N.Y. General Business Law § 347: Criminal prosecution

§ 347. Criminal prosecution. The attorney general may prosecute every

person charged with the commission of a criminal offense in violation of

the laws of this state, applicable to or in respect of the practices or

transactions referred to in this article. In any such prosecution by the

attorney general or a district attorney hereunder, the provisions of

section three hundred ninety-nine, of the code of criminal procedure

shall not be applicable. In all such proceedings, the attorney general

may appear in person or by his deputy before any court of record or any

grand jury and exercise all the powers and perform all the duties in

respect of such actions or proceedings which the district attorney would

otherwise be authorized or required to exercise or perform; or the

attorney general may in his discretion transmit evidence, proof and

information as to such offense to the district attorney of the county or

counties in which the alleged violation has occurred, and every district

attorney to whom such evidence, proof and information is so transmitted

shall forthwith proceed to prosecute any corporation, company,

association, or officer, manager or agent thereof, or any firm or person

charged with such violation. A district attorney shall give reasonable

notice to the attorney general of intention to prosecute under this

article and the attorney general may appear in any criminal proceeding

brought under this article. In any such proceeding, wherein the attorney

general has appeared either in person or by deputy, the district

attorney shall only exercise such powers and perform such duties as are

required of him by the attorney general or the deputy attorney general

so appearing.