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Owner Of Long Island Company Sentenced For Paying Official To Approve Development Owner Of Long Island Company Sentenced For Paying Official To Approve Development
Owner Of Long Island Company Sentenced For Paying Official To Approve Development The owner of a prominent Long Island paving company has been sentenced for bribing an Oyster Bay commissioner to facilitate the construction of a senior housing development. Oyster Bay Cove resident Elia “Aly” Lizza was sentenced to a three-year conditional discharge after pleading guilty to one count of bribery in January for bribing an official to construct Cantiague Commons in Hicksville. In addition to his discharge, Lizza also paid $350,000 to settle a civil forfeiture action brought against him by the Nassau County District Attorney’s Civil Forfeiture Bureau.  Nassau County Dist…

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Prominent Long Island Paving Company Owner Admits To Bribing Official Prominent Long Island Paving Company Owner Admits To Bribing Official
Prominent Long Island Paving Company Owner Admits To Bribing Official The former owner of a prominent Long Island paving company has admitted to bribing an elected official to ascertain a contract, the District Attorney announced. Oyster Bay Cove resident Elia “Aly” Lizza, 72, pleaded guilty to bribing an Oyster Bay commissioner to help facilitate the construction of the Cantiague Commons senior housing development. In Nassau County Court, Lizza pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree bribery, a felony. When he is sentenced on Thursday, April 16, District Attorney Madeline Singas said that Lizza is expected to receive a term of between one and three year…

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Ex-Oyster Bay Supervisor Venditto Admits To Corruption Charges Ex-Oyster Bay Supervisor Venditto Admits To Corruption Charges
Ex-Oyster Bay Supervisor Venditto Admits To Corruption Charges This story has been updated. John Venditto, the former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor, has admitted to state corruption charges, though the Republican will avoid spending any time behind bars. Venditto, 70, of Massapequa, pleaded guilty in Nassau County Court to a felony charge of corrupt use of a position of authority and a misdemeanor charge of official misconduct. He had initially pleaded not guilty in June 2017. After serving two decades as town supervisor, Venditto resigned in January 2017 as charges in a different federal corruption case - which was lifted in May last year - were pend…

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