicted In Rape of 92-Year-Old Patients
- 5/10/00
N.A.A.G. Boxing Task Force Issues Recommendations
- 5/10/00
Major Financial Services Firm Settles Mutual Fund Case
- 5/9/00
Wayne County Trash Hauler Guilty of Tax Fraud
- 5/9/00
Drug Task Force Investigation Results in the Arrest of Seventeen- 5/9/00
Legislation Would Give Tenants Fair Share of Security Deposits
- 5/4/00
Statement Regarding the Death of Cardinal John O'Connor
- 5/4/00
State Clamps Down on Illegal Clamming Operation- 5/2/00
Agreement Provides Hospital Interpreters for Deaf- 5/1/00
Spitzer Launches Comprehensive Recycling Initiative
April
- 4/28/00
New York Files Remedy Proposal in Microsoft Case - 4/26/00
Spitzer Statement on NSSF Lawsuit- 4/21/00
State Sues Brooklyn Air Polluter- 4/18/00
NYC Lags in Plan to Protect Watershed- 4/17/00
Spitzer Seeks Stronger Milk Price Gouging Law- 4/14/00
State Cracks Down on White Collar Tax Dodgers- 4/13/00
State Cracks Down on MTA Tax Evaders- 4/12/00
Life Imitates Art: Actor with Role in Sopranos Sentenced in Stock Scam
- 4/11/00
Gun Coalition Gaining Supporters Statewide- 4/11/00
Medicaid Fraud Unit Commemorates 25th Anniversary at Brooklyn Marriott- 4/9/00
Spitzer Addresses Crime Victims Vigil- 4/7/00
Syracuse Businessman Charged With Investment Fraud- 4/5/00
Settlement Restricts Sale of Illegal Weapons Via Internet- 4/5/00
Leading Sweepstakes Company To Make Major Changes In Disclosures- 4/4/00
National Retailer Settles Religious Freedom Claim- 4/4/00
Two Buffalo Nurse's Aides Convicted of Abusing 89-Year-Old Nursing Home Patient
- 4/3/00
Hudson Valley Firm Targeted for False Advertising
March
- 3/30/00
Staten Island Income Tax Evader Arraigned - 3/28/00
A.G.'s Office Continues to Monitor Auto Advertising - 3/27/00
Municipal Workers Indicted For Polluting Salmon River - 3/23/00
Spitzer Announces Settlement with Wall Street Firms in Major Discrimination Case - 3/21/00
Gun Procurement Coalition Expands in New York - 3/21/00
WNY Retail Chain Cited for False Advertising Agreement - 3/17/00
Statement by Attorney General Spitzer Regarding the Smith & Wesson Agreement
- 3/16/00
Spitzer Forms Coalition to Influence Gun Industry- 3/15/00
Brooklyn Dentist Ordered To Give Up License And Repay $320,000 To State And Patients- 3/10/00
Binghamton Man Sentenced & Fined for Timber Theft
- 3/9/00
Equipment Flaws and Weaknesses Caused Blackout in Washington Heights / Inwood and Other Areas Last Summer- 3/8/00
Nintendo To Address Effects of Video Game On Children- 3/6/00
States Reach Price-Fixing Settlement with Nine West Shoe Co- 3/3/00
Statement by Attorney General Spitzer on Clean Air Court Ruling
February
- 2/29/00
New York State Task Force Targets Internet Pornography- 2/29/00
Westchester Energy Company Faces State Lawsuit- 2/29/00
Ohio Energy Company Left New York Customers Cold- 2/28/00
Spitzer Secures Double Felony Guilty Plea In OTB Investigation- 2/28/00
Settlement Forces Company to Change Misleading Ad Campaign- 2/25/00
State Wins Court Injunction Against Asphalt Company- 2/23/00
Spitzer Legislation Prevents All Tobacco Ads Aimed At Children- 2/22/00
"A Perfect Match" Dating Service Declared Not So Perfect- 2/17/00
Spitzer To Sue G.E. Over Deceptive Dishwasher Recall Program- 2/16/00
Former Doctor Indicted for Practicing Without A License- 2/16/00
Agreement will Cut Plant Pollution and Odors- 2/10/00
Grand Jury Charges Manhattan Pharmacy Owner with $1 Million "Phantom Drug" Medicaid Scam- 2/9/00
Court Requires Counties to Make Polling Places Accessible to the Disabled
- 2/9/00
Bookeeper Of Brooklyn Shoe Store Sentenced In $100,000 Medicaid Fraud- 2/9/00
Capital-Area Substance Abuse Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty In Kickback-Medicaid Billings Scam- 2/9/00
Registered Nurse Pleads Guility To Patient Abuse- 2/8/00
State Dismantles Huge Upstate Shoplifting Ring- 2/7/00
Drug House Lawsuit Seeks To Evict Dealers, Clean Up Neighborhood- 2/4/00
Brooklyn Dentist Pleads Guilty To Medicaid Fraud & Lying Before Grand Jury- 2/4/00
Oneida Nursing Home Aide Arrested For Raping 92-Year-Old Patient- 2/2/00
AT&T Settles Concerns About Misleading Advertising- 2/1/00
Spitzer Statement on Stewart Airport
January
- 1/31/00
Spitzer Saves Seniors From Forclosure and Eviction - 1/27/00
Statement by Attorney General Spitzer Regarding Televised Coverage of the Diallo Case - 1/27/00
Former Insurance Agents Indicted in Massive Investment Fraud - 1/27/00
$3.6 Million Settlement to Benefit Condo Owners - 1/26/00
Long Island Company And CEO Indicted For Theft Of More Than $540,000 In Medicaid Funds --
- 1/26/00
Brooklyn Woman Sentenced for Theft of Medicaid Funds and Dispensing Drugs Without a License - 1/25/00
New Privacy Protections Sought For Information Age
- 1/25/00
Spitzer secures Privacy Agreement with National Bank
- 1/25/00
Infobeat Settlement Resolves Website Privacy Violation
- 1/24/00
Publishers Clearing House Sued Over Deceptive Sweepstakes
- 1/19/00
State Seeks Competition in Waste Hauling
- 1/13/00
Like Traditional Businesses, Online Company Must Deliver Goods in a Timely Manner
- 1/11/00
Bayer Agrees to Alter Aspirin Advertising
- 1/10/00
Statement on Phillip Morris Decision
- 1/6/00
Legal Experts Praise Spitzer's First Year
- 1/5/00
Statement by Attorney General Spitzer Regarding the Proposed Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Conversion - 1/5/00
State Obtains Conviction Against Dutchess County Asbestos Monitoring Company