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NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL

New York State's chief legal officer and head of its Department of Law. Prosecutes and defends actions for and against the state and defends the constitutionality of state law. Local government legal officers can obtain informal opinions on matters of law from the Attorney General's office.Responsibilities include: supervising the Organized Crime Task Force protecting consumers against fraud safeguarding civil rights and workers' rights condemning property collecting the state's debts may criminally prosecute cases referred by the Governor and agency heads serving as bond counsel to a number of the state's public authorities Office locations include:Binghamton Regional OfficeState Office Building, 17th Floor44 Hawley St.Binghamton, NY 13901Syracuse Regional Office615 Erie Blvd., Suite 100Syracuse, NY 13204-2465