The Town Attorney says because of the threat of litigation, he has advised the Supervisor and the Town Board to refrain from further comment.
Ramapo's
town attorney said today he had no knowledge of a $ 3.66 million payment the town received from its land development corporation for the property to build its controversial baseball stadium.
The Town Board is preparing to sue only over the apartment complex because
the town attorney said time has run out to sue over the medical office building.
Not exact matches
Eaton
said each of the three declared Republican US Senate candidates — Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos,
attorney Wendy Long and Rye
Town Supervisor Joe Carvin — has «advantages and disadvantages,» but added:
Hamburg Republicans have endorsed
attorney Dennis Gaughan, a Democrat, for
town supervisor after incumbent Steven Walters
said he will not run for a fourth term.
Frederick Ippolito, former
Town of Oyster Bay planning commissioner who pleaded guilty to federal tax charges last year, has died in prison, his
attorney, Brian Griffin
said.
Aug. 10, 2015: Nassau District
Attorney Madeline Singas
says she will investigate trips by Mangano and Oyster Bay Deputy
Town Attorney Frederick Mei.
Assistant U.S.
Attorney Lara Treinis Gatz said during the arraignment that the government wants to have Griffin removed as Venditto's attorney because the federal investigation is continuing into Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay, and Griffin has a conflict of i
Attorney Lara Treinis Gatz
said during the arraignment that the government wants to have Griffin removed as Venditto's
attorney because the federal investigation is continuing into Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay, and Griffin has a conflict of i
attorney because the federal investigation is continuing into Nassau County and the
Town of Oyster Bay, and Griffin has a conflict of interest.
Babylon
Town Supervisor Richard Schaffer declined to say whether he reviewed the records when he offered Henry, a former Babylon Town councilman, the $ 50,000 - a-year job as a part - time assistant town attor
Town Supervisor Richard Schaffer declined to
say whether he reviewed the records when he offered Henry, a former Babylon
Town councilman, the $ 50,000 - a-year job as a part - time assistant town attor
Town councilman, the $ 50,000 - a-year job as a part - time assistant
town attor
town attorney.
He
says the
town's
attorney has already drafted a proposal, to block the pipeline.
Venditto's lawyer
says in court papers that the former supervisor was a victim of a scheme orchestrated by Singh, Deputy
Town Attorney Fred Mei and Harris Beach to obtain millions of dollars in loan guarantees for Singh.
Instead, the same deputy
town attorney, Mei, wrote Garry on
town attorney letterhead: «This letter shall serve to acknowledge your firm's representation of Singh Hospitality Group and to waive any actual or potential conflict of interest in connection with
said representation.»
Town officials
said the office of District
Attorney Thomas Spota requested records last week.
«Sadly, we're getting confronted with public officials who are alleged to have abused their positions of trust, in this case the highest - ranking elected official in Nassau County and in the
Town of Oyster Bay, for their own corrupt benefit, thereby abusing the public trust,» Robert L. Capers, U.S.
attorney for the Eastern District of New York,
said at a news conference.
Deputy
Town Attorney Frank Scalera said at last week's town board meeting that the initial payment was effectively a down paym
Town Attorney Frank Scalera
said at last week's
town board meeting that the initial payment was effectively a down paym
town board meeting that the initial payment was effectively a down payment.
Town Attorney Joe Ra
said Ahmad was filling a vacant position from an early retirement, and her duties will include focusing on personnel issues.
Venditto did not comment Thursday, but his
attorney, Brian Griffin of Garden City,
said in a statement: «John Venditto has served the citizens of the
Town of Oyster Bay for 40 years, with great distinction.
A special prosecutor in the case of Lindsay Henry, a Babylon
Town attorney charged with assaulting his girlfriend,
said he expects the case to be dismissed tomorrow if the alleged victim continues not to appear in court.
An
attorney for Hempstead
Town Board member Edward Ambrosino
said his client is «seeking to resolve» his federal income - tax evasion case, and hopes to be «working something out.»
Lupinacci
said he's also proposing a permanent memorial to Beigel on the street where he grew up, but
said he'll first consult with the
town attorney and
town board.
Marjorie Acevedo, a member of the
town's anti-bias task force,
said the remarks are upsetting and she has asked the
town attorney to address the incident at a task force meeting Monday night.
His
attorney, Brian Griffin, of Garden City,
said Tuesday that his guilty plea was not connected to his work for the
town.
Mangano contacted then - Oyster Bay
Town Supervisor John Venditto, who delegated the task to his «operations guy» Leonard Genova, who then assigned the task to deputy town attorney Frederick Mei, Singh said from the st
Town Supervisor John Venditto, who delegated the task to his «operations guy» Leonard Genova, who then assigned the task to deputy
town attorney Frederick Mei, Singh said from the st
town attorney Frederick Mei, Singh
said from the stand.
It was cleaned up quicker because «the
town supervisor made it her priority and we complied with the DEC,» Islip Town Attorney John R. DiCioccio s
town supervisor made it her priority and we complied with the DEC,» Islip
Town Attorney John R. DiCioccio s
Town Attorney John R. DiCioccio
said.
Schneiderman
said he has to speak with
town attorney James Burke about how to formalize the administrative policy.
