School
Officials-Convict/Indictment List... lets hope they catch them
all!
Convict Richard Wright - Former School Treasurer
From Newsday:
James Wright, of Bohemia, N.Y., a former district treasurer, pleaded guilty to one count of second degree grand larceny and eight counts of filing a false instrument. Prosecutors say he stole more than $750,000; in a separate scheme, prosecutors say he failed to return unspent federal grant money to the government.
Convict Daniel Cifonelli - Former Assistant Superintendent
From Newsday:
Daniel Cifonelli, Port Jeff Station, N.Y., the former assistant superintendent for business, pleaded guilty to five counts of second degree grand larceny and one count of third degree grand larceny. Prosecutors say after Cifonelli retired, he collected a pension while taking a salary from the district (as a consultant). In all,
he took more than $700,000.
Dennis Fidotta - Former Assistant Superintendent for Business
Dennis Fidotta, convicted of misconduct for soliciting a phony reference letter for a colleague's relative who was later hired as a school accountant and misappropriation of funds.
From Newsday:
Spota's office, meanwhile, says Fidotta
is not the good-government reformer the school district
describes."Mr. Fidotta was instrumental in the invention of
credentials that allowed a relative of a school administrator
to get a job she wasn't qualified for ..." said spokesman Bob
Clifford.
Michael Schildkraut - Retired Assistant Superintendent for Personnel
Convicted of Misconduct!
From Newsday:
Prosecutors say Fidotta and retired Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Administration Michael Schildkraut also faked documents -- to hire Schildkraut's daughter-in-law. Both Fidotta
and Schildkraut declined to comment after they pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging each
with filing a false instrument and
official misconduct.