N.Y. ACA Law § 23.17

§ 23.17. Enforcement by attorney general. The attorney general may\nprosecute every person charged with a criminal offense in violation of\nthis article and regulations issued thereunder, or any violation of any\nother law of this state applicable to or in respect to fraudulent\npractices in connection with the offer, sale, negotiation or advertising\nof syndication interests in theatrical productions, as defined herein.\nIn all such proceedings, the attorney general may appear in person or by\nhis deputy before any court of record or any grand jury and exercise all\nthe powers and perform all the duties in respect of such actions or\nproceedings which the district attorney would otherwise be authorized or\nrequired to exercise or perform; or the attorney general may in his\ndiscretion transmit evidence, proof and information as to such offense\nto the district attorney of the county or counties in which the alleged\nviolation has occurred, and every district attorney to whom such\nevidence, proof and information is so transmitted may proceed to\ninvestigate and prosecute any corporation, company, association, or\nofficer, manager or agent thereof, or any firm or person charged with\nsuch violation. In any such proceeding, wherein the attorney general has\nappeared either in person or by deputy, the district attorney shall only\nexercise such powers and perform such duties as are required of him by\nthe attorney general or the deputy attorney general so appearing.\n