New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is trying to develop a nationwide investigation with his counterparts in 35 other states to root out what he calls corruption and abuse of public workers' pension funds nationwide, a state official said. ...more

May 2, 2009

AIG employees have agreed to return about $50 million of the $165 million in bonuses. ...more

March 23, 2009

While Democrats in Congress look to recoup $165 million in bonus money paid to executives at American International Group Inc., three local bankers chimed in on what they considered a perfect storm of rampant greed on Wall Street and negligence on Capitol Hill. ...more

March 18, 2009

Talking tougher by the hour, livid Democrats confronted beleaguered insurance giant AIG with an ultimatum Tuesday: Give back $165 million in post-bailout bonuses or watch Congress tax it away with emergency legislation. ...more

March 17, 2009

Responding to growing public outrage, President Barack Obama reversed course Monday and ordered his administration to "pursue every legal avenue" to challenge $165 million in bonuses recently paid to employees of insurance giant American International Group Inc. ...more

March 17, 2009

Democratic Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand emerged as a leading contender Thursday night as New York Gov. David Paterson closed in on a decision to fill the state's vacant Senate seat, according to party officials monitoring events in the wake of Caroline Kennedy's abrupt withdrawal from consideration. ...more

January 23, 2009

Gov. David Paterson said Friday that the loss of tax revenue from just six Goldman Sachs' executives will cost New York $178 million. ...more

December 19, 2008

The star of "The Nanny" wants to go from playing nasally New Yawkers to succeeding Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate. ...more

December 11, 2008

Consumer Prices Surge, Job Market Remains Strained WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation is running at the fastest pace in 17 years, the job market is under further strain and foreclosure filings are surging. ...more

August 17, 2008

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley on Thursday became the latest banks to reach settlements with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and other regulators as part of an investigation into the collapse of the auction-rate securities market. ...more

August 15, 2008