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St. Lawrence sentencing delayed as judge weighs investors’ losses

November 28, 2017 by Michael Castelluccio

“Former Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence’s sentencing on corruption-related charges has been delayed for an indefinite period as the judge weighs the extent of financial losses incurred by investors who bought the town’s municipal bonds.

U.S. Judge Cathy Seibel will begin taking testimony Wednesday morning from witnesses for the prosecution and defense on the estimated financial loss to investors. How the investors will be repaid and any St. Lawrence restitution remain separate issues for Seibel to decide. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Christopher St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence trial

Christopher St. Lawrence faces prison term Monday for corruption

November 26, 2017 by Michael Castelluccio

Indicted Supervisor St. Lawrence

Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence

“When U.S. Judge Cathy Seibel is scheduled  to sentence Christopher St. Lawrence on Monday, the jurist will likely settle the disagreements  between prosecutors and St. Lawrence’s attorney on the former Ramapo supervisor’s motivations to commit fraud and how much prison time he deserves.

However, Monday’s sentencing could be adjourned until December.

St. Lawrence’s attorney asked Seibel in court papers filed Wednesday for additional time to analyze the prosecution’s updated estimation of the financial loss suffered by investors who bought Ramapo bonds based on false information from St. Lawrence. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Christopher St. Lawrence, Political corruption, St. Lawrence trial

St. Lawrence sentencing for corruption conviction rescheduled for Nov. 27

September 17, 2017 by Michael Castelluccio

“Christopher St. Lawrence will learn how many years he will spend in federal prison when he’s scheduled for sentencing Nov. 27 in the White Plains federal courthouse.

U.S. District Court Judge Cathy Seibel adjourned St. Lawrence’s sentencing, which had been set for Sept. 28, at his lawyer’s request.

A federal jury convicted St. Lawrence on May 29 on 20 corruption-related charges accusing him of manipulating the town’s books and fabricating revenues to get better rates on bonds to finance the town’s baseball stadium and other projects. The conviction ended the Democrat’s 16-year reign as supervisor. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Christopher St. Lawrence

Eruvs didn’t create Ramapo’s problems, bad zoning decisions did: JN Editorial

August 14, 2017 by Michael Castelluccio

The following editorial appeared in The Journal News on August 11, 2017

“Many have been worried about a recent expansion into New Jersey of a Ramapo-area eruv — a near-invisible boundary that allows Orthodox Jews more freedom of movement during the Sabbath.
Some say the boundary would extend eastern Ramapo’s chaos and crowded conditions into their backyard.

But Ramapo’s mess can be blamed on policy, not PVC piping; ill-planned zoning and lax building code enforcement caused the issues in Ramapo, not eruvs attached to utility poles. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blockbusting, Overdevelopment, St. Lawrence

Ramapo cleans house at St. Lawrence’s RLDC

July 13, 2017 by Michael Castelluccio

RLDC 2.0Last night, at the regular Ramapo Town Board meeting, acting Supervisor Yitzchok Ullman and the Town Board removed the last vestiges of Christopher St. Lawrence’s influence in the shadow government that he had operated for years out of the Ramapo Local Development Corporation (RLDC). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Christopher St. Lawrence, RLDC

Millions still flowing to St. Lawrence’s RLDC

June 30, 2017 by Michael Castelluccio

Money vacuumYou would think that as fast as St. Lawrence and his attorney were pedaling in the courtroom in White Plains, trying to outrun the 22 felony charges from the Dept of Justice, that he wouldn’t have time to continue to siphon public money to his bankrupt RLDC. So much for common sense. While St. Lawrence and his attorney, Michael Burke, were looking over perspective jurors, his corrupt machine was still still cranking up the giant sucking sound at Town Hall on Route 59, vacuuming millions in public assets. At the other end of the pipe, almost six million was blowing in at the RLDC office over at the ballpark.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Christopher St. Lawrence, East Ramapo School Board, RLDC

Preserve Ramapo celebrates an overdue conviction

June 28, 2017 by Michael Castelluccio

Last night, many of the Preserve Ramapo faithful showed up at the Water Wheel restaurant in Tallman to celebrate the conviction of one of the most disastrous politicians in Ramapo’s long 226-year history. The former supervisor, Christopher St. Lawrence, was found guilty of 20 federal charges of bond fraud and will be sentenced in September. The damage caused by St. Lawrence’s abuses go well beyond those spelled out in the criminal charges that will remove him from the community. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Christopher St. Lawrence, Preserve Ramapo

St. Lawrence Conviction Party Today–Tuesday

June 26, 2017 by Michael Castelluccio

Sweep Ramapo Clean posterPlease join our celebration of the successful prosecution of Christopher St. Lawrence on Tuesday, June 27th. And help us continue the legal fight for an honest referendum for single member districts in Ramapo.
Our party will be at the Water Wheel in Tallman starting at 7 PM. The entertainment will be free, but the drinks and food will be on you.
If you have been following our fight for single member districts in Ramapo you will remember that we first circulated our petitions and then had to spend years in court to force Ramapo to hold our referendum vote for single member districts. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Christopher St. Lawrence

Erasing Christopher St. Lawrence

May 24, 2017 by Michael Castelluccio

St. Lawrence’s name removed from the front of the office. (Photo: Ricky Flores/The Journal News)

“The glass window welcoming people to the Ramapo supervisor’s office in Town Hall is nameless.

Christopher St. Lawrence’s name had been scratched off the glass Friday after his 16 years of running the county’s largest town with flair and controversy came to an abrupt end. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Christopher St. Lawrence, Yitzy Ullman

Christopher St. Lawrence’s corruption trial will likely impact Ramapo

April 13, 2017 by Michael Castelluccio

Photo of St. Lawrence listening to public remarks

The criminal trial will begin Wednesday, April 9, with jury selection. After that, St. Lawrence faces the 22 civil charges brought by the SEC in a second trial. Then after that, he is being personally sued by Melissa Reimer, and that trial is on hold until after the first two federal trials.

“After nearly 17 years of running Ramapo and decisively winning elections, Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence will stand alone when his federal trial is scheduled to open Wednesday, April 19, in White Plains with jury selection on an array of corruption charges that’s left the town gasping for financial breath.

The outcome could likely change the face of Rockland’s most divisive and diverse town, especially if the 66-year-old St. Lawrence of Wesley Hills is convicted and forced to resign. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Christopher St. Lawrence, Political corruption

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