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Former Suffolk County Legislator indicted on fraud charges

Publication: The Southampton Press
By Michael Wright   Aug 20, 2009 2:37 PM
Editor's Note: This story was published in The Southampton Press on July 30, 2009.
A Suffolk County grand jury handed down a sprawling indictment last week against former County Legislator George O. Guldi of Westhampton Beach and one of his business partners that included more than 40 criminal charges, most of them felonies, ranging from fraud to grand larceny.

Mr. Guldi and Donald MacPherson, the owner of Magic’s Pub in Westhampton Beach, were arrested in March on felony charges stemming from an investigation of an alleged $50 million mortgage fraud scheme. The grand jury handed down the broader indictment last Thursday, July 23, according to court records, and issued indictments for three other alleged co-conspirators: Mr. MacPherson’s wife, Carrie Coakley; Roslyn attorney Dustin Dente; and Nassau County businessman Ethan Ellner.

Mr. Guldi, Mr. MacPherson and the three others will be arraigned on the new charges against... more

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