Current, Former L.I. Local Municipal Officials Accused Of Swiping 4-Acre Parcel; Used Unlawful Tax Deed Scheme, Says Developer In Civil RICO Suit

In Nassau County, Long Island, Newsday reports:

• A developer has filed a civil racketeering lawsuit against a dozen Freeport Village and former Nassau County officials, accusing them of conspiring to take by unlawful means a 4-acre parcel he owns. The suit claims that Freeport Mayor William Glacken and his brother-in-law, village attorney Harrison J. Edwards, plotted with former Nassau deputy treasurer Keith Sernick and others between 2000 and 2004 to take the property through an unlawful tax deed scheme. The defendants acquired the property, which the owner subsequently retrieved through court action.

For more, see Suit accuses Freeport, Nassau officials of land scheme.