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Disgraced AG Schneiderman gets law license reinstated after suspension
Ex-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been reinstated to practice law in New York after his license was suspended following a sex scandal.
Brian Benjamin just the latest in a long line of sleazy New York pols
The latest disgraced New York political figure is Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, who resigned and surrendered to authorities to face federal bribery and campaign-finance fraud-related charges.
An Andrew Cuomo comeback? Please — enough is enough
The last thing the Empire State needs right now is a distraction on the order of what former Gov. Andrew Cuomo seems to be plotting.
Disgraced attorney general losing law license for one year over sex scandal
Disgraced ex-New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will have his law license suspended for a year stemming from his sexual harassment and abuse scandal, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. Schneiderman...
Critics slam Cuomo's call for due process in sex harass probe as double standard
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's calls for due process amid his sexual harassment scandal set a double standard given his history of demanding other embattled figures resign their posts without waiting for...
Former NY AG's ex alleges he threatened to kill her
One of former state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's sex accusers has written a memoir about their nightmare relationship -- claiming he even threatened to kill her if she ever left...
The incredible collapsing '#ExxonKnew' climate change lie
On Tuesday, the progressive legal war on Exxon will head to trial in a case most notable for ... how badly it has fizzled. It started back in 2016, with...
State Senate looks to close loopholes that helped Eric Schneiderman avoid charges
Legislators are proposing a law to close a loophole that prevented New York’s disgraced ex-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman from being prosecuted for allegedly harassing and physically abusing four women. “The...
Fallen AG Eric Schneiderman appears to rebound as meditation teacher
Now he’s a downward-facing dog. Disgraced former New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — who abruptly resigned in May amid bombshell allegations of sexual harassment and physical abuse by...
Eric Schneiderman used $340K in campaign cash to pay #MeToo legal bills
Former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman used nearly $340,000 in political campaign funds to pay the law firm that represented him during an investigation of allegations that he physically...
Trump defends his foundation after it's shuttered amid misuse allegations
President Trump defended his scandal-scarred personal charity Wednesday, complaining that he was the victim of a “total double standard of justice,” a day after he agreed to fold it amid...
Eric Schneiderman accuser feels 'completely vindicated' by his admission
One of former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's accusers said Thursday that she felt "completely vindicated" by his admission of misconduct -- but added that "we need more than...
Schneiderman dodges criminal charges for violent sexual encounters
Former New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has dodged criminal charges in the domestic assault allegations that forced him to resign in disgrace, the special prosecutor in his case...
Schneiderman's ex compared him to Nxivm cult leader
Eric Schneiderman's girlfriend warned that he probably wouldn't help take down an upstate sex-cult leader because they were "too many similarities" -- just months before the then-state attorney general's own...
Schneiderman returns $1M in campaign funds — still has $7.4M left
Former state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman refunded nearly $1 million to more than 150 campaign donors after he was accused of beating four women and quit. Schneiderman, who hasn’t been...
Disgraced Schneiderman will get $64K through state pension
He resigned in disgrace, but that didn't disqualify former New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman from collecting his state pension. He will receive $63,948 a year for his nearly...
RFK Jr. sent secret memo asking to ban ExxonMobil
Environmental activist Robert Kennedy Jr. sent a secret legal memo to then-state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, urging him to ban ExxonMobil from doing business in New York for allegedly misleading...
Trump vows to fight New York's lawsuit against foundation
President Trump on Thursday slammed "sleazy New York Democrats" and "disgraced AG Eric Schneiderman" after state Attorney General Barbara Underwood sued his charity foundation for "illegal conduct." "The sleazy...
Ex-Citigroup broker indicted for swindling elderly clients
A former Citigroup broker swindled elderly investors out of more than $11 million in retirement savings after he made bad bets on the stock market, according to a criminal indictment...
Judge: Lawyer’s info given to Cohen about Schneiderman accusers isn’t privileged
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday rejected a request by a Mahopac lawyer for a protective order tied to information he claims he gave to Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen about...