MATTER OF PEOPLE v. LEASING EXPENSES CO. LLC

Index No. 452357/20. Appeal Nos. 14642-14642A-14642B. Case No. 2021-01114.

199 A.D.3d 521 (2021)

159 N.Y.S.3d 1

2021 NY Slip Op 06444

In the Matter of the People of the State of New York, by Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Leasing Expenses Company LLC et al., Appellants, et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided November 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Proskauer Rose LLP, New York ( David A. Picon of counsel), for Leasing Expenses Company LLC and Ariel Schacter, appellants.

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York ( Thomas J. Kavaler of counsel), for NLS Equipment Finance LLC, Sara Krieger, Sara Yael Elias Cohen, Daniela Rachel Cohen, Miriam Abrams, Amy Friedman and Andrew Mezei, appellants.

Regosin, Edwards, Stone & Feder, New York ( Saul E. Feder of counsel), for Leonard Mezei and Fieldston Capital LLC, appellants.

Dechert LLP, New York ( Neil A. Steiner of counsel), for Ari Jay Cohen, appellant.

Parness Law Firm, PLLC, New York ( Hillel I. Parness of counsel), for JS Ventures Holdings LLC, appellant.

Letitia James , Attorney General, New York ( Blair J. Greenwald of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Webber, J.P., Kern, González, Mendez, JJ.


The record supports Supreme Court's finding that respondents violated Executive Law § 63(12) by continuing the massive fraudulent scheme enjoined in the prior proceeding in People v Northern Leasing Sys., Inc. (70 Misc.3d 256 [Sup Ct, NY County 2020], affd 193 A.D.3d 67 [1st Dept 2021]). The lease provisions employed by respondents are materially identical to the Northern Leasing leases, with no-cancellation...

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