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2001
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December

bullet $272 Million Tobacco Settlement Payment Expected December 31 -- December 27, 2001

Total New York Settlement Payments Now Surpass $2 Billion

bullet Termite Control Guarantee Questioned -- December 27, 2001

Spitzer Joins Settlement to Force Reforms in Orkin’s Advertising Claims

bullet Long Island Hotel Cited for Price Gouging -- December 26, 2001

Spitzer Obtains Refunds and Penalties for Excessive Prices Following September 11th Attacks

bullet Health Care Concerns Identified in State Report -- December 20, 2001

Consumers Urged to Take Advantage of Special State Assistance Program

bullet Spitzer Criticizes DOJ Regulations On September 11th Victim Compensation Fund -- December 20, 2001

Spitzer Seeks Order Barring Owners from Business

bullet Monroe County Snow Plow Company Faces State Lawsuit -- December 20, 2001

Spitzer Seeks Order Barring Owners from Business

bullet Spitzer Obtains $5.5 Million for 340 WNYers Victimized in Pay Phone Pyramid Scheme -- December 20, 2001

Largest Investment Fraud Case in WNY History, Seniors Targeted, "Guaranteed" 14% Return

bullet Spitzer Calls for Reforms in Charitable Fundraising -- December 19, 2001

AG Considers Suits Against For-Profit Companies that Take Advantage of Charitable Donors

bullet State Fights for Cut in Air Pollution from Dirty Diesels -- December 14, 2001

NY Files Brief Urging Federal Court to Reject Industry Challenge to Federal Diesel Rule

bullet Court Freezes Assets of Western New York Car Dealer -- December 13, 2001

Spitzer Seeking Thousands of Dollars in Refunds for Consumers

bullet Spitzer Continues Efforts to Combat Wage Abuses in Greengroceries -- December 13, 2001

On-going Investigation Leads to Payment of Back Wages to Immigrant Workers

bullet WNY Employer Settles Retaliation Suit -- December 13, 2001

Spitzer, Hevesi investigation supported workers’ claim

bullet Westchester Car Dealer Cited for False Advertising -- December 13, 2001

New Rochelle Toyota Settles Case For $88,000 in Refunds and Civil Penalties

bullet Settlement Reached in Hudson "Wills" Case -- December 13, 2001

Legal Secretary Must Return Benefits, and Terminate Control of Philanthopic Trust

bullet Spitzer Announces N.Y, 28 Other States File Lawsuit Against Bristol-Myers Squibb Seeking Compensation for Consumers -- December 12, 2001

Drugmaker Unlawfully Kept Anti-Anxiety Medication Off the Market

bullet Statement on the Albert Fentress Case -- December 11, 2001


bullet Eleven School Custodians Arrested for Kickback and Bid Rigging Scheme -- December 11, 2001

Spitzer, Stancik Release Recommendations to Reform School Procurements

bullet Spitzer Praises Lawyers’ Efforts in Response to World Trade Center Attacks -- December 11, 2001

Thousands of Attorneys Donate Time and Talent to Victims of September 11 Tragedy

bullet Three Charged In DMV Bribery Scheme -- December 7, 2001

Former DMV Employee and Local Private Investigator Charged in 20-Count Indictment

bullet Queens Drugstore Owner Charged with Selling Narcotics to Addicts -- December 7, 2001

Sold More Than 100,000 Pills Over Four Years

bullet Spitzer Offers His "Top Ten" On-Line Holiday Shopping Tips -- December 7, 2001

He Reminds Consumers to Check Out Companies Before Checking Out Merchandise

bullet Nurse Admits to Patient Neglect and Cover-up at Monroe County Nursing Home -- December 7, 2001


bullet Nurse's Aide Admits to Endangering Patient At Columbia County Nursing Home -- December 5, 2001

Left Unattended in Bath Chair, Patient Fell and Fractured Both Legs

bullet Spitzer Announces Arrests in Theft of Dental License Exam -- December 5, 2001

Defendants Used Hidden Camera to Steal Test

bullet Lawsuit Accuses Furniture Retailer of Fraud -- December 5, 2001

Spitzer Takes Action To Stop Unscrupulous Practices

bullet Spitzer Applauds President’s Action on Holy Land Foundation -- December 4, 2001

A.G. Subpoenaed Group’s Records, Asked I.R.S. to Investigate

November

bullet State, City Team to Halt Parking Meter Thefts -- November 29, 2001

Group Manufactured Keys That Opened Meters

bullet Court Order Shuts Down Brooklyn Moving Companies -- November 26, 2001

State Files Lawsuit Alleging Low-Ball Estimates, Household Goods Held Hostage

bullet Brooklyn Doctor Arrested for Selling Drug Prescriptions Following Undercover Probe -- November 21, 2001


bullet Attorney General Recovers $300,000 from 4 N.Y.C. Hospitals for Medicaid Double-Billings -- November 20, 2001

Facilities Billed Twice for Treating Same Recipients on Same Day

bullet Spitzer and Consul General Announce Settlement of Labor Abuse Cases Against Greengroceries -- November 20, 2001

Agreement Reached to Redress Exploited Immigrant Workers

bullet Spitzer Announces Statewide Investigation Found That Distributors, Retailers Sold Fraudulent Gold Jewelry -- November 19, 2001

Distributers, Retailers Fined, Change Practices

bullet Statement by Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Regarding Anthrax Threats Received at Planned Parenthood Offices in New York State -- November 16, 2001


bullet Manhattan Psychiatrist and Medicaid Recipient Charged with $50,000 Medicaid Fraud -- November 15, 2001

Doctor Billed Taxpayers for Bogus Therapy Sessions, Recipient Actually Treated Many Patients

bullet Statement by Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Regarding the Red Cross Liberty Fund Announcement -- November 14, 2001


bullet Nurse’s Aide Charged with Endangering Patient at Columbia County Nursing Home -- November 14, 2001

