https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schneiderman
Eric Schneiderman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Eric Schneiderman
Eric Schneiderman-Tony West-DOJ2012 (cropped).jpg
65th Attorney General of New York
In office
January 1, 2011 – May 8, 2018
Governor Andrew Cuomo
Preceded by Andrew Cuomo
Succeeded by Barbara Underwood
Member of the New York Senate
from the 31st district
In office
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by Efrain Gonzalez
Succeeded by Adriano Espaillat
Member of the New York Senate
from the 30th district
In office
January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2002
Preceded by Franz Leichter
Succeeded by David Paterson
Personal details
Born Eric Tradd Schneiderman
December 31, 1954 (age 64)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Jennifer Cunningham (divorced)
Children 1
Education Amherst College (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
Eric Tradd Schneiderman (born December 31, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 65th Attorney General of New York from 2011 until his resignation in May 2018. Schneiderman, a member of the Democratic Party, previously served for ten years in the New York State Senate.
In May 2018, Schneiderman resigned his position as Attorney General after The New Yorker reported that four women––including three former romantic partners––had accused him of sexual and physical abuse.
Schneiderman was instrumental in pushing for a tougher fraud settlement with large banks over illegal foreclosure practices. Along with California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Schneiderman pushed to prevent the settlement from including immunity for the banks from further investigation and prosecution of other related illegal activities.[26]
In August 2013, Schneiderman filed a $40 million civil lawsuit against Donald Trump for his "Trump University" (now known as Trump Entrepreneur Initiative), alleging it to be an "unlicensed university"[30] and calling it a "bait-and-switch scheme."[31] Trump denied all accusations, calling Schneiderman a "political hack."[32] In October 2014, a New York judge found Trump personally liable for the institution's not having the required license.[33]
In its first year in office, the Trump administration sought to scrap numerous Obama-era environmental regulations which President Donald Trump had often referred to as an impediment to business.[41] Saying, "Over and over again, the Trump administration has put the profits of multinational polluters over the health and well-being of everyday Americans,” Schneiderman filed over 50 lawsuits opposing Trump's environmental revisions.[42]
In February 2018, Schneiderman brought a civil rights lawsuit against The Weinstein Company, alleging the company "repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination." The lawsuit delayed the sale of The Weinstein Company with the Attorney General adding, "Any sale of the Weinstein Company must ensure that victims will be compensated."[43][44]