East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill McGintee stepped down on Monday morning.
Mr. McGintee has been the subject of a lengthy investigation by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office into financial mismanagement at Town Hall.
In a letter dated Monday, October 5, that was filed in the Town Clerk’s office just after 10:30 a.m., Mr. McGintee wrote, “I have devoted my entire professional career to the Town of East Hampton and I believe that resigning now is in the town’s best interest. Ending this matter allows me to provide ongoing assistance to the District Attorney’s office as its investigation continues, and to spend more time with my family.”
The District Attorney’s office has not filed charges against Mr. McGintee.
“There is an active, ongoing, grand jury investigation of the Town of East Hampton. The grand... more
Mr. McGintee has been the subject of a lengthy investigation by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office into financial mismanagement at Town Hall.
In a letter dated Monday, October 5, that was filed in the Town Clerk’s office just after 10:30 a.m., Mr. McGintee wrote, “I have devoted my entire professional career to the Town of East Hampton and I believe that resigning now is in the town’s best interest. Ending this matter allows me to provide ongoing assistance to the District Attorney’s office as its investigation continues, and to spend more time with my family.”
The District Attorney’s office has not filed charges against Mr. McGintee.
“There is an active, ongoing, grand jury investigation of the Town of East Hampton. The grand... more
Need any more tea bags?
god, are you clever Razza! We still miught have justice and put Cheney/Bush on trial.
He also is wrong to say that he will be following McGintee's budget. If he had any sense of his role, he would acknowledge that he now is the Supervisor, temporary though it may be.
The budget is his budget. Consulting McGintee should be the furthest thing from his mind.
Since McGintee is a recognized liar - contradicted by Thiele, Schneiderman, Wilkinson et al, it is possible that this man is incapable of changing his ways.
McGintee is a very vindictive person and of one thing I am sure: ...more along the way, he will take down as many people as he can.
And, to those of you who still believe that this man is honest and straight forward, go to the library (or, pick up copies at the Star) of its October '07 issues. Read what the consummate liar told the town residents then. Lies. Lies. Lies.
The local democrat machine and its local mouthpiece, The East Hampton Star, do share some of the blame for letting this fiasco continue unabated and uninvestigated. Their complicity in covering up and diverting blame is criminal and hurt all the people of East Hampton. They chose politics over people and disgraced themselves and their reputations as well.
McGintee will be remembered as the worst and most abhored supervisor in the history of East Hampton.
If this bothers you, than you are going to be miserable as well when Bill Wilkenson becomes supervisor. He may not have a safe, union protected, tax-payer funded job, but he has a house 9 times the size of Bill McGintee's home. Talk ...more about someone who won't be able to commiserate with the plight of local residents.
McGintee will be remembered by you for sure, since you seem to have known him for a long time...he was a mailman back in Hicksville, NY in his early 20's...a job he took to provide for 3 small children. Sounds like he was smart to take "safe" jobs and provide some stablility for his family.
Inflated property taxes??? Have you even taken a look at what people pay in Nassau County? If you want to life in the most exclusive town on the East End, pay up, or move somewhere else. I doubt you'll be missed.
And to demi, you are lucky you don't have to use your real name on this website, because throwing around allegations like Laura Molinari's signature being forged could get you sued. Read the article again-- 27east took that part out, because it is not true. There are an awful lot of accusations and assumptions being thrown around without any facts to back them up.
Learn to understand what you read before you issue false accusations. Since some sentences seem to be too complex for you to understand in full, why don't you read each word aloud to yourself?
To answer your question about the DA finding something, a grand jury is hearing what the DA's office has submitted ...more about the liar named William McGintee. The liar is cooperating with the DA because he has no choice. Hults tied him to two questionable felonies.
And the only reason McGintee thanked the DA in his resignation statement for allowing him to proceed is because his NYC attorney recommended it. This is a first for the arrogant liar who has had no problem in decimating reputations to protect his sorry self. He is despicable.
In your post this morning, you called people "stupid" and accused them of not doing their research. I recommend that you take a hard look in the mirror. A sorrowful little woman who has not done her homework will look back at you.
It was all about the Benjamins, and lining pols and their "friends" pockets with them.
It was the example the citiots and Wall St. brought to these towns, and the avarisitc ways they glorify that led us to this point in History.
The wealth of the five towns was in it's agriculture, rustic beauty, and singular environment. NOT because of "monuments to excess".
These geniuses walked ...more a part in the party, and became a sideshow act in the pathetic circus that put well over sixty percent of the nation into a ridiculous amount of debt, and an astronomical bankruptcy rate.
Though he may have technically "committed no crime", he sure as hell was an accessory to the mess.
Thank Providence he is gone, and I say don't let it happen again...
Last I read, the books were in such poor order that as much as $2,000,000 was not accounted for! Nothing in Bill's experience quallified him to be Supervisor and his obvious narcissism doomed his administration. The Town Board shares the blame. They were unwilling to hold Bill ...more to the requirements of the law concerning finances, went along with destructive hiring praxctices and the awarding of unwarranted raises and bonusees. Such as the $10,000 that Pete H. gets/got for being the Asst. Supervisor.
The idea that an Admin. that left a few millions surplus is responsible for this Admin.'s debt of as much as $30,000,000 is preopsterous. Cognitave Dissonance anyone?
we should have these elected officials do an experience test.
(or get rid of them all and start over.
and as far as obamas health plan just change the law so the congress /obama has the same plan we have and see how fast it is changed.
where do the people stand in this land of goverment!!
but it is still a wonderful place to live none the less.we are so lucky.
and ...more god has blessed this country.
On a side note some of the comments on this site really shine a light on some sad souls. Some people really need to get a life.
Lord, I hope your post was satirical at most. If not, I will hold my meegle high school education at a much higher regard.