Ex-facilities director at Empire State College gets probation for $31,000 spree
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New York state Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro, seen here in 2013, found that the Empire State College facilities director who served from 2010 until 2019 racked up more than $31,000 in 171 unauthorized purchases on the college s credit card. (John Carl D Annibale / Times Union)
“This individual wasted taxpayer dollars on lavish personal items and abused the public’s trust,” Tagliafierro said in a statement. “We found that he was able to get away with his selfish scheme because of absent supervision and lax controls.John Carl D Annibale
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The ex-facilities director at SUNY Empire State College was sentenced to three years of probation Friday for using the college’s taxpayer-funded credit card to ring up more than $31,000 in unauthorized expenses.
Table Hopping By Steve Barnes, senior writer on February 18, 2021 at 12:14 PM
Osteria Danny at 26 Henry St., Saratoga Springs. (Times Union file photos.)
A lawsuit between a pair of chef-proprietors who have been friends for more than 35 years potentially threatens the future of
Osteria Danny, a popular Spa City restaurant for upscale Italian fare.
Open since early 2016 under veteran chef-owner Danny Petrosino, Osteria Danny occupies 26 Henry St. The downtown building, two blocks off Broadway, for the prior five years was home to Capriccio Saratoga, a northern sibling of
Cafe Capriccio in Albany, which next year will celebrate its 40
th anniversary. Jim Rua, founder and owner of Café Capriccio, bought 26 Henry St. to open Capriccio Saratoga and started leasing it to Petrosino when Osteria Danny launched.