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Troiana liens not in 2014 town disclosure
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Former Judi Bosworth adviser was poised for Nassau County position BY LU K E TOR R A N C E Robert Troiano, former director of operations for the Town of North Hempstead, failed to disclose tax liens in a financial disclosure form he filed with the town in 2014, the form shows. The document was obtained by Blank Slate Media through a request under the state Freedom of Information Law. The document was filed when Troiano sought to return to the town to serve as director of operations. He had left the town in 2010 to join the Nassau County Legislature, and in those four years he racked up $81,533 in federal income tax liens, according to Newsday. He also had a $749,264 lien on a house he owned facing foreclosure, Newsday reported. But none of his liens were included in the financial disclosure under debts. The form asked an applicant to “describe all debts of
you, your spouse, or your dependent children in excess of $5,000.” Troiano listed seven debtors, two of which were his spouse’s. Troiano’s debtors were Bank of America, Citibank, Ocwen Financial Services and Mohawk. He listed PHOTO COURTESY OF GLORIA DEI NURSERY AND PRE-K “North Carolina” as a creditor for both himself and his spouse. The Students at Gloria Dei Nursery and Pre-K celebrate pajama and pancake day. See amount owed to each was redactstory on page 20. ed. Troiano told Newsday that the foreclosure had been canceled and that he had paid off his income tax liens, although he did not do so until late last year. A spokeswoman for the Town of North Hempstead said a statement would be forthcoming. Troiano was slated to be appointed in January as the county commissioner for traffic and parkto the office. She was elected to seat in the 4th District. ing violations, a position he was B Y R E B E C C A K L A R On his campaign website, Congress in 2014 and re-elected selected for by Nassau County ExBob Shanlin has never run Shanlin said Rice is a “Republican in 2016. ecutive Laura Curran. He served as “Congresswoman Rice is for elected office, but said he has who changed parties because of Continued on Page 69 been active in politics since he was the district we are in.” proud to run for re-election on her He goes on to say Rice has record of putting her constituents 13 years old when he led an antiVietnam War protest march across “no values except that Kathleen first and fighting for Long Island’s priorities in Washington,” ColeRice should be elected.” Oceanside. Rice ran as a Democrat and man Lamb, a spokesman, said in Shanlin, a 60-year-old retired correction officer from Bellmore, won election as Nassau County a statement.# Shanlin said he disagrees is challenging U.S. Rep. Kath- district attorney in 2005, defeatleen Rice (D-Garden City) for the ing the 31-year incumbent and with Rice on a single-payer health Democratic nomination for her becoming the first woman elected Continued on Page 71
Rice opponent seeks to start a ‘political revolution’
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