Newsday Report: NY Comptroller Seeks To Revoke 5 Long Island Lawyer Pensions In School Probe

Good morning! There’s an article in today’s Newsday reporting on continuing efforts by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to revoke the state pensions of five Long Island lawyers as part of his probe into private lawyers representing school districts and being listed as district employees. 

According to the article, DiNapoli’s office “determined that Albert D'Agostino, A. Thomas Levin, William Englander, Jerome Ehrlich and George Lipp Jr. were not public employees and were not entitled to pensions totaling more than $195,000 a year.”
 
Three of the lawyers’ lawyers did not return Newsday’s calls for comment; one said the DiNapoli letter was “confusing” and one said his client would seek a hearing.
 
Today’s Newsday story is available online at http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/index.htm. Other posts on the Financial Fraud Law blog on this subject are at: http://www.financialfraudlaw.com/lawblog/long-island-lawyer-pay-more-249k-settle-pension-abuse-allegations/467, http://www.financialfraudlaw.com/lawblog/appellate-court-wins-cuomo-lawyer-pension-fight/488, and http://www.financialfraudlaw.com/content/are-lawyers-private-practice-who-represent-school-districts-entitled-claim-pension-benefits-.