To: John Venditto, Town Supervisor
Supervisor Venditto: Fire arrested TOB Commissioner Fred Ippolito and tell us what you know!
The undersigned call upon Supervisor John Venditto of the Town of Oyster Bay to immediately terminate the employment of arrested Commissioner Frederick Ippolito from the town.
We also call upon Supervisor Venditto to fully disclose what he and any employee of TOB knew about Ippolito’s affiliation with the town contractor and disclose if any other employee is acting on behalf of a town contractor.
We also call upon Supervisor Venditto to fully disclose what he and any employee of TOB knew about Ippolito’s affiliation with the town contractor and disclose if any other employee is acting on behalf of a town contractor.
Why is this important?
On Friday, 3/20/15 Frederick Ippolito, Town of Oyster Bay Planning Commissioner, was arrested for six counts of tax evasion. Court papers say he failed to report more than $2 million in consulting fees from Hicksville-based Lizza and Sons from 2008 through 2013. Failure to report income to the IRS is tax evasion and a criminal offense. Acting as an agent of a contractor that performs work for the Town while also being employed by the Town is a violation of the Town’s code of ethics, section 30-4 Conflicts of Interest. Supervisor Venditto must terminate Frederick Ippolito from Town employment and must explain his and other town employee's knowledge of this ethics violation.