Left Unattended in Bath Chair, Patient Fractures Both Legs

bullet National Gold Retailer Agrees to Honor Past Promises -- November 14, 2001

Spitzer’s Office Secures Settlement on Behalf of Thousands of Customers

bullet Charities Symposium Set in Southern Tier -- November 9, 2001

Spitzer's Office Sponsors Education Forum Aimed at Charities Management Issues

bullet Operators Of Kingston Adult Residence Accused Of Fraud -- November 9, 2001

Attorney General, Health Commissioner, and Local DA Join Forces to Protect Veterans

bullet Task Force Breaks Up Cayuga County Drug Ring -- November 8, 2001

Coalition of Law Enforcement Agencies Targets Cocaine Sales in CNY

bullet States Secure $51.5 Million Settlement With Firestone -- November 8, 2001

Company Promises Significant Reforms in Advertising and Warranty Claims

bulletStatement Regarding New York's Decision in the Microsoft Case -- November 7, 2001

bulletSpitzer Testifies at House Hearing on Disaster Relief Efforts -- November 6, 2001


bullet Brooklyn Dentist Admits to $550,000 Dental Fraud -- November 6, 2001

Seven Others – including 6 Dentists— Arrested as Part of Crackdown in City

bullet Delaware County Dairy Violates Environmental Law -- November 5, 2001

Delhi Enterprise Pays $327,000 in Fines; Two Employees Plead Guilty

bullet Spitzer Announces Major Firms Agree to Donate Services to Help Establish Confidential Database to Help Coordinate WTC Relief Efforts -- November 1, 2001


bullet Governor Pataki, Attorney General Spitzer Announce Comprehensive New Anti-Terrorism Legislation -- November 1, 2001

Omnibus Bill Contains Series of Measures to Help Law Enforcement Fight Evil Scourge

bullet Bus Company Reinstates Cancellation Policy -- November 1, 2001

Spitzer's Office Wins Refunds for Consumers Fearful of Traveling Due to Terrorist Attacks

October

bullet Limo Companies Cited For Shoddy Service -- October 31, 2001

Spitzer Acts on Consumer Complaints Against Companies in Syracuse and Troy

bullet Lewis County Pharmacist Admits To Four Year Health Care Fraud -- October 31, 2001


bullet Nurse Charged with Patient Neglect at Schenectady Nursing Home -- October 26, 2001

Withheld Treatment From Elderly Patient, Falsified Medical Chart

bullet Nine West Settlement Benefits Advocacy Groups -- October 26, 2001

Funds Derived From Settlement of Price-Fixing Allegations Involving Women’s Shoes

bullet Long Island Nurse Pleads Guilty in $125,000 Home Health Care Fraud -- October 25, 2001

Admits Billing Taxpayers for 2 Years of Nonexistent Care for Disabled Teenager

bullet Red Cross Joins Relief Tracking System -- October 25, 2001

Two Groups Will Distribute Some 70% Of Public Donations

bullet Rochester Asbestos Training Company Guilty of Fraud -- October 24, 2001

Company Loses Safety Training Accreditation and Will Pay $100,000 Fine

bullet Buying Club Companies Agree to $9 Million Settlement -- October 24, 2001

Attorneys General Win Significant Reforms in Telemarketing Practices

bullet Website Helps Victims of Terrorist Attacks -- October 24, 2001

A.G. Also Offers Tips on Charitable Giving

bullet Neighborhood Watch Groups Cited for Achievements -- October 23, 2001

Thirteen Organizations Honored for Improving Quality of Life in their Communities

bullet Staff Changes Announced in Attorney General’s Office -- October 19, 2001

Spitzer Names New Solicitor General, Makes Other Senior Staff Changes

bullet Manufacturers Agree to Provide Warning Labels on Crib Sheets -- October 18, 2001

Agreement Includes National Infant Safety Campaign

bullet Landmark Agreements Give Consumers New Protections in HMO Disputes -- October 16, 2001

Health Plans Obligated to Provide Specific Reasons for Coverage Denials

bullet Spitzer, Mccaul Reach $5 Million Resolution In Money Laundering Investigation -- October 12, 2001


bullet Cattaraugus County Man Guilty Of Failing To Pay $147,605 In Taxes -- October 12, 2001

Liquor Business Owner Failed to Pay Sales Tax From 1994-97

bullet Credit Card Protection Claims Scrutinized -- October 11, 2001

National Direct Marketer Agrees to Provide Over $1 Million in Refunds to NewYorkers

bullet World Trade Center Relief Info Available on New Website -- October 10, 2001


bullet State Contractor Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Failure to Pay Workers Approximately $300,000 -- October 9, 2001


bullet Nurse Admits To Narcotics Theft At Long Island Hospital -- October 9, 2001


bullet Operator Of Counseling Program Charged With Medicaid Fraud -- October 4, 2001

Investigation Reveals Improper Claims and Other Problems at Brooklyn Program

bullet Central NY Hospitals Agree to Cleanup on Native Land -- October 1, 2001

State Helps Resolve Long-Standing Environmental Problem on Onondaga Territory

September

bullet Spitzer Statement Regarding Urban League of Northeastern New York -- September 27, 2001

bullet Spitzer Statement Regarding the Sale of Nine Mile Nuclear Power Plants -- September 26, 2001


bullet Spitzer Statement on Disaster Relief -- September 26, 2001


bullet Orange County Man Sentenced In Real Estate Scheme -- September 25, 2001

Former Cop Duped Investors with Promissory Notes

bullet Spitzer Statement on the Status of the Department of Law -- September 17, 2001


bullet Spitzer Statement on the Governor's Anti-Terrorism Initiative -- September 17, 2001


bullet Statement by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and California Attorney General Bill Lockyer Regarding a Remedy in the Microsoft Case -- September 10, 2001


bullet Spitzer, States Oppose U.S. Supreme Court Review of Microsoft's Request for an Appeal -- September 7, 2001


bullet Utility’s "Price Protection" Claims Challenged -- September 6, 2001

Spitzer Urges Public Service Commission to Reject a Flawed Rate Freeze Proposal

bullet Brooklyn Psychiatrist Charged with $100,000 Fraud Following Undercover Probe -- September 6, 2001

