4/17/17 Today another Broome County Republican official has been arrested for misconduct while in office. This comes on the heels of the following events. The Town of Union Supervisor Rose Sotak was just indicted by a grand jury on a felony charge of abusing her authority and the Town of Union Board is currently looking into removing her from office. And now, a special prosecutor has charged former Town of Conklin Supervisor and former Broome County Executive Debbie Preston with three misdemeanor charges of official misconduct dating back to 2005. According to Democratic Chair Tim Grippen, "This is a troubling trend that should concern all Broome County residents. We hope that current Broome County District Attorney Steve Cornwell will continue to prosecute public corruption without fear or favor." Jason Garnar (D) said, "Bottom Line: No politician is above the law."
BingChex: Debbie Preston’s 5 Lies
A group named BingChex has analyzed the information about Debbie Preston's misuse of a Town of Conklin credit card and has reported that Preston's story does not add up. BingChex asserts that:
1. "The e-mails show she had already spent $23,000 on the Conklin card in July of 2011, two months BEFORE the flood. Then she continued to spend thousands of dollars in May of 2012, 8 months AFTER the flood."
2. "She actually hid the existence of the card from everyone — including the town’s bookkeeper."
3. Preston stated that she used the card for a "couple of months" and then paid it off, but in fact, she used it for a long time.
To read the full article, based on information available to the public, go here. https://medium.com/@bingfactcheck/5-biggest-lies-at-debbie-prestons-fraud-press-conference-9b90252bb208#.x000xpdkq
