2013 New York Consolidated Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 22 - (340 - 347) MONOPOLIES
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.