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Lawyer at center of pension probe must pay back $83,624

Lawrence Reich, the private attorney who was reported as a full-time employee of five school districts at the same time, must pay back $83,624 to the state for receiving a pension to which he was not entitled, the New York State comptroller's office said yesterday.

Reich's attorney, Peter Tomao of Garden City, said Reich was deciding whether to appeal the decision.

"We are disappointed...

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