Billed for Therapy Sessions on Days Off and While on Vacation

August

bullet Employer "Retaliation" Prompts State Suit -- August 31, 2001

Jamestown Company Sued New York City Laborers Who Complained about Wages

bullet Ohio Energy Company Fined, Ordered To Pay Restitution -- August 29, 2001

Hundreds of New Yorkers Victims of Shoddy Service and Contract Violations

bullet Court Preserves Martha Graham Dance Legacy -- August 29, 2001

Judge Rejects Heir’s Attempt to Strip Name from School and Performance Company

bullet Settlement Resolves Buffalo Real Estate Scam -- August 29, 2001

130 East Side Homeowners to Have Mortgages Reduced by 24%,Saving Total of $5.6 Million

bullet Spitzer Statement on Clinic Access -- August 27, 2001


bullet Settlement With Westchester Locksmith Provides Restitution To Customers, Ends Deceptive Practices -- August 27, 2001

Investigation Prompted by Complaints of Overcharges and Long Waits for Service

bullet Staten Island Man Indicted for Illegal Dumping -- August 23, 2001

Company Allegedly Dumped Garbage in Vacant Lot

bullet Largest Pesticide Penalty in State History Secured -- August 22, 2001

S.C. Johnson Fined for Illegally Distributing Unsafe Roach Baits

bullet Spitzer Reaches Internet Privacy Agreement with Altavista -- August 21, 2001

Agreement Clarifies "Rules of the Road" for Internet Privacy Disclosures

bullet Nurse's Aide Pleads Guilty in Assault Case Involving Elderly Patient at Montgomery County Nursing Home -- August 17, 2001


bullet Judge Finds Harlem High School Defrauded Parents -- August 16, 2001


bullet Hudson Valley Home Contractor Barred from Business -- August 16, 2001

Attorney General’s Office Obtains $46,000 in Refunds for Victims

bullet Buffalo Landlord Agrees to Reforms in Handling Security Deposit -- August 16, 2001

Spitzer Pushes Legislation to Give Tenants Fairer Share

bullet Computer Retailer Settles Service Contract Problem -- August 15, 2001


bullet Spitzer Statement on Project Labor Agreements -- August 14, 2001


bullet Spitzer Announces Indictment of New Jersey Man in $1 Million Real Estate Investment Scam -- August 14, 2001

"Guaranteed" Investors 30-70% Rate of Return While Portraying Himself as "HUD Real Estate Agent"

bullet Nurse’s Aide Arrested For Placing Pillow Over Patient’s Face at Brooklyn Nursing Home -- August 14, 2001


bullet Nurse Charged With Failing To Administer Morphine To Dying Patient at Rochester Nursing Home -- August 13, 2001

Slept During Shifts, Falsified Medical Chart To Cover Up Neglect

bullet Spitzer Lawsuit Seeks To Rid Utica's Westside Of Drug Activity -- August 10, 2001

A.G.'s "Clean Sweep" Crackdown Targets Irresponsible Landlords

bullet Eight Area Charities to Share in $160,000 Recovered by A.G.'s Office -- August 9, 2001


bullet Nurse’s Aide Arrested For Sexually Abusing Elderly Patient at Oneida County Nursing Home -- August 9, 2001


bullet Auto Dealers Agree to Reform Advertising Practices -- August 9, 2001

Statewide Investigation Reveals Pervasive Abuses of Truth-in-Advertising Laws

bullet Attorney General Recovers $385,000 in Settlement With Jamestown Health Care Provider -- August 8, 2001


bullet Nurse’s Aide at Long Island Nursing Home Arrested for Abusing Wheelchair-Bound Patient -- August 8, 2001


bullet Bronx Doctor Charged With $360,000 Medicaid Theft -- August 8, 2001

Taxpayers Billed For "Phantom" Office Visits, Medically Unnecessary Prescriptions

bullet Statement of NY State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Relaxing Enforcement of Federal Clean Air Act -- August 8, 2001


bullet Spitzer-Daniels Announce Six Charged in City-Wide Sweep of Bogus Apartment Listing Firms -- August 8, 2001

Estimate That Thousands Paid for Non-Existent Apartment Listings

bullet Nurse’s Aide Arrested for Abusing an Infirm Elderly Patient at Chenango County Nursing Home -- August 6, 2001


bullet Statement By Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Regarding a National Anti-Immigration Conference On Long Island -- August 3, 2001


bullet Statement by Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Regarding the EPA Decision to Proceed with a Comprehensive Cleanup of the Hudson River -- August 1, 2001


July

bullet Settlement with Telecom Company to End Deceptive Sales Practices and Provide Rebates -- July 31, 2001

RCN Customers Complained of Slamming and Poor Service

bullet Health Plan Agrees to Improve Pharmacy Complaint Process -- July 30, 2001

Blue Cross and Rite Aid Will Implement a New Program to Respond to Consumers

bullet Nursing Homes Agree to Revise Admission Policies -- July 30, 2001

New Protections Sought Against "Third Party Guarantees" and Involuntary Discharges

bullet Long Island Nurse Admits to Padding Work Hours In Home Health Care Fraud -- July 27, 2001

Billed Medicaid While On Vacation And For Days Not Worked

bullet New York Joins Suit to Stop United/US Air Merger -- July 27, 2001


bullet Health Plan to Compensate Consumers and Hospitals for Illegally Denied Claims -- July 26, 2001

Blue Cross to Review More Than 25,000 Emergency Room Claims

bullet Statement By Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Regarding The Pending Hudson River PCB Decision -- July 24, 2001


bullet Spitzer to Fight Pending Niagara Mohawk Rate Requests -- July 24, 2001

A.G., in Effort to Help WNY Create Jobs, Says Area’s Competitiveness, Rate Payer Fairness at Issue

bullet Corrections Officers Enter Pleas in No-Show Job Case -- July 24, 2001


bullet Central NY Storage Company Agrees To Reform Practices -- July 24, 2001

Consumers Complained of Improper Billings, Delivery Problems

bullet Attorney General Recovers $1.7 Million From 77 Hospitals Across the State for Medicaid Overbillings -- July 23, 2001

