Read more New York Attorney General stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20621/new-york-attorney-general.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:51:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69772/feds-probe-bofa-merrill-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch is the focus of an ongoing investigation by the FBI and Justice Department, sources tell the Charlotte Observer, the bank's hometown paper. The SEC and the AGs of New York and North Carolina have already launched civil probes of the timing of huge...http://www.newser.com/story/69772/feds-probe-bofa-merrill-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 15:55:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69566/cuomo-hits-5-bofa-directors-with-subpoenas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAndrew Cuomo subpoenaed five members of Bank of America’s board of directors today in his probe to uncover whether the bank was truthful to shareholders about losses at Merrill Lynch, the Wall Street Journal reports. The New York Attorney General suspects that the board was fully informed of the trouble...http://www.newser.com/story/69566/cuomo-hits-5-bofa-directors-with-subpoenas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 13:50:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59480/madoff-money-man-steps-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThanks to some strong arming from Andrew Cuomo, financier J. Ezra Merkin is stepping down as manager of his hedge fund and placing it into receivership, the Wall Street Journal reports. Cuomo charged Merkin in a civil fraud complaint last month, saying he “betrayed hundreds of investors,” by pumping $2....http://www.newser.com/story/59480/madoff-money-man-steps-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 10:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56139/spitzer-eyes-2010-run-for-ag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIs Client No. 9 getting back into politics? Eliot Spitzer is considering a 2010 bid for his old job as New York’s attorney general, sources tell the New York Post —assuming Andrew Cuomo vacates the post to run for governor. “My record as governor was disappointing,” Spitzer reportedly told friends,...http://www.newser.com/story/56139/spitzer-eyes-2010-run-for-ag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Apr 2009 8:18:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53992/cuomo-could-capitalize-on-wall-st-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAndrew Cuomo’s political career has hit a crossroads, the New York Times reports. The New York attorney general has found his moment, slinging subpoenas at Wall Street like a populist avenger. He’s forced concessions from the rating agencies and student loan lenders, and pried the names of bonus recipients from...http://www.newser.com/story/53992/cuomo-could-capitalize-on-wall-st-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Mar 2009 14:33:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40056/ny-probes-aigs-golden-parachutes-spending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York's attorney general today called on AIG's directors to recover millions in “outrageous expenditures,” including golden parachutes to executives even as it neared the collapse that brought an $85 billion federal intervention, the Wall Street Journal reports. Andrew Cuomo is investigating whether the insurer broke state law by making...http://www.newser.com/story/40056/ny-probes-aigs-golden-parachutes-spending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Oct 2008 15:56:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34408/citigroup-will-buy-back-7b-of-bad-debt-pay-100m-fine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCitigroup has agreed to buy back $7 billion in risky debt it marketed to consumers as safe and equivalent to cash, Reuters reports. Today’s deal, struck with New York's attorney general and the SEC, also requires the bank to pay fines totaling $100 million, and reimburse customers who took a...http://www.newser.com/story/34408/citigroup-will-buy-back-7b-of-bad-debt-pay-100m-fine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 Aug 2008 14:12:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16218/investigators-ask-did-banks-withhold-info.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProsecutors are probing Wall Street banks to see if they ever revealed the risky nature of certain subprime mortgage investments, the New York Times reports. Industry experts are accusing the banks of turning high-risk loans, called exceptions, into investments without divulging details to investors and credit-rating agencies. One probe, led...http://www.newser.com/story/16218/investigators-ask-did-banks-withhold-info.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Jan 2008 16:35:00 CST