South Salem resident Peter DeLucia, age 54, was arrested on Wednesday, March 20, and charged with three felony counts, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.
According to the DA's Office, as part of his job with the county, DeLucia was required to file Annual Statements of Financial Disclosure with the Westchester County Board of Ethics that disclosed the source and nature of any income over $1,000 related to any outside occupation, employment, business, or profession while employed by the county.
On his 2020, 2021, and 2022 forms, DeLucia allegedly did not disclose more than $95,000 that he received for consulting services in checks, wire transfers, and automatic bank transfers from the Retired Regulators LLC, DBA Rapid Response Environmental Health Consulting LLC environmental consulting firm, officials said.
DeLucia allegedly received and deposited around $14,000 in 2020; $36,000 in 2021; and $45,000 in 2022, according to the DA's Office, which began an investigation after learning of these allegations in October 2023.
DeLucia was charged with three felony counts of first-degree offering a false instrument for filing. After his arrest, he was issued a desk appearance ticket for an arraignment in White Plains City Court on Wednesday, March 27.
DeLucia is a former councilman and deputy supervisor of Lewisboro and is also a media personality who once made an appearance on The Dr. Oz Show.
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