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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…