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Ex-Town Employee Let Man Illegally Dump Near Fragile Wetlands In HV: Here's Their Fate Ex-Town Employee Let Man Illegally Dump Near Fragile Wetlands In HV: Here's Their Fate
Ex-Town Employee Let Man Illegally Dump Near Fragile Wetlands In HV: Here's Their Fate A former municipal employee in Northern Westchester will spend time in federal prison for his role in a public corruption scheme that caused millions of dollars in damage to environmentally sensitive land, federal prosecutors announced. Robert Dyckman, age 53, of Verplanck, and the former Assistant General Foreman for the Town of Cortlandt, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for accepting bribes from a local business owner, 56-year-old Glenn Griffin of Cortlandt, in exchange for allowing illegal dumping at a town facility, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ne…

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Not-So-Slick Move: Dump Truck Sinks In Mud After Unloading Illegal Debris In Hudson Valley Not-So-Slick Move: Dump Truck Sinks In Mud After Unloading Illegal Debris In Hudson Valley
Not-So-Slick Move: Dump Truck Sinks In Mud After Unloading Illegal Debris In Hudson Valley Talk about getting stuck in your own mess.  A dump truck driver in Rockland County learned the hard way that illegal dumping can backfire after his truck sank into the mud soon after unloading debris at a residential site, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said. The incident happened on Thursday, Jan. 30, when Environmental Conservation Officers responded to a complaint about five tri-axle dump trucks actively dumping solid waste at a residential property in Haverstraw, the DEC said.  When officers arrived, only two trucks remained, including o…

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Lead-Laced Debris Illegally Dumped At Hudson Valley Farm, Officials Say Lead-Laced Debris Illegally Dumped At Hudson Valley Farm, Officials Say
Lead-Laced Debris Illegally Dumped At Hudson Valley Farm, Officials Say Authorities caught a trucking company illegally dumping contaminated construction debris, including lead materials, at an Orange County farm, officials announced.  The incident happened on Thursday, Jan. 9, when a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officer saw a tri-axle dump truck unloading material at the back of a farm in the town of Montgomery. The property owner was seen grading other piles of material at the site, officials said on Wednesday, Jan. 29.  More Environmental Conservation officers responded to the scene, where they determined that the debris …

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Contractor, Son Nabbed For Illegal Dumping In Hudson Valley, Authorities Say Contractor, Son Nabbed For Illegal Dumping In Hudson Valley, Authorities Say
Contractor, Son Nabbed For Illegal Dumping In Hudson Valley, Authorities Say A contractor and his son were ticketed for illegal dumping in the Hudson Valley after environmental officials found material containing an address in construction debris on the side of a road, authorities said.   The debris was discovered on the side of a road in Putnam County on Friday, Nov. 29 by New York State Environmental Conservation Officers Franz and Schuck while patrolling in the village of Brewster, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced on Wednesday, Dec. 18.  During their investigation, officers found a piece of mail among the debris…

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$2.4M Scheme: Ex-Hudson Valley Town Employee, Business Owner Admit To Illegal Dumping Plot $2.4M Scheme: Ex-Hudson Valley Town Employee, Business Owner Admit To Illegal Dumping Plot
$2.4M Scheme: Ex-Hudson Valley Town Employee, Business Owner Admit To Illegal Dumping Plot A former Northern Westchester town employee has admitted to allowing a business owner to illegally dump unauthorized material at an environmentally fragile facility in exchange for cash bribes, federal officials announced.  Verplanck resident Robert Dyckman, age 52, and Cortlandt Manor resident Glenn Griffin, age 55, both pleaded guilty to charges related to the $2.4 million scheme, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Monday, Aug. 26.  According to federal officials, Dyckman, the former Assistant General Foreman for the Town o…

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