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NYU Finance Director Embezzled $3.5M To Fund Her Lavish Lifestyle, DA Says NYU Finance Director Embezzled $3.5M To Fund Her Lavish Lifestyle, DA Says
NYU Finance Director Embezzled $3.5M To Fund Her Lavish Lifestyle, DA Says A former director at New York University is being accused of embezzling millions in state funding and using much of the money to fund a lavish lifestyle at her home in Connecticut home, according to authorities. The six-year fraud by Fairfield County resident Cindy Tappe, age 57, of Westport, related to two NYU programs, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced this week. Tappe used her position as the director of finance and administration for NYU’s Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and Transformation of Schools to diver…

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Worker Accused Of Defrauding Hudson Valley Town Out Of Thousands Of Dollars Worker Accused Of Defrauding Hudson Valley Town Out Of Thousands Of Dollars
Worker Accused Of Defrauding Hudson Valley Town Out Of Thousands Of Dollars A former employee of a Hudson Valley town was arrested and accused of defrauding the town of more than $14,000 in health care buyout payments he wasn't entitled to. Kyle Fletcher, a former heavy equipment operator who worked for the Ulster County Town of Gardiner, was arraigned on Tuesday, Oct. 5, according to an announcement from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. “Mr. Fletcher allegedly deceived the Town to pocket over $14,000 in public funds," DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my office’s partnership with the New York State Police and Ulster County District Attorney Clegg he is bei…

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by Nicole Valinote