Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Ex-Fire Department Company Treasurer In Westchester Admits To Embezzlement Ex-Fire Department Company Treasurer In Westchester Admits To Embezzlement
Ex-Fire Department Company Treasurer In Westchester Admits To Embezzlement A former treasurer with a Westchester fire department has admitted to using thousands of federal dollars he oversaw for his own benefit. Robert Gerardi, the ex-treasurer of the Putnam Engine and Hose company, a unit of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Department, pleaded guilty on Friday to embezzling more than $38,000 from November 2016 through May 2017.  “Robert Gerardi was entrusted to oversee the finances of a unit of a volunteer fire company,” U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said. “Gerardi betrayed that trust and lined his own pockets with money meant to be used in furtherance of pro…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Politics
Potential GOP Foe Molinaro Calls For Investigation Of Cuomo Administration Potential GOP Foe Molinaro Calls For Investigation Of Cuomo Administration
Potential GOP Foe Molinaro Calls For Investigation Of Cuomo Administration Hours after a former top aide of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was found guilty by a jury of three corruption charges, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro - considered the frontrunner to be the GOP challenger for the governor’s seat - is calling for an independent investigation of the Cuomo administration by the state attorney general. On Tuesday, Joseph Percoco, a resident of South Salem in Northern Westchester, former top aide and friend to Cuomo, was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and one count of solicitation of bribes or gratuities. Perco…

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by Zak Failla
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Bridgeport DMV Employee Charged With Stealing $80,000 Bridgeport DMV Employee Charged With Stealing $80,000
Bridgeport DMV Employee Charged With Stealing $80,000 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A former employee of the Department of Motor Vehicles office in Bridgeport was arrested after police said she stole $79,000 while working for the DMV by exploiting a loop hole. State police launched an investigation in August after the Bridgeport office's manager discovered a large monetary discrepancy, state police said. The DMV notified the Office of the Connecticut State's Attorney, saying that it suspected an employee of misconduct at the office. An investigation was launched, and over the course of a several month-long investigation, detectives identified 47-year-ol…

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by Casey Donahue