Hospitals and Hospices Each Billed For Treating Same Terminally Ill Patients

bullet Spitzer Files Lawsuit Alleging Bid Rigging Conspiracy at Postage Stamp Auctions -- July 23, 2001

Defendants Carried Out Multi-Million Dollar Scheme For Nearly 20 Years

bullet Spitzer Helps Strengthen The Election Process In Westchester County -- July 20, 2001

Urges Reforms Statewide to Ensure Full Participation and Fair Elections

bullet Statement Regarding Contempt Conviction In Clinic Access Case -- July 20, 2001


bullet Statement By Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Regarding The Critical Need For An Improved Voting System In New York -- July 20, 2001


bullet Race Track Tellers Named in Money Laundering Indictment -- July 19, 2001

Federal and State Authorities Continue Probe of Possible Criminal Activity

bullet Spitzer Announces Settlement with Perry’s Ice Cream to End Odor Problems at Plant -- July 18, 2001

Neighbors had Complained for More Than a Decade

bullet Nurse’s Aide Arrested For Abusing Elderly Patient At Western New York Nursing Home -- July 17, 2001


bullet State Worker Charged In Massive Identity Theft Scam -- July 17, 2001

Insurance Fund Employee Pilfered Office Files and Used Stolen Identities to Obtain Goods

bullet Owner of Long Island Medicaid Management Company Charged with Stealing $65,000 from Taxpayers -- July 16, 2001

Inflated Time Spent On Patients’ Cases, Faces Up To 15 Years In Prison

bullet Monroe County Man Sentenced to Pay $77,000 in Tax Evasion Charge -- July 16, 2001

Brockport Chimney Business Owner Failed to Pay Sales Tax for Five Years

bullet Nurse Pleads Guilty In Patient Abuse Case -- July 13, 2001

Admits Stealing Pain Medication Patch from Orange County Nursing Home Patient

bullet Long Island Nurse Submits Phony Timesheets in $125,000 Home Health Care Fraud -- July 13, 2001

Falsely Billed Taxpayers For 2 Years Of Caring for Disabled Teenager

bullet Capital District Home Contractors Plead Guilty To $1.1 Million Scheme That Targeted Elderly Consumers -- July 11, 2001


bullet Spitzer Calls on PSC To Conduct Audit To Verify Accuracy of Verizon Service Reports -- July 11, 2001


bullet Court Orders G.E. to Notify Consumers of Its Deceptive Practices -- July 10, 2001

Thousands of New Yorkers To Be Fully Compensated for Unnecessary Dishwasher Purchases

bullet Investors Warned About Securities Scams -- July 10, 2001

Victims Targeted by Those They Know

bullet Health Plan To Reimburse For Erroneous E.R. Claims -- July 09, 2001

GHI Health Plan Agrees to Compensate Consumers

bullet Spitzer Statement on NIMO Rate Increase Request -- July 09, 2001


bullet Spitzer Urges Congress to Eliminate Prohibition Against State and Local Tobacco Advertising Laws -- July 03, 2001

Attorney General and Advocates Say FEDs Should Not Hamper Local Efforts to Protect Children

bullet States Call For Removal of Toxic Car Part-- July 02, 2001

Attorneys General Say Mercury Light Switches Pose Major Environmental Hazard

June

bullet Spitzer Supports Vieques Lawsuit Seeking Compliance With Environmental Standards-- June 29, 2001

Enforcement Efforts Could End Bombing Exercises

bullet Fed Ex Named in Religious Accommodation Suit-- June 28, 2001


bullet Statement by Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Regarding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s "Circuit Breaker" Ruling-- June 28, 2001


bullet Statement By Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Regarding The Decision In The Microsoft Case-- June 28, 2001


bullet Brooklyn Pharmacy Owner Charged With $1 Million+ "Phantom" Drug Scam-- June 27, 2001

Repays State $1.3 Million, Faces Up to 25 years in Prison

bullet Company Fined for Damaging Residential Property-- June 26, 2001

Greene County Firm Pleads Guilty to Illegally Disposing of Asphalt

bullet Spitzer Announces Application Process for $19 Million Fund Resulting From Vitamin Price-Fixing Case-- June 26, 2001

Programs Benefitting Health, Nutrition, Prenatal Care, and Farming Eligible

bullet Convicted Psychologist Sentenced to Jail-- June 22, 2001

Failed to Repay Full Restitution to State in Schenectady Clinic Fraud Case

bullet Nurse Admits to Patient Neglect at Long Island Nursing Home-- June 21, 2001

Withheld Medication From Elderly Heart Patient, Will Surrender Nursing License

bullet Nurse and Aide Admit to Patient Mistreatment at Ontario County Nursing Home-- June 21, 2001


bullet Settlement Aids First-Time Home Buyers-- June 20, 2001

"Totally Renovated" Homes Needed Extensive Repairs

bullet Spitzer Statement on Energy Price Spikes-- June 19, 2001


bullet States Sue to Reverse Bush Policy on Appliance Regs-- June 19, 2001


bullet Spitzer Supports PSC Plan in Effort to Increase Competition for Local Telephone Service-- June 18, 2001


bullet State Lawsuit Seeks Clean-Up of West Haverstraw Junkyard-- June 12, 2001


bullet Nurse Who Was Arrested Twice for Patient Neglect at Area Nursing Homes Admits Guilt-- June 7, 2001

Withheld Medication and Treatment from Elderly Patients, Falsified Medical Charts

bullet Statement By Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Regarding Changes To The State’S Ticket Resale Law-- June 6, 2001


bullet State Sues Air Force Over North Country Cleanup-- June 4, 2001

Waste Oil from Plattsburgh Air Force Base Polluted Soil and Water

bullet Federal Court Upholds State Ban on Gasoline Additive-- June 1, 2001

Spitzer, Pataki Hail Decision on MTBE as Victory for Cleaner Water

May

bullet Owner of Rockland County Transportation Company Admits to $500,000 Medicaid Fraud-- May 31, 2001

