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Ex-Hempstead Village Trustee Admits To Receiving Bribes, Extorting Business Owners
A former Hempstead Village Trustee has admitted to extorting business owners, accepting bribes, submitting false paystubs to obtain a mortgage and ticket fixing, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced.
Perry Pettus, 63, was in Nassau County Court on Thursday, June 13, to plead guilty to the corruption charges, which accused him of using his position and power for personal gain.
In all, Pettus pleaded guilty to:
Two counts of Bribe receiving;
Five counts of grand larceny;
Attempted grand larceny;
Two counts of tampering with public records;
Falsifying business records;
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