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Former Hempstead Official Sentenced For Scamming Lender, Stealing $59K, DA Says
A former Long Island public official was sentenced for stealing $59,000 and scamming a commercial lender into granting him more than $1 million in loans.
John Novello, the former deputy commissioner for the Town of Hempstead Buildings Department, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 30, to five years of probation, Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith announced.
The 53-year-old Hewlett Harbor man also paid $41,000 in restitution to the Nassau County Republican Committee.
Novello pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree grand larceny on Friday, July 23.
“As public o…
Hempstead Town Official Arrested For Alleged $59K Grand Larceny
The Deputy Commissioner for the Town of Hempstead Buildings Department faces up to 15 years in prison after being arrested for allegedly stealing more than $59,000 from the Cedarhurst Republican Committee.
John Novello, 51, of Hewlett Harbor, was arrested Thursday, Sept. 5, and charged with second-degree grand larceny, four counts of third-degree grand larceny, fours counts of violation of the election law, and two counts of petit larceny, said the Nassau County District Attorney's Office.
“This defendant allegedly funded his luxurious lifestyle with contributions that donors made to …
