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Here's How Much Cuomo Will Be Collecting In Pension Payments Each Month Here's How Much Cuomo Will Be Collecting In Pension Payments Each Month
Here's How Much Cuomo Will Be Collecting In Pension Payments Each Month Andrew Cuomo is no longer sitting inside the Governor’s Mansion in Albany, but he is still collecting a hefty paycheck from New York State. The embattled former governor, who resigned over the summer following an investigation into nearly a dozen of complaints of sexual harassment, received his first pension check last month to the tune of $4,219.11, according to the New York State comptroller’s office. His first payment was sent in October 2021, officials said. Cuomo's annual benefits add up to $50,629.32, which he will get the amount for the rest of his life, plus future cost of living …

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by Zak Failla
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Area Waste Hauler Charged With Cooking Books To Spend At Strip Clubs Area Waste Hauler Charged With Cooking Books To Spend At Strip Clubs
Area Waste Hauler Charged With Cooking Books To Spend At Strip Clubs The manager of a company that provides solid waste removal and recyclables in Westchester County is facing charges for allegedly falsifying financial data to cover up exorbitant spending at strip clubs, the District Attorney announced. Westchester County DA Mimi Rocah announced that Darien resident Christopher Oxer, a manager at City Carting of Westchester, which receives more than $20 million annually under its contract with the county, is facing charges for falsifying financial data in an attempt to dupe a monitor tasked with overseeing that contract. Under a contract with the county tha…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Rockland County Village Trustee Begins Jail Sentence For Corruption Former Rockland County Village Trustee Begins Jail Sentence For Corruption
Former Rockland County Village Trustee Begins Jail Sentence For Corruption A former Rockland County village trustee has begun serving a one-year jail sentence for stealing funds from a summer camp program for children, some 33 months after he was convicted. Vilair Fonvil, age 58, of West Orange, New Jersey, convicted in 2018, delayed his sentence by appealing his corruption conviction. A judge on Tuesday, June 22, remanded him to jail after his appeal was denied. During his trial, Fonvil a former Village of Spring Valley Board of Trustees was convicted of four felonies including receiving a reward for official misconduct; corrupting the government; grand…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Spring Valley Parking Officer Accused Of 'Double-Dipping' As Ramapo Court Officer Spring Valley Parking Officer Accused Of 'Double-Dipping' As Ramapo Court Officer
Spring Valley Parking Officer Accused Of 'Double-Dipping' As Ramapo Court Officer A Spring Valley parking enforcement officer has been arrested for allegedly stealing almost $5,000 in pay by working for the village and the Town of Ramapo as a court officer at the same time. Alex Fridman, 62, of New City, was arrested by members of the Joint Public Corruption Task Force on one count of grand larceny and 43 counts of falsifying business records, according to the Rockland County District Attorney's office. "This defendant has been charged with cheating Spring Valley taxpayers of several thousand dollars by fraudulently submitting payroll records," said Rockla…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Area Supervisor Resigns After Admitting Stealing Unemployment Benefits Area Supervisor Resigns After Admitting Stealing Unemployment Benefits
Area Supervisor Resigns After Admitting Stealing Unemployment Benefits A town supervisor in the Hudson Valley pleaded guilty to stealing unemployment benefits while he was being paid as an elected official and will resign from his position, according to the State Attorney General's Office. Alex Jamieson, supervisor of the town of Chester in Orange County, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of offering a false instrument for filing, the AG's Office said. Under the plea agreement, he is required to pay full restitution of $5,695, resign from his position, and will be sentenced to a conditional discharge, they added. Jamieson, who is paid $79,000 a year as sup…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Cuomo Cronies Found Guilty In Bid-Rigging Scheme Trial Cuomo Cronies Found Guilty In Bid-Rigging Scheme Trial
Cuomo Cronies Found Guilty In Bid-Rigging Scheme Trial The former president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute and three real estate developers and close confidants of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo have been found guilty on fraud and conspiracy charges in connection to rigging bids regarding the Buffalo Billion construction project, which is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Alain Kaloyeros, a former member of the Cuomo administration, was convicted of all three counts against him in court, including conspiracy and two counts of wire fraud this week. Three of Kaloyeros’ co-conspirators, upstate real estate developers Louis Ciminelli, Steven Aiello …

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-Chief Admits Stealing $312K From Fire Department In Hudson Valley Ex-Chief Admits Stealing $312K From Fire Department In Hudson Valley
Ex-Chief Admits Stealing $312K From Fire Department In Hudson Valley A former fire department chief and police officer is facing up to 25 years behind bars after allegedly stealing more than $300,000 from the department in Northern Westchester. Gerald Munson, who most recently served as the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department Treasurer, has been arraigned on several charges related to the theft of $312,925 from the department on Wednesday morning in Croton-on-Hudson Village Court. While acting as treasurer, Munson was tasked with maintaining the department’s bank account and financial records, despite having no prior qualifications or background in accounting o…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Five Rockland County Residents Busted For Welfare Fraud Five Rockland County Residents Busted For Welfare Fraud
Five Rockland County Residents Busted For Welfare Fraud Five Rockland County residents were busted for stealing more than $46,000 in welfare benefits, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe. These defendants are accused of using deceit and fraud to feign a need for rent support and other public benefits.,” said Zugibe. “Taxpayer-subsidized assistance is intended to help the truly needy. Thanks to the diligent actions of investigators, the alleged free ride for these cheats is over.” The five arrests are the culmination of numerous joint investigations by the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Special Investigations …

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by Kathy Reakes