{"id":4636,"date":"2008-07-24T21:17:24","date_gmt":"2008-07-24T21:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stockbrokerfraudblog.com\/2008\/07\/new_york_attorney_general_file"},"modified":"2022-03-29T15:30:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T20:30:28","slug":"new-york-attorney-general-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/new-york-attorney-general-file\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Attorney General Files Securities Fraud Lawsuit Against UBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tNew York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a securities fraud lawsuit today against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/ubs-painewebber-background-information.html\">UBS AG <\/a>related to what he is alleging was the firm&#8217;s fraudulent promotion of auction-rate securities as safe investments. He is reportedly seeking to make UBS offer to purchase back at face value approximately $25 billion in ARS instruments held by UBS clients in New York and across the United States. <\/p>\n<p>Sources report that UBS is not the only entity that Cuomo may file charges against in the wake of his office&#8217;s investigation of auction-rate securities debacle. Thousands of investors have complained that they were told that the securities were like cash and would yield a little higher than a money market account. <\/p>\n<p>Cuomo&#8217;s probe has focused on whether UBS and other investment firms notified investors of the risks involved with investing in auction-rate securities. He began his investigation in April when he subpoenaed 18 institutions. Since then, Cuomo has sent subpoenas to 100 individuals and 30 entities, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/jp-morgan-chase-background-information.html\">JP Morgan Chase &amp; Co<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/citigroup-background-information.html\">Citigroup Inc<\/a>., Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/merrill-lynch-background-information.html\">Merrill Lynch and Co<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/new-york-attorney-general-file\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading New York Attorney General Files Securities Fraud Lawsuit Against UBS\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a securities fraud lawsuit today against UBS AG related to what he is alleging was the firm&#8217;s fraudulent promotion of auction-rate securities as safe investments. 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