letitia james

A new report from the state attorney general's office says Binghamton police Officer Brad Kaczynski used excessive force when he knelt on a Binghamton resident’s neck and upper back during an arrest. The report called the city’s internal investigation into the arrest “flawed” and recommends disciplinary action against Kaczynski, including possible termination.

Attorney General Letitia James said she doesn’t think cities like Ithaca should abandon good cause eviction completely, but that local lawmakers should keep working on other fair housing policies.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday that she's putting together a team of independent experts to look into the state’s nursing home policies during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when thousands of elderly residents died.

James said it’s even more urgent after the leaked draft opinion suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade.

The Southern Tier region will receive about $4.8 million from the settlement in 2022. The initial payout on Tuesday totaled about $759,000 for the region.

The New York attorney general's office late Tuesday told a court that its investigators had uncovered evidence that President Donald Trump's company used "fraudulent or misleading" asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits.

An investigation by the New York State Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) found the shooting of Tyler Green by police was justified to prevent the death of his child.

"We’ve ended AAUCONNECT’s fraudulent practices and run out the clock on their illegal operation.”

The Attorney General's Office filed a petition with the New York State Supreme Court to force Continenza to publicly testify about his purchase of more than 46,000 shares of Kodak stock last summer.

“This is Albany politics at its worst — both the Comptroller and the Attorney General have spoken to people about running for Governor and it is unethical to wield criminal referral authority to further political self-interest."