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Former Spring Valley Village Trustee Begins Jail Sentence For Corruption Former Spring Valley Village Trustee Begins Jail Sentence For Corruption
Former Spring Valley 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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Sloatsburg Attorney Gets Probation For Ticket/Zoning Fixing Sloatsburg Attorney Gets Probation For Ticket/Zoning Fixing
Sloatsburg Attorney Gets Probation For Ticket/Zoning Fixing A Rockland County lawyer was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to one count of official misconduct for fixing traffic tickets and zoning violations. Lawrence Weissman, 56, of Sloatsburg, was sentenced Friday following his guilty plea, said Rockland District Attorney Thomas Zugibe.  Weissman, an attorney with offices in West Nyack, was appointed as special prosecutor by the Village of Spring Valley Board of Trustees in 2016. As the special prosecutor, Weissman was in charge of reviewing traffic tickets and zoning violations for the village, the DA's Office said. Form…

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Village Attorney Charged With 'Fixing' Tickets, Zoning Issues Village Attorney Charged With 'Fixing' Tickets, Zoning Issues
Village Attorney Charged With 'Fixing' Tickets, Zoning Issues A former Spring Valley Village attorney has been charged with official misconduct for "fixing" tickets and zoning issues, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. Lawrence "Larry" Weissman, 56, of Sloatsburg, was charged Tuesday with one count of official misconduct, the DA's Office said. The arrest is the result of a lengthy investigation by the Public Corruption Task Force, a joint investigative unit for the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI which found that Weissman, who was recommended for the position by former village Tr…

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by Kathy Reakes