Billed Taxpayers for Hundreds of Nonexistent Trips

bullet Used Car Dealership Sued For Fraud-- May 30, 2001

Spitzer’s Office Finds Altered Titles and False Sales Claims

bullet Lawn Care Co. Misled Homeowners With Ad Campaign-- May 30, 2001

Central New York Pesticide Applicator Agrees to Pay $3,500 for Deceptive Practices

bullet Seminars Highlight Living Trust Concerns-- May 29, 2001

A.G.’s Office To Educate Consumers Throughout the Southern Tier

bullet Consumers Warned About Risky Internet Retailers-- May 25, 2001

Attorney General Investigates Rebate Programs and Other Sales Gimmicks

bullet Ontario County Adult Home Administrator gets 6 Months in Jail for Stealing $60,000 from Residents and Facility-- May 25, 2001

Gave Husband "No-Show" Job, Used Corporate Credit Card to Buy Groceries for Family

bullet Spitzer Announces Six Indicted in Nationwide, $25 Million ‘Rare’ Coin Boiler Room Scam -- May 24, 2001

Over 1,000 Victims, Seniors Targeted by Long Island Sales People Using High Pressure Tactics

bullet Staten Island Doctor Caught In Undercover Sting For Selling Drug Prescriptions-- May 23, 2001

Would Sell Controlled Substance Prescriptions for $50 Each

bullet Consumers to Receive Vouchers in Travel Agent Scam-- May 22, 2001


bullet Attorney General Joins Purple Heart Campaign-- May 21, 2001

Urges Support for Issuance of Commemorative Stamp

bullet Consumers Can Avoid Long Distance Internet Charges-- May 21, 2001

New York Internet Service Providers to Tell Consumers How to Avoid High Phone Bills

bullet Public Works Contractor To Forfeit Profits-- May 21, 2001

Affliliate of LaCorte Company Forced to Repay State Contract Profits

bullet Fifth Avenue Doctor Admits to $350,000 Medicaid Scam-- May 18, 2001

Double-Billed Taxpayers & Charged For Services After Clinic Closed Down

bullet Statement by Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Regarding the Bush Administration’s Energy Plan-- May 17, 2001


bullet EMS Director Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny-- May 17, 2001

Watervliet Man Stole $334,000 in State Funds

bullet Companies Accused of Generic Drug Conspiracy-- May 14, 2001

Estimated That Conspiracy Cost Patients, Mostly Seniors, Additional $400 Per Year

bullet Long Island Nurse Pads Work Hours In Home Health Care Fraud-- May 11, 2001

Bills Medicaid While On Vacation And For Days Not Worked

bullet Harriman Commons Mall Developer Pays $30,000 Fine For Violating Environmental Law -- May 11, 2001

Guilty Plea in Woodbury Court for Construction Near Ramapo River

bullet Queens Man Arrested In Real Estate License Scam-- May 10, 2001

Students Lured by Ads in Asian Newspapers Paid $400 for Worthless Broker’s Course

bullet Manhattan Psychologist Admits Billing for Phantom Sessions-- May 10, 2001

Sees Undercover "Patient" Twice, Bills For Forty-Two Visits; Will Repay Taxpayers $127,000

bullet Spitzer Statement on Auto Insurance Costs-- May 9, 2001


bullet Nurse’s Aide Pleads Guilty in Case of Neglect and Cover-Up Involving 93-Year-Old Patient at Herkimer County Nursing Home-- May 9, 2001


bullet Statewide Database Set to Combat Transient Home Repair Fraud-- May 9, 2001

Spitzer and State Police Step Up Efforts to Catch Thieves

bullet New Interim Board for Hale House-- May 7, 2001

Prominent Community Leaders to Take Over Operations as Attorney General’s Investigation of Famed Harlem Charity Continues

bullet Settlement Reorganizes Reader's Digest Funds-- May 4, 2001


bullet Nurse Arrested a Second Time For Patient Neglect and Cover-Up at Nursing Home-- May 2, 2001


bullet Nurse Charged With Patient Neglect and Cover-Up at Ontario County Nursing Home-- May 2, 2001


bullet Spitzer Sues Greengroceries for Labor Abuses-- May 2, 2001

Lawsuit Seeks Back Wages for Exploited Workers

April

bullet Brooklyn Joins AG’s Safe Schools Program-- April 27, 2001

Paul Robeson High School Selected for Students Against Violence Initiative

bullet Spitzer Announces 36 Charged With Stealing $1.3 Million in Federal-State Disability Payments-- April 27, 2001

Many Were Members of Rings that Faked Mental Illness, Retardation to Receive Checks

bullet Bronx Doctor Gets Six Months in Jail for Selling Prescriptions for Powerful Drugs-- April 27, 2001


bullet Erie County Travel Agent Admits To Scam-- April 26, 2001

Spitzer’s Office Secures Felony Pleas on Behalf of 300 Victims

bullet Security Company to Pay $10,000 in Refunds to New Yorkers-- April 25, 2001

Spitzer Raises "Alarm" About Automatic Contract Renewals

bullet Shea Stadium Junkyards Indicted for Environmental Crimes-- April 25, 2001

Charged with Blatantly Violating Law by Dumping Motor oil, Antifreeze, Other Fluids Onto Ground and Into Water

bullet Pyramid Scheme Sweeping Upstate New York-- April 24, 2001

Spitzer Warns Women Targeted by Investment Scam

bullet Arthur Murray Dance Studios to Modify Business Practices-- April 24, 2001

Settlement Prohibits Studios from Collecting Large Up Front Payments

bullet Phony Trust Fund Heir Sentenced to 5-15 Years for Investment Scam-- April 20, 2001


bullet Cross Border Credit Card Scams Prey on NY Consumers-- April 20, 2001

Spitzer Sues Canadian Firms to Recover Funds for Hundreds of New Yorkers

bullet Brooklyn Man Indicted for Contract Rigging-- April 20, 2001

Contractor Allegedly Submitted Fake Bids for Repairs at State-Run Group Homes

bullet Former Medina Village Employee Pleads Guilty-- April 19, 2001

Retired Public Works Official Admits to Illegal Disposal of Solid Waste

bullet Settlement Requires Disclosure of Web Traffic Measures-- April 19, 2001


bullet Investment Adviser Pleads Guilty to Stealing $620,000 from Clients-- April 18, 2001

