NEW YORK—The special prosecutor appointed to investigate allegations that former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman physically abused women said Thursday that she has closed the case without bringing criminal charges. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced her decision in a brief statement. Eric Schneiderman, then the New York attorney general, at a news conference in Manhattan, 2016. “I recognize that District Attorney Singas’ decision not to prosecute does not mean I have done nothing wrong,” he said through a publicist. At the time, the attorney general’s office was investigating how Vance’s office had handled a sexual misconduct allegation against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Source: thestar November 08, 2018 17:03 UTC