Suffolk County NY: The cyst on the boil
A year-long criminal probe of Suffolk fire and ambulance districts yielded a parade of suspects in handcuffs Tuesday, all accused of plundering public funds in a “pattern of thievery” District Attorney Thomas Spota called “shameful.”
Seven current or former members of Suffolk County fire districts, along with the president of a Suffolk ambulance district, were charged with stealing taxpayer funds in schemes ranging from the spectacular to mundane:
East Moriches Ambulance company president Alan Crane stole $6,500, Spota said, spending it on items such as pork chops and a guitar.
Source: 3-21-07 NY Newsday
