Sentences with phrase «state fair director»

Syracuse, NY — Former New York State Fair Director Peter Cappuccilli, Jr., diverted $ 78,000 in state funds for personal use, squandered $ 870,000 in state money on lavish parties, holiday cards and two daughters» weddings, and falsified or removed records, an investigation by state Inspector General Joseph Fisch has charged.

Patrick Hooker, state commissioner of Agriculture and Markets, said he and current State Fair Director Dan O'Hara noticed irregularities when they took office and asked the inspector general's office to investigate.

Governor Paterson, New York Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker and State Fair Director Dan O'Hara went around the fair greeting and shaking hands with fairgoers.

New York State Agricultural Commissioner Patrick Hooker (left) and current State Fair Director Dan O'Hara speak today at a news conference about alleged improprieties with the former State Fair Director Peter Cappuccili.

Syracuse, NY - Former New York State Fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr. has been arrested on charges of grand larceny, defrauding the government, and official misconduct, accused of using his fair position to benefit himself and his family.

State fair Director Dan O'Hara, who helped negotiate the Live Nation deal, defended it as a good deal.

The state inspector general is investigating whether former state fair Director Peter Cappuccilli received a benefit by having fair workers fix up the pond in 2004 in the weeks before one of his daughters held her wedding reception there.

Then - New York State Fair Director Dan O'Hara opens the 2010 state fair in this file photo.

Then - State Fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr. holds Lost Kid Tags to be given out to children during the state fair in this photo from Aug. 21, 2000.

Troy Waffner, acting state fair director, said Super DIRT Week - the dirt racing championships held every autumn, for decades, in Syracuse - would still happen this year, but nothing is certain beyond this fall.

When former state fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr. held his daughter Molly's wedding at the fairgrounds In June 2004, state workers erected a large white tent, where 450 guests celebrated in the biggest event the fair caterers had ever put on: a six - hour open bar, chocolate fondue, a raw bar and stations for meat carving and pasta.

Former Syracuse mayor and state fair director Tom Young, who serves on the fair's advisory board, said he had not heard any details about Cuomo's plan.

Geddes, N.Y. — Former New York State Fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr. pleaded guilty today to official misconduct and agreed to pay the state $ 50,000 restitution but avoided jail in a plea deal that dismissed more serious charges.

Then - New York State Fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr. poses in his office at the fairgrounds in Geddes in this photo from June 11, 2003.

'' Read the state Inspector General's August 2010 report on alleged abuses by former state fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr..

The New York State Attorney General's Office says former State Fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr. received cut - rate deals for food at his daughters» fairgrounds weddings from the company that held the fair's catering contract — an arrangement that short - changed taxpayers.

Cuomo said Acting State Fair Director Troy Waffner is «doing a very good job.

Former State Fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr. pleaded guilty to official misconduct and agreed to pay $ 50,000 restitution but avoided jail in a plea deal that dismissed more serious charges.

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«We are pleased to see the Obama administration will not cause harm to citizens and states by shutting these businesses down, and hope this will lead to an expansion of sensible policies related to marijuana, such as allowing these businesses access to banking, and taxing them at a fair rate,» said Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, a Washington, D.C. - based trade group that represents what it says are the thousands of firms involved in marijuana production and sales.

Chris Leach, operations director of the state fair, credited the American Beverage Association with increasing recycling containers at the fair by nearly 50 percent and estimated an, «increased collection of nearly 400,000 bottles and plastic cups over the course of the fair, increasing plastic and glass recycling by 22 percent.»

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«We are excited to see Chicago Public Schools continue to be a leader by using procurement dollars to improve the freshness, quality and nutrition in their meals for students while growing opportunities for local, sustainable and fair producers and processors,» stated Rodger Cooley, Executive Director of the Chicago Food Policy Action Council.

Watch Move NY's Campaign Director, Alex Matthiessen, discuss the many benefits of the Move NY Fair Plan on City & State TV.

