People v. Hooks

Appeal from an order and judgment of the Supreme Court (Giardino, J.), entered September 10, 2004 in Schenectady County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to Executive Law § 63 (12), granted petitioner’s motion to hold respondent in civil and criminal contempt.

Respondent was the operator of a paralegal and document preparation business who, in a proceeding pursuant to Executive Law § 63 (12) and General Business Law § 349, was accused in 1999 of repeated deceptive and fraudulent practices. Following respondent’s default, Supreme Court (Caruso, J.) is*1076sued, a judgment imposing substantial…