K-Man/Dwyer Booboo
08-29-2006, 09:21 AM
subpoenas Nassau elections board
BY COLLIN NASH
Newsday Staff Writer
August 29, 2006
A grand jury subpoenaed the Nassau Board of Elections yesterday for the campaign finance reports of the North Hempstead Democratic Committee, and the reports of Supervisor Jon Kaiman and town board member Thomas Dwyer, according to officials familiar with the investigation.
The request for those records comes during simultaneous probes into allegations that North Hempstead's building inspectors issued illegal permits. Kaiman and Dwyer are Democrats.
A town investigation led to reassignments in the building department and the stopping of 30 construction projects in various stages of completion because of code violations that inspectors apparently hadn't caught.
North Hempstead's building department is also the target of a continuing probe by the Nassau district attorney's office. Prosecutors did not comment yesterday on the subpoenas, but acknowledged a continuing investigation of activities at North Hempstead Town Hall.
The grand jury subpoenas demand that the records be delivered by Friday.
Kaiman said he was unaware of the subpoenas but he wasn't surprised.
"I'm aware there are some political foes out there, throwing things in hopes they'll stick, but all our records are open to the public and we welcome whatever steps are necessary to resolve this investigation," he said.
Dwyer could not be reached for reaction. His council district includes Roslyn Heights, where the majority of the 30 homes on which the town stopped construction are located. Seven of them had their certificates of occupancy revoked by the town.
Kaiman said the town-led investigation found that a number of the homes in the Roslyn Heights Country Club subdivision, the scene of frenzied development in recent years, had exceeded square footage and height limitations.
BY COLLIN NASH
Newsday Staff Writer
August 29, 2006
A grand jury subpoenaed the Nassau Board of Elections yesterday for the campaign finance reports of the North Hempstead Democratic Committee, and the reports of Supervisor Jon Kaiman and town board member Thomas Dwyer, according to officials familiar with the investigation.
The request for those records comes during simultaneous probes into allegations that North Hempstead's building inspectors issued illegal permits. Kaiman and Dwyer are Democrats.
A town investigation led to reassignments in the building department and the stopping of 30 construction projects in various stages of completion because of code violations that inspectors apparently hadn't caught.
North Hempstead's building department is also the target of a continuing probe by the Nassau district attorney's office. Prosecutors did not comment yesterday on the subpoenas, but acknowledged a continuing investigation of activities at North Hempstead Town Hall.
The grand jury subpoenas demand that the records be delivered by Friday.
Kaiman said he was unaware of the subpoenas but he wasn't surprised.
"I'm aware there are some political foes out there, throwing things in hopes they'll stick, but all our records are open to the public and we welcome whatever steps are necessary to resolve this investigation," he said.
Dwyer could not be reached for reaction. His council district includes Roslyn Heights, where the majority of the 30 homes on which the town stopped construction are located. Seven of them had their certificates of occupancy revoked by the town.
Kaiman said the town-led investigation found that a number of the homes in the Roslyn Heights Country Club subdivision, the scene of frenzied development in recent years, had exceeded square footage and height limitations.