Ex-NY Governors Pataki and Cuomo Tell AG Schneiderman to Ease Off On Former AIG Head

In a joint op-ed, ex-New York governors George Pataki and Mario Cuomo are asking NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to reconsider his efforts to seek remedies, including injunctive relief, against Maurice “Hank Greenberg,” the former American International Group (AIG) chief. The former governors believe that not only will such a pursuit waste “time and money,” but also, they say that it is “morally wrong.”

It was just last month that Schneiderman told the New York State Court of Appeals that the state was dropping its claim seeking possibly billion of dollars in financial fraud damages in an eight-year-old case against Greenberg and another ex-executive but that he would continue to hold the defendants responsible by pursuing other remedies, including bans on serving as a public company director/officer and involvement in the securities industry. Greenberg, who ran AIG for almost 40 years, resigned in 2005 in the wake of an investigation into the insurer’s accounting practices. He denies wrongdoing.

Last year, a federal judge approved a $115 million settlement with shareholders over the accounting issues that were at the heart of the state’s lawsuit. (Meantime, investors have also filed related securities fraud against Greenberg and other former AIG executives.) However, despite dropping the claim for fraud damages, Schneiderman has remained adamant about proceeding with a trial against Greenberg. He believes that individuals who commit fraud must be held publicly accountable. Replying to the former NY governors, a spokesperson for the attorney general said as much, all the while noting Schneiderman’s respect for the two men and their “longstanding ties” to Greenberg.

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Read the Op-Ed, The Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2013

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