Used Money to Day Trade, Faces up to 9 Years in Prison for Scamming Investors

bullet Comp-USA Settlement Requires Disclosure for Internet Sales-- April 16, 2001

Spitzer Finds Rebate Offers on Computer Products Came with a Hitch

bullet Pre-Paid Phone Card Sweep Cleans up Deceptive Posters-- April 12, 2001

Spitzer Offers Tips in Buying Calling Cards

bullet Central New York Drug Ring Broken-- April 12, 2001

Grand Jury Indicts Eleven Cortland County Residents

bullet Spitzer to Investigate Labor Law Violations Against Day Laborers-- April 12, 2001

Legislature Urged to Override Veto Of Hiring Hall Measure In Farmingville

bullet Nursing Home Official Convicted of Covering up Patient Abuse at Long Island Facility-- April 11, 2001

Tampered with Evidence in Death of Patient

bullet Spitzer Announces $3.75 Million Resolution in Rockland Co. Environmental Pollution Case-- April 11, 2001

Money Paid by Two Companies will be used to Buy Parkland in Area

bullet Rochester Energy Supplier To Honor Consumer Gas Supply Prices-- April 10,2001

Will Rescind Proposed 39% Rate Hike

bullet Capital-Area Diagnostic And Treatment Center Admits To $350,000 Medicaid Fraud-- April 10, 2001

Makes Full Restitution To Taxpayers

bullet Former Terminix Employee Pleads Guilty -- April 10, 2001

Falsification of Pesticide Application Records at Mineola Office Leads to Conviction of Employee

bullet ATM Agreement to Help Low Income Families-- April 10, 2001

Agreement Promises Greater Access to Cash Benefits for Welfare Recipients

bullet OAG Statement on Littauer Case-- April 6, 2001

bullet Brooklyn Adult Care Provider Pleads Guilty in Nation’s Largest Criminal Medicaid Fraud Case-- April 6, 2001

Faces Jail Time, Will Repay $25 Million, Had Billed Taxpayers for Seniors’ Meals, Social Activities and Unneeded Transportation

bullet Florida Energy Supplier to Provide Consumers with Restitution and Pay $200,000 to Settle Charges-- April 6, 2001

Will Pay for "Slamming" Practices and Deceptive Advertising

bullet State to Receive Half Billion Dollar Tobacco Payment-- April 5, 2001

Payment is $75 Million Larger Than Last Year’s Payment

bullet Western New York Home Builder Sentenced To Prison-- April 5, 2001

Spitzer Praises Tough Stand on Contractor Fraud

bullet Court Declares Rental Car Company’s Standard Contractual Clauses Illegal-- April 3, 2001

Spitzer Praises Decision and Vows to Continue Fight for Consumer Restitution

bullet Former H.R.A. Official Indicted in $300,000 Welfare Housing Scam-- April 3, 2001

Charged Along With Two Others of Using Non-Profit Group For the Poor as Front to Steal Welfare Housing Funds

bullet A.G. and State Police Obtain Conviction in Identity Theft Case-- April 3, 2001

Cayuga County Man Wrote Bad Checks, Opened Charge Accounts Using Stolen Identities

bullet Statement By Attorney General Spitzer on Federal Court Ruling in Clean Air Case-- April 2, 2001


bullet Settlement With United Children’s Fund Permanently Bars Charity From Operating in NY-- April 2, 2001

A.G. Finds Only Four Percent of Money Raised Went to Charitable Purposes

March

bullet Spitzer Sues Harlem High School For Fraud-- March 29, 2001

School Issued Fake Diplomas

bullet Retailers Asked to Remove Pesticide from Shelves-- March 29, 2001

Attorneys General Say "Why Wait" to Halt Sales of Toxic Product

bullet Conviction in Hazardous Waste Dumping Case-- March 28, 2001

Greene County Businessman Dumped Paint in Protected Watershed

bullet Long Island Pharmacy Owner Admits To "Phanton Drug" Scam-- March 27, 2001

Repays $88,000 to Taxpayers

bullet Man Arraigned in Queens on Charges of Assault and Unlicensed Practice of Dentistry-- March 23, 2001

Investigators Say Defendant Performed Root Canal on Wrong Tooth of Patient

bullet Steuben County Man Sentenced to Pay $90,000 in Tax Evasion Case-- March 23, 2001

Liquor Store Owner Failed to Pay Sales Tax From 1994-98

bullet Ontario County Adult Home Administrator Admits To Stealing $60,000 From Residents And Facility-- March 23, 2001

Faces Jail Time, Will Be Ordered to Make Full Restitution to Victims

bullet Mortgage Bank Shut Down, to Make $1.1 Million in Restitution-- March 21, 2001

Thousands of Victims Taken in "Pre-Approved" Mortgage Scam

bullet Ulster County Joins AG’s Safe Schools Program-- March 20, 2001

Poughkeepsie-Area High Schools Selected for Students Against Violence Initiative

bullet AG Offers Blueprint For Increasing Energy Supply While Protecting Environment-- March 20, 2001

Spitzer to Convene Business and Environmental Leaders to Solve New York’s Energy Problems

bullet Felony Arraignment for Illegal Garbage Dumping-- March 19, 2001

Clinton County Man Violated Waste Disposal Law After Previous Conviction

bullet Spitzer Sues Tobacco Company for Violations of Tobacco Settlement Agreement-- March 19, 2001

