That grip began to loosen last year and board members openly dissented against some of his decisions as the Singh controversy broke and former
town planning commissioner Frederick Ippolito pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion charges.
Not exact matches
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.
Ippolito, 78, of Syosset, died last year while serving a 27 - month prison sentence after pleading guilty in January 2016 to evading taxes in connection with $ 2 million in outside consulting fees he received while working as the
town's
planning and development
commissioner.
Frederick Ippolito,
Town of Oyster Bay
planning commissioner, leaves federal court in Central Islip on Jan. 26, 2016.
Ippolito, who served as the
town's
planning and development
commissioner since 2009, pleaded guilty to one felony count of income tax evasion, admitting in federal court Tuesday that he knowingly submitted a false tax return.
Also Wednesday, Timothy Zike, Oyster Bay's deputy
planning and development
commissioner, testified that no variances were obtained for the expansion of a building at 329 Broadway or the eradication of the parking area — a violation of
town code.
Frederick Ippolito, Oyster Bay's then -
planning and development
commissioner, negotiated with a contractor's family on behalf of the
town at the same time that he was accepting money from the contractor's family trust, court and
town documents show.
A federal appellate court has vacated the conviction of Frederick Ippolito, the former
Town of Oyster Bay
planning commissioner who pleaded guilty to tax charges last year, because he died in June while appealing his conviction.
Newsday has reported that sources said others in the indictment include Frank Antetomaso, 77, of Massapequa, the
town's former public works
commissioner; and Frederick Ippolito, the
town's former
planning and development
commissioner who died this month at age 78, after the special grand jury's vote.
All of the accused entered not - guilty pleas, with the exception of former
town planning and development
commissioner Frederick Ippolito, who is dead.
Harris is a retired Postmaster of Athol, former
town youth
commissioner and past
planning board chair as well as
town historical society president.
You must appear before
town planning staff, then
planning board, then
town commissioners, and it all takes time, and they often want things such as road widening improvements in the area of your development, contributions to the cost of street lights, they want impact fees, and if schools are overcrowded they may make your project next to impossible.