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New York Attorney General

Current State AG
Letitia James (D)
Political Party
Democrat
Assumed Office

2019

Letitia James was elected as attorney general in 2018 and was reelected in 2022. Prior to her election, she served as the Public Advocate for New York City and as New York City Council Member for the 35th District, where she worked to improve living conditions in the city. She began her legal career as a public defender at the Legal Aid Society and went on to head the Brooklyn Regional Office of the New York State AG’s Office. She is...

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Letitia James was elected as attorney general in 2018 and was reelected in 2022. Prior to her election, she served as the Public Advocate for New York City and as New York City Council Member for the 35th District, where she worked to improve living conditions in the city. She began her legal career as a public defender at the Legal Aid Society and went on to head the Brooklyn Regional Office of the New York State AG’s Office. She is the first woman of color to hold statewide office in New York and the first woman to be elected AG.

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The AG is an elected position in New York.

  • Next Election:November 3, 2026
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / none


Latest New York Attorney General News & Insights

No X-Ray Vision Necessary for this Security Breach

New York AG Letitia James settled with US Radiology Specialists, Inc. to resolve allegations that the private radiology group violated New York’s Executive Law and General Business Law by failing to adequately protect patients’ personal health information (PHI) and private information (PI). AG James alleges that US Radiology failed to quickly update its firewall after…

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New York AG Alleges Fraud was the Genesis of $1 Billion in Crypto Losses

New York AG Letitia James filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency companies Gemini Trust Company, LLC; Genesis Global Capital, LLC and its affiliates (“Genesis”); Digital Currency Group, Inc.; and the CEOs of Genesis and DCG alleging that the collective defendants violated the Martin Act and the New York Executive Law, as well as state criminal laws,…

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This is Not a Drill: Payment Software Testing Inadvertently Led to $2.3 Billion in Real Account Withdrawals

A coalition of fifty AGs settled with payment processor ACI Payments, Inc. and its parent company (collectively, ACI) to resolve allegations that ACI violated state consumer protection laws and regulations when a testing error led to the attempted unauthorized withdrawal of $2.3 billion from the accounts of almost half a million mortgage borrowers. According to…

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