Campaign Feed / Attorney General Eric Schneiderman http://www.ericschneiderman.com/ en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:41:04 -0600 40 Facebook Syndication Error Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:30:05 -0800 http://www.facebook.com/feeds/syndication_error.php#267c59b4a511c591089fe3c266bb292e_ http://www.facebook.com/feeds/syndication_error.php#267c59b4a511c591089fe3c266bb292e_ NY's Schneiderman sues banks in foreclosure effort Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:33:00 -0600 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0262 Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is accusing some of the nation's largest banks of deceit and fraud in using an electronic mortgage registry that he says puts homeowners at a disadvantage in foreclosures. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0262 Eric Schneiderman promises aggressive financial fraud probe Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:37:00 -0600 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0263 New York Atty. Gen. Eric Schneiderman, who was tapped by President Obama to co-chair a new state and federal mortgage crisis unit, promised to move aggressively to coordinate investigations into the causes of the subprime mortgage market meltdown http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0263 Tighten drug laws: Attorney general has a reasonable plan to cut down on prescription drug abuse Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:54:00 -0600 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0259 State legislators should join in bipartisan support of Attorney General Eric T. SchneidermanaEUR(TM)s bill targeting the illegal prescription painkiller market. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0259 State Attorney General combats prescription narcotic drug abuse Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:06:00 -0600 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0261 State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is pushing for legislation to create an online database to report and track the use of prescription narcotic drugs. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0261 Schneiderman creates $1M fund for foreclosure assistance Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0600 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0260 New York Attorney General Eric. Schneiderman announced on Thursday that his office will fund $1 million worth of foreclosure prevention services to help New York residents struggling through the foreclosure crisis. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0260 Schneiderman Touts Accomplishments At End-Of Year Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:56:00 -0600 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0258 It has been in many respects a banner year for the rookie AG, with laudatory profiles in a number of national newsmagazines, mostly for Mr. SchneidermanaEUR(TM)s unwillingness to go along with the 50-state mortgage settlement in order to get to the root of the financial crisis. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0258 Schneiderman eyes local development corporations Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0257 The New York attorney general's initial review of local development corporations uncovered the potential for self-dealing, nepotism, improper loans and exorbitant expenses at some. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0257 Bank Excuses on Foreclosure Growing Stale Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:42:00 -0600 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0252 aEURoeIf you donaEUR(TM)t air out the policies that led to the implosion of the economy, it will happen again,aEUR? says Mr. Schneiderman. aEURoeThereaEUR(TM)s not one sentence in the proposed agreement, not one period or comma about the stuff that blew up the economy. We canaEUR(TM)t let the banks rewrite history.aEUR? http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0252 New Yorkers must speak up on hydrofracking rules Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:49:00 -0600 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0255 Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is holding up his end in efforts to protect New Yorkers from possible ill-effects of hydraulic fracturing. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0255 Schneiderman praises Senate Judiciary Committee's passage of DOMA repeal Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:44:00 -0600 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0253 New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a statement shortly after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted on the measure commending the committee for approving the legislation. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0253 Investigating the causes of the financial meltdown Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:54:00 -0600 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0256 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0256 NY AG to defend rights of religious Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:46:00 -0600 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0254 New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced an enforcement initiative to protect the religious rights of increasingly diverse New Yorkers while they're at work and elsewhere. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0254 State AGs target mortgage mess Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:29:00 -0600 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0251 The American people deserve a full investigation and public exposure of the conduct that got us into the economic quagmire we face today. We must ensure that it never happens again. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0251 NY AG Pursues Bank Accountability Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:48:00 -0500 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0250 New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman was a guest on the Rachel Maddow Show to discuss his investigation into the mortgage crisis. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0250 Eric Schneiderman Warns Reid, McConnell Not To Pass Concealed Weapons Bill Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:41:00 -0500 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0249 New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sent a letter to Senate leadership urging them to derail a bill that would require states that allow concealed carrying of guns to recognize each other's permits. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0249 Huge bust in Rochester nets millions of dollars in cocaine, seizure of weapons Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:07:00 -0500 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0248 Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the arrest of 28 people and the seizure of 35 kilograms of cocaine, $750,000 cash, eight illegal weapons and five vehicles. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0248 Top Prosecutor Stands Out by Pushing Back Sat, 01 Oct 2011 06:37:00 -0500 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0247 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0247 What no-drama Obama could learn from no-hysterics Eric Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0245 New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is the American progressive movement's best and probably last hope for some kind of public retribution against the banksters, some righting of wrongs as far as the Great Recession. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0245 America's most powerful liberal? Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:08:00 -0500 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0246 Just months after he took office, Schneiderman rang the alarm on a settlement being negotiated by 50 state attorneys-general he saw as too lenient toward the big banks. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0246 New York AG Asks Court To Throw Out Anti-Gay Marriage Suit Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:37:00 -0500 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0243 New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has asked a state court to toss a lawsuit challenging New York's marriage equality law http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0243 AGaEUR(TM)s office holding special office hours in storm-damaged areas Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:50:00 -0500 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0244 Attorney General Eric SchneidermanaEUR(TM)s office is holding aEURoeoffice hoursaEUR? in areas affected by flooding in recent weeks. Officials from the agency will be holding walk-in meetings for storm victims to discuss concerns surrounding price gouging, insurance policies, delayed debt payments and other issues. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0244 Attorney General Warns About 9/11 Donations Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:12:00 -0500 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0242 New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has issued a guide to make sure gifts end up in the right hands. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0242 NY attorney general probes auto safety scam Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:31:00 -0500 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0241 New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman accused four motor vehicle inspectors Tuesday of issuing more than 7,000 safety inspection certificates without testing the vehicles. http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0241 Editorial: New York's new attorney general stands up to big banks Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:40:00 -0500 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0240 http://www.ericschneiderman.com/news/latest?id=0240