Genova, who also served as
town attorney,
said that over the years he saw Singh mixing with judges and police officials and not just Nassau officials, but Suffolk personnel as well.
«They were doing somersaults for him,» Keating
said of Oyster Bay officials that included former
town attorney Leonard Genova and former deputy
town attorney Frederick Mei.
Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Oyster Bay
Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money,» a federal prosecutor
said Tuesday in the 10 - week - old corruption trial's closing arguments while Mangano's defense
attorney countered that the government's star witness «desecrated the oath» by lying repeatedly on the stand.
«This is a case about corruption and greed at the highest levels of county and
town government,» Assistant U.S.
Attorney Lara Treinis Gatz
said in the Central Islip courtroom.
In the government's motion, Assistant U.S.
Attorneys Lara Treinis Gatz, Catherine Mirabile and Raymond Tierney
said the other material turned over to the defense includes: 35,000 pages of
Town of Oyster Bay documents and emails; 30,000 pages of bank account records and 5,000 pages of phone records of unidentified people; 3,250 pages of what is described as «miscellaneous documents,» and 550 pages of documents involving unspecified loans.
Botwin, North Hempstead's current
town attorney,
said she noticed Terry's lapsed registration after she took office in 2014 and asked Terry to «clean up his registration.»
Bosworth, who
said the amount of Terry's liens left her «surprised,»
said she has asked
Town Attorney Elizabeth Botwin to «undertake a comprehensive review and to advise me on any necessary changes in town policy and procedures that we need to take.&ra
Town Attorney Elizabeth Botwin to «undertake a comprehensive review and to advise me on any necessary changes in
town policy and procedures that we need to take.&ra
town policy and procedures that we need to take.»
Sinnreich
said he opposed Cornachio's plan and expressed so to Leonard Genova and Frederick Mei, then the
town's
attorney and deputy
attorney.
The
town board will discuss the process with
attorneys at its Sept. 19 work session, she
said.
Leonard Genova, Oyster Bay's former
town attorney, became Immunity Leonard Genova — because he received full immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony for prosecutors, Keating
said.
Town Attorney Amy Mele
said he has a very high conviction rate for his tax certiorari cases and that is what we go by.
«The options we have right now is to stay, the other option is to relocate, and that would be up to not just the
Attorney General, but the New York State Cemetery board and probably the
town board itself,»
said Amigone
Town attorney Martin Finnegan
said Southold was competing against much larger projects and it didn't seem to help that Southold submitted its application just 10 seconds after bidding opened.
«I think it's the most ridiculous decision the
Town Board has ever issued, «
said Jeffery D. Palumbo, an
attorney with Barclay Damon who represents Core Spaces.
Terms of the property lease limit its use to media - based businesses, John Jilnicki, the
town attorney,
said, although the board recently authorized the use of a portion of the building for storage.
Gillen
said Wednesday in an interview that she was «a little bit disappointed» in the
town board's moves, but remains «optimistic» that she can work with Santino and Town Attorney Joe Ra for a successful transit
town board's moves, but remains «optimistic» that she can work with Santino and
Town Attorney Joe Ra for a successful transit
Town Attorney Joe Ra for a successful transition.
Edelstein
said several Oyster Bay
Town officials at that time — including Kevin Conologue, deputy parks commissioner, Leonard Kunzig, the comptroller, Steven Marx, Venditto's assistant, and Frederick Mei, a deputy town attorney — were at a meeting in April 2011 when the term was explai
Town officials at that time — including Kevin Conologue, deputy parks commissioner, Leonard Kunzig, the comptroller, Steven Marx, Venditto's assistant, and Frederick Mei, a deputy
town attorney — were at a meeting in April 2011 when the term was explai
town attorney — were at a meeting in April 2011 when the term was explained.
Local political sources
say Schaffer was called as a witness by Manhattan District
Attorney Cyrus Vance over New York United Teachers unsuccessful attempt to steer $ 100,000 to the campaign of Adrienne Esposito, who ran unsuccessfully in the Third Senate District in 2014, through the county and several
town Democratic committees.
There, Mangano expressed to an audience that included
attorneys for the
town and from Rivkin Radler LLP his desire for a solution to permit Singh to get funding, Sinnreich
said.
Defense
attorneys stressed that Singh and former deputy
town attorney Frederick Mei made cooperation agreements, and other witnesses had immunity or nonprosecution deals, Mirabile
said.
Town attorneys have previously said the town has no role in the casino is
Town attorneys have previously
said the
town has no role in the casino is
town has no role in the casino issue.
Murray, who worked as a lawyer in the state
attorney general's office before winning her first elected office, had
said her leadership of a 759,000 - resident
town — where she has been supervisor since 2003 — trumped a lack of criminal law experience.
Town Attorney Annette Eaderesto
said she picked the law firm, noting Brookhaven has worked well with the group in the past.
Present at that meeting were Mangano, Venditto, Singh, then -
town attorney Leonard Genova, then - deputy
town attorney Frederick Mei and two
attorneys with Mangano's former law firm of Rivkin Radler of Uniondale, the prosecutors
said in court papers.
In the latest government filing, Eastern District prosecutors
said they specifically want complete copies of documents that have been submitted to them only in redacted form because of a claim of
attorney - client privilege by the
Town of Oyster Bay.