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NY arrests 7 in $1M consumer identity theft

The Wall Street Journal 01/12/2012
New York Attorney General Increases Homeowner Assistance Funding

New Yorkers struggling to keep their homes are about to get additional help. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has approved $1 million in funding for nonprofit legal services organizations to directly assist homeowners facing foreclosure, according to a statement released Thursday by his office.

NY arrests 7 in $1M consumer identity theft

Seven suspects have been arrested in an identity theft scheme that netted more than $1 million in products and gift cards by tapping consumer charge accounts in four states, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Thursday.

Tissue holders pulled from stores in NY, elsewhere

The Wall Street Journal 01/12/2012

Cops kill armed Brooklyn man; girlfriend says victim was investigating break-in at his home

Matthew Lysiak AND Rocco Parascandola New York Daily News 01/12/2012
Tissue holders pulled from stores in NY, elsewhere

Metal tissue holders contaminated with low levels of radioactive material may have been distributed to Bed, Bath & Beyond stores in more than 20 states including New York, federal regulators said Thursday.

Cops kill armed Brooklyn man; girlfriend says victim was investigating break-in at his home

Police shot and killed an armed man whose girlfriend said had gone outside in his pajamas to check on a possible break-in at his Brooklyn home Thursday night.

New trial rejected for Egyptian in 1990 NY killing

The Wall Street Journal 01/12/2012
New trial rejected for Egyptian in 1990 NY killing

An Egyptian man who introduced terrorism inspired by Islamic extremism to U.S. shores when he assassinated an anti-Arab rabbi in 1990 has lost his latest bid for a new trial.

Future Publishing sells New York operation for $3m

Future Publishing has sold off its loss-making New York operation – home to magazines including Guitar World, Revolver and Guitar Aficionado – in a deal worth $3m (£1.9m).

NY pediatrician faces new sex abuse, fraud charges

Jonathan Allen Chicago Tribune 01/11/2012
NY pediatrician faces new sex abuse, fraud charges

A New York pediatrician is facing federal charges of sexually abusing his young female patients by photographing and filming them naked in the privacy of his clinic and then filing fraudulent insurance claims in their name, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Bloomberg forced to reverse decision to close New York liquor stores after bitter criticism by small businesses

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's warning of last call on drinks was just a test his office said Wednesday, just hours after news of his health-motivated plan broke.

New York closes heated fracking comment period

Edward McAllister Reuters 01/11/2012
Oxycodone Prescriptions Rose Sharply in New York

In a stark depiction of the rapid spread of prescription drug use and abuse in New York State, a new report shows that prescriptions for oxycodone, a widely prescribed narcotic painkiller, rose by 82 percent from 2007 to 2010.

New York closes heated fracking comment period

Final rules that could lift a three year ban on fracking in New York will be finalized by state regulators in the coming months, after a heated and divisive public comment period closed on Wednesday.


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