Part of Nationwide Effort Against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

bullet Nurse’s Aide Admits to Abusing 94-Year-Old Infirm Patient at Queens Nursing Home-- March 16, 2001


bullet Nurse’s Aide Caught on Camera Stealing Money from Nightstand of Buffalo Nursing Home Patient-- March 15, 2001


bullet Attorney General Recovers $2.3 Million in Settlement with Long Island Substance Abuse Treatment Center-- March 15, 2001

Inflated State Reimbursement Rate With Golf Junkets, Tickets to Mets & Yankees Games

bullet Bronx Zoo Agrees to River Cleanup-- March 15, 2001

Settlement with State Creates ‘Bronx River Walk’ Trail

bullet GM Massena Plant Cited as Major Source of PCB Contamination-- March 15, 2001

Spitzer Joins St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in Calling For Action

bullet Manhattan Drug Rehab Physician Arrested for Prescription Abuse-- March 14, 2001

Wrote and Filled Prescriptions for Medicaid Patients, Then Kept and Used Drugs

bullet Attorney General Recovers $670,000 in Settlement with Ulster County Alcoholism Treatment Center-- March 14, 2001


bullet Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty in Patient Abuse Case-- March 9, 2001

Admits Stealing Pain Medication Patch from Terminally Ill Rensselaer Nursing Home Patient

bullet Joint Release with Department of Justice Regarding Boiler Room Stock Fraud Scheme-- March 8, 2001


bullet Reader’s Digest To Reform Deceptive Sweepstakes Mailings-- March 8, 2001

Westchester County Company to Make Refunds to 662 New Yorkers

bullet Nurse’s Aide Arrested for Abusing Elderly Patient at Niagara County Nursing Home-- March 7, 2001

bullet Bronx Doctor Caught in Undercover Sting Admits to Selling Prescriptions for Powerful Drugs-- March 7, 2001

Expected To Get Jail Time

bullet Spitzer and State Cemetery Board Announce Court Authorization of First Cypress Hills Cemetery Lot Owners Meeting Since 1993-- March 7, 2001


bullet Central Hudson Plant Sale Proceeds Should Fund Rate Reductions-- March 6, 2001

Attorney General Petitions PSC to Reduce Electricity Rates by $16.8 Million

bullet Spitzer Announces $400,000 in Coupon Settlement Funds Will go to Food Banks in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse-- March 6, 2001

Monies to Help Agencies Serving Thousands in 16 Upstate Counties

bullet Spitzer Announces Three Jewish Funeral Homes Sold as Part of Antitrust Settlement-- March 5, 2001

A.G. had Required Industry Giant SCI to Sell Homes to Increase Competition

bullet Asphalt Plant Settlement Called Model for Environmental Clean-Up-- March 5, 2001

Monroe County Firm to Pay Fines, Fund Improvements and Scholarship Program

bullet Nurse’s Aide Arrested For Assaulting Elderly Patient At Montgomery County Nursing Home-- March 1, 2001


bullet Binghamton Joins Ag’s Safe Schools Program-- March 1, 2001

Binghamton High Selected for Students Against Violence Initiative

February

bullet Spitzer, Schumer Unwilling to Sign off on US Airways-United Merger Unless Upstate Cities are Protected-- February 28, 2001

Senator, AG want slots at La Guardia and National given to effective competitors in effort to blunt potential anti-competitive impact of merger

bullet Spitzer Introduces Comprehensive Gun Legislation-- February 28, 2001

Includes Several Bills Designed to Protect School Children Against Deadly Firearms

bullet Rochester Nurse Submits Phony Timesheets in $43,000 Home Health Care Fraud-- February 28, 2001

Admits To Not Caring For Seriously Ill 10-Year-Old Child During Assigned Hours

bullet Managed Care Provider Gets 1 to 3 Years in Jail for $275,000 Medicaid Fraud-- February 27, 2001

Clinics Inadequately Staffed, Patients Treated By Unsupervised Personnel

bullet Victims of Scam by Buffalo Investment Advisor Receive Full $2 Million in Restitution-- February 27, 2001

Five WNY Victims Receive Total of $311,000

bullet Owner of Long Island Ambulance Company Charged with Taking Taxpayers for $110,000 Ride-- February 26, 2001

Billed Medicaid For Rides Never Provided

bullet The EPA Proposed Remedy for Contaminated Sediments in the Hudson River-- February 26, 2001


bullet Settlement to Fund Repairs at Chautauqua Housing Development-- February 26, 2001

Company Will Turn Over Unsold Lots to Compensate Unit Homeowners for Repairs

bullet Registered Nurse Charged With Stealing Narcotic Patches From Elderly Patients at Rensselaer County Nursing Home-- February 22, 2001


bullet Nurse’s Aide Arrested for Abusing Elderly Patient at Oneida County Nursing Home-- February 22, 2001


bullet Court Freezes Assets of Mortgage Bank-- February 22, 2001

Spitzer Shuts Down Company’s Bogus Educational Program

bullet Spitzer Files Suit to Protect Clinic Access in Upstate New York-- February 20, 2001

Seeks Injunction Against Individuals Noted for Virulent Protest Activities

bullet Spitzer Announces $17.5 million National Settlement With Bausch and Lomb-- February 20, 2001

Agreement Includes $120 Rebate and Discount Package for up to One Million New Yorkers

bullet New York City Auto Repair Shop Fined $100,000 for Waste Oil Spill at Javits Center-- February 16, 2001

Company Admits Dumping More Than 200 Gallons of Waste Oil

bullet Breakthrough Cited in War Against Child Porn-- February 16, 2001

Internet Service Provider Forced to Acknowledge Obligation to Terminate Illegal Activities

bullet States Seek Labeling of All Pesticide Ingredients-- February 16, 2001

Four Attorneys General File Federal Lawsuit to Require Full Pesticide Labeling

bullet Spitzer and Fields Announce Lawsuits Against Three Retailers for Selling Fake Guns-- February 16, 2001


bullet Managed Care Provider Pleads Guilty to $275,000 Medicaid Fraud-- February 14, 2001

