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State seeks $2M from lawyer in pension fraud

After months of stalled negotiations, the New York State attorney general's office announced Monday that it plans to file its first charges of civil fraud in the statewide pension scandal against Centerport attorney Lawrence Reich and is seeking at least $2 million in back salary, pension and health benefits. Reich, 69, is a private attorney who was falsely reported as a full-time employee of five...

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