New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert reminding retailers statewide that they must accept cash payments under a new law that took effect March 21, with violations carrying penalties up to $1,500 per incident.
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert March 20 notifying retailers that a new state law effective March 21 prohibits food stores and retail establishments from refusing cash payments, with violations carrying penalties up to $1,500.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the Office of the Attorney General's Health Care Helpline handled 4,890 complaints and secured $1.53 million in restitution and savings for New Yorkers in 2025, helping consumers resolve medical billing...
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 20 other state attorneys general sued the Trump administration to block new USDA funding conditions they claim are unlawfully vague and threaten billions in critical agricultural and nutrition program funding.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced $3 million in grants to two Filipino community organizations, distributing assets from a dissolved charity that sold its Park Avenue townhouse to continue serving the state's Filipino American community.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the arrest and indictment of Azer Arslanouk, 36, of Ocean Township, New Jersey, for illegally selling fentanyl and cocaine in Brooklyn following a 30-month investigation that seized more than 8,887 counterfe...
Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement barring correctional health care provider NaphCare LLC from operating in New York for five years and imposing $875,000 in penalties following an investigation into three deaths at the Onondaga County Jus...
New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation concluded that officers would not face criminal charges in the May 2025 death of Damon Louther, who was fatally shot by NYPD officers after advancing toward them with a knife during a...
New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, warning that the animal tranquilizer "makes deadly opioids like fentanyl even deadlier."
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment of former NYPD Officer Kevin Richmond on vehicular manslaughter and DWI charges after he allegedly struck and killed motorcyclist Nidia Nieves while off-duty and intoxicated in July 2023.
New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation concluded that prosecutors would not be able to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt that Orchard Park police officers were justified when they fatally shot James Cushman, who charged at...
New York Attorney General Letitia James pledged her office will continue reviewing the circumstances surrounding the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam in Buffalo after the Erie County Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide, saying the man who "fled genocid...
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment of Michael Naughton, 55, for allegedly operating as an unlicensed funeral director and defrauding mourning families out of thousands of dollars, with investigators discovering 13 decomposing b...
The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation has opened an investigation into the March 28 death of Victor Craighead, who was shot and killed by a New York State Police trooper after allegedly firing at officers with a long gun during a s...
The U.S. Department of Energy rescinded its policy capping reimbursements for state energy programs and dropped its federal court appeal after New York Attorney General Letitia James led a successful coalition challenge that preserved millions in funding fo...
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 22 other attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order that would impose federal control over state election systems and restrict mail-in voting, calling it "yet another a...
New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation concluded that prosecutors could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that two Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies were unjustified when they fatally shot Mark Bemis during a June 2025...
A federal judge granted New York Attorney General Letitia James's motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Education's mandate requiring public colleges and universities to produce extensive admissions data, with James calling it...
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued an investor alert warning about fraudulent investment schemes on Meta platforms, stating that "scammers are using social media to exploit the names of trusted financial leaders and celebrities to steal New York...
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued an investor alert warning New Yorkers about the prevalence of fraudulent investment schemes proliferating on Meta platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, as scammers increasingly use deceptive ad...