State GOP communications director Alex Carey agreed with Giuliani, saying, «It wouldn't be fair to change the rules (in the middle of the game).»

«Director Cappuccilli's conduct clearly breached his fiduciary duty to the State Fair by favoring his personal event to the detriment of the fair,» the report reFair by favoring his personal event to the detriment of the fair,» the report refair,» the report reads.

Patronage jobs for relatives, personal holiday cards printed at taxpayer expense, and lavish weddings for the fair director's daughters were among the shocking examples of «flagrant, chronic abuse» detailed yesterday by a watchdog's probe into mismanagement at — of all places — the Great New York State Ffair director's daughters were among the shocking examples of «flagrant, chronic abuse» detailed yesterday by a watchdog's probe into mismanagement at — of all places — the Great New York State FairFair.

Today's move brings us towards a fairer, more just system of electing our President where one person really does equal one vote,» said Bill Lipton, State Director for the Working Families Party.

Cuomo says the next director of the New York State Fair should bring the fair management experience and ideas to enhance the expositFair should bring the fair management experience and ideas to enhance the expositfair management experience and ideas to enhance the exposition.

He is a dedicated advocate for universal health care, a fair tax code and good - paying jobs for working families,» Bill Lipton, state director of the New York Working Families Party, said in a statement.

City lawmakers should «consider a fair compromise» to protect «this iconic industry» and «hundreds of middle - class jobs» wrote the W.F.P.'s New York State director, Bill Lipton, in an August 8 letter to city lawmakers, which was first reported by the Daily News.

O'Hara, who has since been hired by the state to a $ 110,000 job as deputy director with the state's Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, was criticized by the state inspector general's office on Feb. 14, 2013 for showing favoritism to a vendor in the awarding of a contract to manage the Empire Room banquet hall at the state fair.

O'Hara was appointed fair director in 2007 by then Gov. Eliot Spitzer to oversee the state fair, which attracted 850,000 people over 12 days last year.

«We definitely need a much fairer tax code in New York state because right now the major challenge in New York state is how we're going to pay for our schools, our water systems, our infrastructure and just basic services the state is providing,» said Karen Scharff, the executive director of Citizen Action and a state co-chair of the Working Families Party.

Cuomo confirmed Wednesday that the State Fair board is currently looking for a fair director as Dan Queri is the heavy favorite to take the Fair board is currently looking for a fair director as Dan Queri is the heavy favorite to take the fair director as Dan Queri is the heavy favorite to take the job.

Mr. Cuomo's director of state operations, Jim Malatras, said the governor had called him to relay what the legislators had said immediately after leaving the state fair, prompting the governor's aides to call Mr. Brindisi and Mr. Griffo the same day.

Syracuse, NY - After investigating management of the New York State Fair for a year, the state inspector general is preparing to refer to prosecutors evidence against former Director Peter Cappuccilli, sources with knowledge of the probeState Fair for a year, the state inspector general is preparing to refer to prosecutors evidence against former Director Peter Cappuccilli, sources with knowledge of the probestate inspector general is preparing to refer to prosecutors evidence against former Director Peter Cappuccilli, sources with knowledge of the probe say.

«The State Education Department should act with urgency and within the timeline prescribed by the legislature to create a fair and rigorous teacher evaluation system,» said StudentsFirstNY Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.

Ossining for Fair Funding Communications Director Jessica Vecchiarelli said: «With significant enrollment growth and substantial increases in student needs, we are simply asking that Ossining be put on a path to being funded at the same percentage level as the average district in New York State, at least 80 % of the fully phased - in Foundation Aid.

Outgoing state budget director Mary Beth Labate said at a briefing following the address that the property tax exemption has netted the city an extra $ 3.4 billion, so it's only fair that the city contribute more toward Medicaid.

