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Superintendent, Security Specialist Stole From Westchester School District: DA Superintendent, Security Specialist Stole From Westchester School District: DA
Superintendent, Security Specialist Stole From Westchester School District: DA A former superintendent and security system specialist face corruption charges after allegedly stealing thousands from the Westchester school district they served and using the funds to buy luxury items for themselves, officials announced. Former Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District Superintendent Oliver Levy, age 55, and the district's former security specialist, Surendra Kumar, age 47, were both arrested and arraigned on Thursday, May 30 in connection with the scheme, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office and New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli ann…

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by Ben Crnic
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Hudson Valley School District Vulnerable To Online Security Disruptions: Report Hudson Valley School District Vulnerable To Online Security Disruptions: Report
Hudson Valley School District Vulnerable To Online Security Disruptions: Report A new report from the Office of the New York State Comptroller has discovered a Hudson Valley school district is particularly vulnerable to online security disruptions.  The report, issued earlier in January by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli following an audit performed by his office, found that the Garrison Union Free School District in Putnam County did not adequately secure its online network user accounts and has sensitive information technology control weaknesses.  Additionally, the report found that the district's staff did not have sufficient guidance or plans i…

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by Ben Crnic
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Prominent Westchester Attorney Disbarred After Conviction For Embezzling From Dead Man's Estate Prominent Westchester Attorney Disbarred After Conviction For Embezzling From Dead Man's Estate
Prominent Westchester Attorney Disbarred After Conviction For Embezzling From Dead Man's Estate A prominent Westchester attorney will no longer be permitted to practice law in New York after being convicted for embezzling from the estate of a dead man. Rye resident Guy Parisi, 72, has been disbarred after pleading guilty last year in federal court and spending six months in jail for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the estate of a former Mount Vernon resident. Parisi had appealed the disbarment, but an appellate court ruled against him. Parisi was appointed the administrator of the estate in April 2017, where he was tasked with collecting the assets of the estate. …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
This Westchester School District Under Fiscal Stress, State Comptroller Says This Westchester School District Under Fiscal Stress, State Comptroller Says
This Westchester School District Under Fiscal Stress, State Comptroller Says A Westchester County school district was among 33 statewide to be under “fiscal stress,” according to the New York State Comptroller. According to Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System, the Mount Vernon School District was “susceptible to fiscal stress,” for the school year that ended in 2019. The Comptroller said that the Fiscal Stress Monitoring System “analyzes a set of six financial indicators to create an overall stress score. The fiscal stress score determines if a district is in ‘significant fiscal stress,’ ‘moderate stress,’ ‘susceptible to stress’ or ha…

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by Zak Failla
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Area Woman Stole $42K In Payments From Dead Mother, NYS Comptroller Says Area Woman Stole $42K In Payments From Dead Mother, NYS Comptroller Says
Area Woman Stole $42K In Payments From Dead Mother, NYS Comptroller Says Nearly $42,000 has been recovered from a 63-year-old woman who allegedly stole it from her dead mother’s pension payments, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced. Dutchess County resident Bonnie Robertson, 63, of Pleasant Valley, was sentenced to three years probation and agreed to pay full restitution after pleading guilty to petit larceny earlier this year, DiNapoli announced. According to the Comptroller, Robertson failed to notify the New York State and Local Retirement System of her mother’s death and continued to fraudulently collect her mother’s pension payments, beginn…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
These Are Most Financially Stressed Municipalities In Westchester These Are Most Financially Stressed Municipalities In Westchester
These Are Most Financially Stressed Municipalities In Westchester Some Hudson Valley municipalities are among the most financially stressed in the state, according to a new report. New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report highlighting the communities and school districts that are financially stressed, including some in Westchester County. DiNapoli said that he “created an early warning system for communities and school districts with fiscal problems. Alerting everyone to potential problems gives local officials and taxpayers the opportunity to be more proactive.” The system analyzed financial indicators, which “measure key drivers of …

