Attorney General James Recovers Over $660,000 for Foreign-Recruited Nurses Exploited by Health Care Staffing Agency

Attorney General James Recovers Over $660,000 for Foreign-Recruited Nurses Exploited by Health Care Staffing Agency

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Advanced Care Staffing Recruited Nurses from Abroad and Subjected Them to Exploitative Contracts  71 Former Nurses Who Were Forced to Pay Illegal Fees Will Receive Restitution  NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured more than $660,000 for foreign-born nurses who were subjected to illegal labor trafficking […]

Bronx Immigration Attorney Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for $16 Million Fraud Scheme

Bronx Immigration Attorney Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for $16 Million Fraud Scheme

By Mary Campbell Bronx, NY: A Bronx-based immigration attorney was sentenced Wednesday, February 26 to 70 months in federal prison for his role in a large-scale immigration fraud scheme that defrauded his clients out of $16 million. Kofi Amankwaa, 70, was also ordered to pay restitution in the full amount of $16 million, along with […]

Attorney General James Sues Brooklyn Furniture Store for Cheating Hundreds of Consumers

Attorney General James Sues Brooklyn Furniture Store for Cheating Hundreds of Consumers

  NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against Payless Furniture, Inc. d/b/a 1StopBedrooms, a Brooklyn-based furniture store, for cheating New York consumers. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) opened an investigation into 1StopBedrooms after receiving hundreds of complaints and found that the store charged customers exorbitant cancellation […]

Attorney General James Secures $725,000 from Equifax for Harming Consumers Through Inaccurate Credit Scores

Attorney General James Secures $725,000 from Equifax for Harming Consumers Through Inaccurate Credit Scores

By ag.ny.gov | Editorial credit: madamF / shutterstock.com  Equifax Reported Incorrect Credit Scores to Lenders, Inflating Costs for New Yorkers NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a settlement with Equifax Information Services, LLC (Equifax) for inaccurately reporting tens of thousands of New Yorkers’ credit scores to lenders, inflating costs for loans and […]