According to Onyegbule, a nine - man Senior Management Committee was set up by the State Government, which had Mr Aiyedero Jethro, the Acting Permanent Secretary as Chairman, and Mr John Ekele, the Acting Director of Finance as the Secretary, for fair hearing.

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«Commissioner Hooker has assured Governor Paterson that he and fair Director O'Hara will take the necessary steps to continue to reform the Fair's operations, including working in conjunction with the Office of the State Comptroller to conduct a thorough review and audit of the contract with the caterer for the State Fair; ensuring that all contracts are awarded using proper procurement policies; and amending policies to ensure that all state property is properly accounted for at the fair, to finalize the inventory control program and to ensure the proper use of State Fair vehicles.&rafair Director O'Hara will take the necessary steps to continue to reform the Fair's operations, including working in conjunction with the Office of the State Comptroller to conduct a thorough review and audit of the contract with the caterer for the State Fair; ensuring that all contracts are awarded using proper procurement policies; and amending policies to ensure that all state property is properly accounted for at the fair, to finalize the inventory control program and to ensure the proper use of State Fair vehicles.&raFair's operations, including working in conjunction with the Office of the State Comptroller to conduct a thorough review and audit of the contract with the caterer for the State Fair; ensuring that all contracts are awarded using proper procurement policies; and amending policies to ensure that all state property is properly accounted for at the fair, to finalize the inventory control program and to ensure the proper use of State Fair vehicles.&rState Comptroller to conduct a thorough review and audit of the contract with the caterer for the State Fair; ensuring that all contracts are awarded using proper procurement policies; and amending policies to ensure that all state property is properly accounted for at the fair, to finalize the inventory control program and to ensure the proper use of State Fair vehicles.&rState Fair; ensuring that all contracts are awarded using proper procurement policies; and amending policies to ensure that all state property is properly accounted for at the fair, to finalize the inventory control program and to ensure the proper use of State Fair vehicles.&raFair; ensuring that all contracts are awarded using proper procurement policies; and amending policies to ensure that all state property is properly accounted for at the fair, to finalize the inventory control program and to ensure the proper use of State Fair vehicles.&rstate property is properly accounted for at the fair, to finalize the inventory control program and to ensure the proper use of State Fair vehicles.&rafair, to finalize the inventory control program and to ensure the proper use of State Fair vehicles.&rState Fair vehicles.&raFair vehicles.»

New York Gov. David Paterson jokes with Agricultural Commissioner Dan Hooker (left) and fair director Dan O'Hara (right) Thursday during opening ceremonies at the first day of the New York State Ffair director Dan O'Hara (right) Thursday during opening ceremonies at the first day of the New York State FairFair.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget director told a special panel Wednesday the state can not afford long - awaited pay raises for judges unless they are «rational and fair» — and ruled out some proposed hikes as unaffordable.

He stressed the fair itself would preserve «core values» about the importance and celebration of agriculture and praised the current State Fair acting director Troy Waffner for his promotion of those values and expertise in running the annual gatherfair itself would preserve «core values» about the importance and celebration of agriculture and praised the current State Fair acting director Troy Waffner for his promotion of those values and expertise in running the annual gatherFair acting director Troy Waffner for his promotion of those values and expertise in running the annual gathering.

The coalition, called Upstate Theaters for a Fair Game, said the Cuomo - crafted state Gaming Commission has said it won't face undue competition — a sentiment backed in a statement from the commission's acting executive director, Robert Williams.

The commercial features Bebette Yunis, former director of the New York State Fair and, like Katko, a former federal prosecutor.

«Queens Theatre had its first life as the Theaterama, part of the New York State Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair,» said Queens Theatre managing director Taryn Sacramone.

Deborah Axt, Deputy Director of Make the Road New York, said: «By signing the Wage Theft Prevention Act, Governor Paterson makes a commitment that New York State will finally stand up for workers, crack down on lawless employers, and use the power of the State to ensure fair, treatment for vulnerable, low - wage immigrant workers.»

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