Eric Schneiderman

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is suing Western Sky Financial, LLC., Cashcall, Inc., WS funding, LLC., and their owners for violations of New York’s lender laws while issuing personal loans over the internet. The companies charged annual rates of interest from 89-355 percent to thousands of New York consumers.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman commented in a media release that the “certificate of merit” law signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will bring greater integrity to the foreclosure process, according a media release from State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

State Attorney General Eric Scheiderman is targeting several banks he says have unfair lending practices, which prevent clients from getting out of debt.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Sunday that three more gun show operators have agreed to follow the model gun show procedures developed by the Attorney General's Office to promote uniform gun show operations across the state.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Monday that his office has filed a lawsuit against two companies for illegally selling contraband cigarettes without paying the required state excise taxes.

State attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued an open letter to doctors, pharmacists and other medical professionals Wednesday alerting them that the prescription pain killer hydrocodone is now a Schedule II controlled substance under New York State law.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday announced a multi-agency narcotics crackdown that led to a 226-count indictment, charging 31 defendants with distributing large quantities of cocaine throughout the capital region.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that his office has reached a $500,000 settlement with DirectBuy after an investigation revealed the buying club engaged in misleading and deceptive sales practices.

The State Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday a $2.4 million settlement with one of the nation’s largest medical waste disposal companies, Stericycle, Inc., for improperly overcharging nearly 1,000 New York government entities, including police and fire departments, rescue squads, schools, jails and hospitals across the state.

The Office of State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has posted information online detailing charitable donations raised for Hurricane Sandy relief.