Personnel
Officer falsified benefits application.
A correction officer was charged with tendering fraudulent documents to obtain subsidized housing benefits, establishing residency in another state for purposes of engaging in unauthorized outside employment, and engaging in unauthorized outside employment. ALJ Astrid B. Gloade found that the officer underreported her income to obtain Section 8 housing benefits and that she had an unauthorized job while on a leave of absence from the Department.
Dep’t of Correction v. Colon, OATH Index No. 229/14 (Feb. 24, 2014).