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DiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud

Timothy Gregg, the former Provisional Supervisor of Facilities for the Hempstead School District, pleaded guilty today at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to access device fraud in connection with his misuse of a school district credit card. The plea was entered before United States District Judge Joanna Seybert. When sentenced, Gregg faces up to 20 years in prison, as well as forfeiture and a fine of up to $250,000.

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued.

Buffalo City School District – Charter School Tuition Billing (Erie County)

District officials did not include the proper formula for the Public Excess Cost Aid (PECA) set-aside amount in the billing template they provided to charter schools. Instead, they used an outdated formula to determine the set-aside for tuition billing.