Eric Schneiderman
Eric Schneiderman
Eric Tradd Schneidermanis an American attorney and politician. He serves as the 65th and current New York Attorney General. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to becoming Attorney General, Schneiderman served in the New York State Senate...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 December 1954
CountryUnited States of America
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You wanna know people are held accountable if they engage in misconduct and that no one is above the law.
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I'm going to go after crime and corruption wherever it is. But I did focus particularly on the need to restore public confidence in essential institutions of both the public and private sector.
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Prosecutors are all used to people who commit fraud making wild accusations when they're caught.
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Ninety-five percent of the work in the attorney general's office is civil litigation and regulatory work, and I think I certainly have a lot more experience in that than most of the folks who have served in the office.
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I don't like conflicts of interest; they should be eliminated or disclosed. I believe in transparency: that people have to really not just know but understand what they're buying and selling.
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High-frequency traders are firms all around the world. They're massive investments. And there is an incredible race for speed now. People are paying hundreds of millions of dollars to shave milliseconds off.