A Sag Harbor woman, Maureen O’Leary Cussen, was arrested earlier this month on a felony charge of grand larceny.
Southampton Town police said that Ms. O’Leary Cussen, 55, formerly the treasurer of the Southampton Intermediate School’s parent-teacher association, stole over $15,000 worth of PTA money between February 2018 and October 2020.
She was arraigned in Southampton Town Justice Court on Feb. 2 and released on her own recognizance. She is due back in court on March 29.
Hope Livingston, a former Sag Harbor P.T.A. treasurer, was sentenced to five years of probation and restitution after pleading guilty to third-degree grand larceny and agreeing to a plea deal with county prosecutors.
A woman who is already in legal hot water with East Hampton Village seems to have found herself in more of it after a new arrest last Thursday.
Ryan Benitez, a former East Hampton Town building inspector, admitted Thursday to accepting bribes in exchange for expediting building permits and certificates of occupancy in 2024 and early 2025.
Six months after her arrest, Evelyn Calderon, formerly of the East Hampton Town Building Department, took a deal in a Riverhead court Wednesday, pleading guilty to 10 counts of bribery and official misconduct. She was sentenced to 840 hours of community service, five years of probation, and a $29,200 fine.
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