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Westchester Sisters Admit To Stealing From Dead Mother's Pension Westchester Sisters Admit To Stealing From Dead Mother's Pension
Westchester Sisters Admit To Stealing From Dead Mother's Pension Two sisters living in Westchester admitted to covering up their mother’s death in an effort to steal thousands of dollars from her pension payments. Annette Bigelow, 60, and Mary Nash, 59, hid their mother’s death and collected nearly $22,000 in state pension payments between 2013 and 2015, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced. Specifically, the sisters, both from Mount Vernon, pleaded guilty to one count of felony grand larceny, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said. "This was a deliberate act to abuse the system,” DiNapoli said. “Bigelow and Nash covered …

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Mount Vernon City Counsel Charged For Allegedly Misappropriating City Funds Mount Vernon City Counsel Charged For Allegedly Misappropriating City Funds
Mount Vernon City Counsel Charged For Allegedly Misappropriating City Funds One of Mount Vernon’s top lawyers was in an unfamiliar position in court on Wednesday when he was indicted for allegedly using city water department funds to help pay for Mayor Richard Thomas’ criminal defense legal team and hire a public relations firm. Lawrence Porcari Jr., the city’s Corporation Counsel pleaded not guilty in Westchester County Court on Wednesday, May 29, to a felony charge of first-degree corrupting the government. He allegedly was involved in using $365,000 from the city’s water department to assist the mayor. Porcari was also charged with one count of grand larceny as …

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Ex-Fire Department Company Treasurer In Westchester Admits To Embezzlement Ex-Fire Department Company Treasurer In Westchester Admits To Embezzlement
Ex-Fire Department Company Treasurer In Westchester Admits To Embezzlement A former treasurer with a Westchester fire department has admitted to using thousands of federal dollars he oversaw for his own benefit. Robert Gerardi, the ex-treasurer of the Putnam Engine and Hose company, a unit of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Department, pleaded guilty on Friday to embezzling more than $38,000 from November 2016 through May 2017.  “Robert Gerardi was entrusted to oversee the finances of a unit of a volunteer fire company,” U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said. “Gerardi betrayed that trust and lined his own pockets with money meant to be used in furtherance of pro…

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