I LOST $15,000 TO AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, AND NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO! This is personal for me. I hired a man to perform electrical work in Dunkirk, New York. I paid him $15,000 as a down payment. He took my money, and the work I paid for was never completed. I contacted New York Attorney General Letitia James's office seeking assistance. I was told they received approximately 300 to 400 complaints like mine every month and that there was nothing they could do for me. Think about that. I knew where this contractor was. I knew how to locate him. I had suffered a substantial financial loss, and the very office charged with protecting New York consumers offered me no meaningful remedy. I wasn't asking for preferential treatment. I was asking for accountability. That experience profoundly influenced how I evaluate the priorities of New York's attorney general. And that brings me to @sarithaforny confrontation with Letitia James during their October 8 debate. Komatireddy challenged James over Medicaid fraud enforcement, alleging that annual recoveries had fallen from approximately $250 million under previous attorneys general to $19 million, while criminal convictions had dropped dramatically. Those figures were presented as campaign allegations and deserve examination against the official annual reports. James defended her office's approach, emphasizing investigations of larger operators. But my concern goes beyond Medicaid. What happens to ordinary New Yorkers who lose their savings to dishonest contractors? What happens when they turn to the state for help and are told nothing can be done? I know what that feels like because I experienced it. An attorney general cannot personally prosecute every contractor dispute, and I understand that. But consumer protection must mean more than maintaining a complaint system that leaves people feeling abandoned. My $15,000 was not a political talking point. It was my property, my labor, and my trust. And I have every right to demand answers about how the office responsible for consumer protection responds to people in situations like mine. #AStoneGroove #SilentMajoritySpeaks