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Ramapo Councilman Faces Official Misconduct Charge

Carol Reif
Samuel Tress, a new member of the Ramapo Town Board, has been charged with official misconduct in connection with a vote on multiple variances while he served on the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Samuel Tress, a new member of the Ramapo Town Board, has been charged with official misconduct in connection with a vote on multiple variances while he served on the Zoning Board of Appeals. Photo Credit: File photo

RAMAPO, N.Y. -- A Ramapo official who voted to approve zoning variances for a house in Monsey has been charged with official misconduct, according to a report by lohud.com.

Samuel Tress, a brand-new member of the Town Board, has been under scrutiny by the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office in connection with his 2015 vote while a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, the lohud story said.

He was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree offering of a false instrument, a felony; and official misconduct, a misdemeanor, lohud reported.

Tress, who had a financial interest in the property, denies profiting from the approval, the lohud story said.

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