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Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel: Board Of Ethics Abused Power With Leak Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel: Board Of Ethics Abused Power With Leak
Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel: Board Of Ethics Abused Power With Leak Mount Vernon’s Chief Legal Officer is calling on the City Council to fund the post of an Inspector General following “abuses of power by the Board of Ethics,” which accused embattled Mayor Richard Thomas of violating state education laws and collected more than $100,000 while serving as a trustee at a city charter school. Last week, the Mount Vernon Board of Ethics levied a claim against Thomas, stating that he collected more than $100,000 as a trustee at Amani Public Charter School - where he has served since 2011 - which would be in violation of New York State education laws, which state t…

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Mount Vernon Mayor Vehemently Denies He Violated State Education Laws Mount Vernon Mayor Vehemently Denies He Violated State Education Laws
Mount Vernon Mayor Vehemently Denies He Violated State Education Laws Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas called allegations that he collected more than $100,000 while serving as a trustee at a city charter school “factually wrong, grossly negligent and morally bankrupt,” in a statement released late on Thursday afternoon. The Mount Vernon Board of Ethics levied a claim against Thomas this week, stating that he collected more than $100,000 as a trustee at Amani Public Charter School - where he has served since 2011 - which would be in violation of New York State education laws, which state that trustees cannot be compensated for their work. In response to the c…

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Report: Mount Vernon Mayor Violated State Education Laws As School Trustee Report: Mount Vernon Mayor Violated State Education Laws As School Trustee
Report: Mount Vernon Mayor Violated State Education Laws As School Trustee The hits reportedly keep on coming for embattled Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas, who is facing corruption charges and has now been accused of collecting more than $100,000 as a trustee for a city charter school, according to a lohud report released Thursday. Earlier this month, Thomas - who replaced former Mayor Ernest Davis, who pleaded guilty to federal charges against him during his tenure in office - was charged with multiple felonies by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who alleges he used tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds as a “personal piggy bank.” Thomas h…

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