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Woman Sentenced For Collecting $60K From Dead Mother's Pension Westchester Woman Sentenced For Collecting $60K From Dead Mother's Pension
Westchester Woman Sentenced For Collecting $60K From Dead Mother's Pension A Westchester woman admitted to stealing more than $60,000 from her dead mother’s pension payments and will avoid jail time. Rochelle Rose, 41, who pleaded guilty to grand larceny in April, has been sentenced to five years probation, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. She also must pay $60,288 in restitution for stealing from the New York State and Local Retirement System following her mother’s death. Rose, a Mount Vernon resident, stole the money by keeping her dead mother’s deposited pension checks and then…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Cuomo Blames Trump For $2.3B State Budget Shortfall, Eyes Infrastructure, Education For Cuts Cuomo Blames Trump For $2.3B State Budget Shortfall, Eyes Infrastructure, Education For Cuts
Cuomo Blames Trump For $2.3B State Budget Shortfall, Eyes Infrastructure, Education For Cuts Largely blaming the new federal tax code signed into law by President Trump, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state is facing a shortfall of more than $2 billion in revenue after December and January saw a drop in income tax. Since announcing his $176 billion budget plan last month, Cuomo said that the state income tax revenues have dropped by $2.3 billion in December and January, which may force the state to limit spending. The governor attributed the decline to “the federal tax legislation's elimination of full state and local tax deductibility, which disproportionately impact…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Attorney Admits Attempt To Embezzle From Dead Man's Estate Westchester Attorney Admits Attempt To Embezzle From Dead Man's Estate
Westchester Attorney Admits Attempt To Embezzle From Dead Man's Estate A prominent Westchester attorney known for representing prominent Republican politicians has admitted to embezzling from the estate of a dead man. Rye resident Guy Parisi, 71, pleaded guilty on Thursday in White Plains federal court to one count of mail fraud for stealing from the estate of a former Mount Vernon resident. Parisi was appointed the administrator of the estate in April 2017, where he was tasked with collecting the assets of the estate. As an administrator, Parisi had a fiduciary duty to the estate and to the decedent’s son, who was the sole beneficiary of his father’s will. A…

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-Fire Chief Sentenced For Stealing $120K From Department In Westchester Ex-Fire Chief Sentenced For Stealing $120K From Department In Westchester
Ex-Fire Chief Sentenced For Stealing $120K From Department In Westchester A former fire chief in Northern Westchester has been sentenced for embezzling more than $120,000 from the department.Ex-Briarcliff Manor FD chief and president Michael Garcia, a building contractor in the village who had pleaded guilty six months ago, was sentenced to one year and one day on Friday, Dec. 21. “Robert Garcia lined his pockets with Briarcliff Manor Fire Department and Fire Council money to pay personal expenses, and then lied about it to cover his tracks," Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said. "Now Garcia will…

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Brothers Among Four Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Hudson Valley Health Insurance Fraud Brothers Among Four Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Hudson Valley Health Insurance Fraud
Brothers Among Four Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Hudson Valley Health Insurance Fraud A pair of Hudson Valley brothers were among four charged in federal court for their roles in an extensive, multi-million dollar scheme to defraud Medicare and health insurance providers through false billing. Middletown residents James Spina, 59, and Jeffery Spina, 56, participated “in a widespread health care fraud scheme through their fraudulent operation of Dolson Avenue Medical, a multi-disciplinary medical clinic located in (Orange County).” From 2011 through September last year, Dolson Avenue Medical was a registered medical service that “purported to provide a variety of pain managem…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Attorney Indicted For Attempting To Embezzle From Deceased Man's Estate Westchester Attorney Indicted For Attempting To Embezzle From Deceased Man's Estate
Westchester Attorney Indicted For Attempting To Embezzle From Deceased Man's Estate A prominent Westchester attorney who has represented several Republican politicians was indicted by a federal grand jury in White Plains on Tuesday for fraud and false statement charges arising from his attempt to embezzle from an estate of a deceased man. Rye resident Guy Parisi, 71, was charged with one count of conspiracy (which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison); one count of mail fraud (which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison); and one count of making a false statement (which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison). “Instead of protecting the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Mount Vernon Woman Accused Of Hiding Mother's Death, Stealing $60K Pension Mount Vernon Woman Accused Of Hiding Mother's Death, Stealing $60K Pension
Mount Vernon Woman Accused Of Hiding Mother's Death, Stealing $60K Pension A Westchester woman has been busted for allegedly concealing her mother’s death in an effort to collect tens of thousands of dollars from her pension. Mount Vernon resident Rochelle Rose, 40, was arrested this week for allegedly collecting $60,285 in pension payments from her dead mother. That stolen money was then used for personal expenses such as cellphone bills, a car loan, insurance and utility bills, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., who announced the arrest on Thursday. DiNapoli said that an investi…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
New Era: Latimer Sworn In As Westchester County Executive New Era: Latimer Sworn In As Westchester County Executive
New Era: Latimer Sworn In As Westchester County Executive WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The George Latimer Administration has begun. Latimer (D-Rye) was sworn in as Westchester County Executive on Monday and began his tenure with a flurry of activity. The county executive, who defeated Republican incumbent Rob Astorino in November, issued an executive order removing the names and likeness of the County Executives from all County signage.  “These parks were here long before I came into office and will be enjoyed by residents long after I leave,” said Latimer, “Westchester’s natural beauty does not belong to one person. Westchester residents don’t care who…

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by Sam Barron