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Special education contractor convicted in $2 million fraud



 

 

NEW YORK - The former owner of a Queens-based special education provider, who pleaded guilty to fraud charges earlier this year following a joint investigation

by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara, was sentenced today to 24 months incarceration

and ordered to pay $2,151,318 in restitution and forfeit another $1,924,318.

 

“Cheon Park enriched himself and deprived children with physical, developmental and emotional disabilities of the help they need,” DiNapoli said. “His conviction

today stands as a warning for those who attempt to cheat taxpayers and instead use the money for their personal benefit.”

 

In July 2012, DiNapoli’s office issued an audit of Bilingual SEIT & Preschool Inc. that found Park inappropriately charged New York City’s Department of

Education for salaries, vehicle leases and items such as cosmetics and children’s furniture. There were also a number of questionable issues related to

staff salaries.

 

For a copy of the audit, visit:

http://osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093012/11s13.pdf.

  

  

 

 

Source to make links active:

http://www.empirestatenews.net/News2014/20140906-3.htm