Surprise in Suffolk fraud case
Photo credit: James Carbone | Former Suffolk County Legislator George Guldi at Riverhead Criminal Court, where he announced he will represent himself in a mortgage fraud case. (Aug. 9, 2010)
A "high elected official" received cash payments for public work awarded to a Suffolk County title company, the defendant in an upcoming mortgage and insurance fraud trial alleges in court papers.
The defendant, former Suffolk Legis. George Guldi, and the Suffolk District Attorney's office state that a witness against Guldi in the case, Ethan Ellner, said he made cash payments or campaign...