A state Supreme Court justice in Manhattan denied a petition to throw out a felony complaint filed by former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman against Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas, but agreed that the former AG overstepped his authority.

New York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, in a decision issued on Friday, denied the Article 78 petition in Thomas v. Underwood, Index No. 154456/2018, that had asked the court to declare the felony complaint filed by Schneiderman on March 11 was issued in violation of lawful procedure.

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