Mount Vernon, NY
Politics
Mount Vernon Mayor Denies Criminal Campaign Corruption Allegations Mount Vernon Mayor Denies Criminal Campaign Corruption Allegations
Mount Vernon Mayor Denies Criminal Campaign Corruption Allegations Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas vehemently denied any wrongdoing after being arraigned on corruption charges on Monday. During a brief press conference outside Mount Vernon City Hall on Monday, Thomas denied any allegations after being accused of misappropriating thousands of dollars in funds from his campaign committee. “The allegations are not true, and I want to reassure the people of Mount Vernon that this has nothing to do with my service in office, as it relates to the campaign,” he said. “I have great confidence in our legal system and I have no doubt that we will be able to prove …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Vernon, NY
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Mount Vernon Mayor Facing Criminal Corruption Charges Mount Vernon Mayor Facing Criminal Corruption Charges
Mount Vernon Mayor Facing Criminal Corruption Charges Click here for an updated story: Mount Vernon Mayor Used Campaign Funds As 'Personal Piggybank,' AG Says Another embattled Mount Vernon mayor finds himself embroiled in trouble with the law, according to reports. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas, 35, has been arraigned on corruption charges, as part of an investigation by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s Office, according to multiple reports Monday morning. Thomas was arraigned on a felony charge of grand larceny and filing a false instrument after being accused of stealing more than $10,000 from his campaign committe…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Vernon, NY
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Feuding Mount Vernon Officials Go To Trial Over Emergency Operations Center Feuding Mount Vernon Officials Go To Trial Over Emergency Operations Center
Feuding Mount Vernon Officials Go To Trial Over Emergency Operations Center The long-brewing feud over work done by a Mount Vernon City Councilman’s contracting company on the emergency operations center is heading to trial. Mount Vernon officials announced late last year that Westchester County Supreme Court Judge Sam Walker refused to dismiss a claim that Councilman Andre Wallace’s company’s work on the project was defective, and the issue would come to head at a trial. The two sides appeared in Westchester Supreme Court on Tuesday, and when the two couldn't reach an agreement, a trial date was scheduled for Monday, April 16.  Before he became a councilman in 20…

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by Zak Failla