Will Get Jail, Repay $275,000 to Taxpayers

bullet Rural "Burn Barrels" Identified as Pollution Source-- February 14, 2001

State Brochure Urges Homeowners to Eliminate Garbage Burning and Find Alternative Ways to Dispose of Trash

bullet Man Who Posed as Heir to Trust Fund Will be Sentenced to 5-15 Years for Investment Scam-- February 14, 2001

Westchester Defendant Pleads Guilty to Four Felonies

bullet Dry Dock Operation Pollutes New York Harbor-- February 13, 2001

State Sues Business in Brooklyn Navy Yard

bullet Spitzer Opposes Excessive NIMO Exit Fee On Western NY Village-- February 13,2001

AG Defends Western New York Village Required to Pay Massive "Exit Fee" to Utility

bullet New York Voting System Needs Reform-- February 12, 2001

Finds Changes Are Needed to Ensure Full and Fair Elections

bullet Attorney General Halts Credit Card Scams-- February 9, 2001

Thousands of New Yorkers to Receive Refunds

bullet Health Plan Agrees to Improve Medical Referral Process-- February 8, 2001

Aetna Will Remedy Erroneous Denials of Specialist Claims

bullet Spitzer Wins Major Parkland Protection Case-- February 8, 2001


bullet Western N.Y. Home Improvement Contractors Sentenced-- February 7, 2001

Father and Son Team Jailed and Ordered to Pay $72,500 in Restitution

bullet Southern Tier Wedding Videographer Ordered To Deliver Tapes-- February 7, 2001

Spitzer’s Office Wins Refunds and Civil Penalties

bullet Nurse and AIDE Arrested in Undercover Patient Abuse Probe at County-run Nursing Home in Orange County-- February 6, 2001

Pain Medication Patches Stolen From Patients

bullet State Sues Saratoga County Builder for Failed Septic Systems-- February 6, 2001

Raw Sewage Backing Up Into Basements and Pooling on Lawns

bullet Spitzer and DEC File $3.3 Million Suit for Clean-up of Contaminated Bronx Site-- February 6, 2001

Hexagon Laboratories Site Posed an Environmental Threat

bullet Nurse’s Aide Arrested for Abusing Elderly Patient at Ulster County Nursing Home-- February 2, 2001


bullet New York to Receive $2 Million in Drug Settlement-- February 1, 2001

State Will Share in $100 Million Nationwide Recovery

bullet Long Island CEO Gets Jail Time for $500,000 Medicaid Fraud-- February 1, 2001

Charged Taxpayers For Babysitting & Trips To Circus, Working 140 Hours a Day

January

bullet State Resolves Jamaica Bay Wetlands Violation-- January 31, 2001

$1.3 Million Settlement Includes Creation of Jamaica Baykeeper To Protect Waterway

bullet Settlement Protects Upstate Consumers From Increasing Fuel Prices -- January 30, 2001

Attorney General Spitzer’s Actions Maintain Competitive Market for Natural Gas

bullet North Country Fuel Company Fined For Deceptive Practices -- January 29, 2001

Spitzer’s Office Wins Refunds for Fuel Company’s Customers

bullet Rockland County Man Sentenced for Beer Bottle Redemption Scheme -- January 29, 2001

Radio Tracking Devices Helped Prove Defendant Illegally Redeemed Bottles

bullet Steuben Country Nurse Admits to Stealing More Than $100,000 from Taxpayers Through Illegal Nursing Agency-- January 25, 2001

Will Make Full Restitution, Faces Up To Four Years In Prison

bullet Gallery Settles Fake Art Case-- January 24, 2001

Orange County Firm Will Refund Over $100,000 To Victims

bullet Spitzer Recovers $1.3 Million for Medicaid Program-- January 23, 2001

Bayer Settles Whistleblower Suit Alleging Pharmaceutical Giant Inflated Drug Prices

bullet Hair Salon Settles Discrimination Charge-- January 22, 2001

Exclusive Shop Fired Employee For Wearing Yarmulkes

bullet Record Stores Settle State Wage Violations-- January 22, 2001

Queens Business Owner Makes Restitution To Workers

bullet Manhattan Woman Nabbed at JFK Airport on Outstanding Drug & Child Endangerment Charges-- January 19, 2001

Engaged in Black Market Drug Scam & Sale of Narcotics to Undercover Investigators

bullet State Lawsuit Seeks Watchdog For Wallkill PD-- January 18, 2001

Town Failed to Control Rogue Cops Who Propositioned Women Drivers

bullet Spitzer Files $8 Million Lawsuit Against Sponsors Of Tribeca Loft Condo To Repair Construction Defects-- January 18, 2001

Suit also seeks to bar defendants from co-op and condo business

bullet Westchester Pharmacy Owner Admits to $320,000 "Phantom Drug" Scam-- January 17, 2001

Will Get Jail, Repay $322,00 to Taxpayers

bullet Fleet Bank Agrees To New Privacy Protections-- January 16, 2001

Spitzer Also Secures $100,000 For Consumer Privacy Education

bullet Telemarketing Company Promises Reforms-- January 16, 2001

Spitzer Reaches Settlement With Firm Using Bank Customer Information

bullet Monroe County Doctor Admits to Cheating Medicaid and Blue Cross/Blue Shield-- January 11, 2001

Will Make $40,000 in Restitution; Faces 2 Years In Prison

bullet Toysmart Bankruptcy Settlement Ensures Consumer Privacy Protection-- January 11, 2001

Agreement Mandates Destruction of Customer Data List

bullet Spitzer Reacts to Dropping of Lawsuit by Gun Industry-- January 8, 2001


bullet AG’S Office Preserves Will Of North Country Resident-- January 5, 2001

Spitzer’s Effort Benefits American Lung Association of Northeastern New York

bullet Spitzer Sues Four Westchester Dollar Stores for Selling Fake Guns-- January 4, 2001

Police Say They Could Easily be Mistaken for Real Thing

bullet Nurse Admits To Overmedicating 90-Year-Old Patient At Westchester Nursing Home-- January 4, 2001