A decision was announced this week by the Albany Supreme Court that a lawsuit filed by Colin Schmitt—alleging that Mayor of the Village of Goshen and Republican candidate for the 99th Assembly District, Kyle Roddey, collected signatures for his campaign that contained inconsistencies—was dismissed after its filing on July 24. Justice Eugene P. Devine, who [...]

U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH ROCKLAND COUNTY LANDLORD Apartment Building Owner Admits that Former Rental Agent Did Not Show Available Apartments to African-Americans Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today a settlement of the United States’ lawsuit against [...]

Ira Rubin a payment processor for the Internet gambling industry, pled guilty to money laundering, bank and wire fraud, and gambling offenses in connection with a scheme to deceive U.S. banks into processing hundreds of millions of dollars in online poker transactions. Specifically, he helped process payments for three of the largest Internet poker companies—Pokerstars, [...]

A partial settlement of the civil fraud lawsuit the United States filed against the BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION (“BNYM”) that will require BNYM to reform certain business practices. Specifically, BNYM will change the disclosures it provides to clients about its foreign exchange services. Pursuant to the partial settlement, BNYM must disclose how transactions [...]

Teachers and Student Charge Storm King School with Covering Up Student Rape and Rampant Discrimination Three former teachers and a former student are suing The Storm King School in separate law suits claiming that the school administration purposely covered up the sexual assault and rape of a 16-year-old student. Storm King, a private boarding school [...]