Letter: Cuthbertson role is not a conflict
Huntington Town Councilman Mark Cuthbertson talks about his business ties to Gary Melius in his Huntington office Aug. 27, 2014. Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
Newsday's coverage of Councilman Mark Cuthbertson is misleading because it consistently implies that the relationship between a judge-appointed attorney and a judge-appointed property manager creates the potential for corruption between the two of them ["Ethics issues remain murky in Huntington," News Column, Nov. 11].
However, the lawyer and the manager for a property in receivership are in a relationship that is parallel, meaning they both work for the court until the case is resolved. They owe nothing to each other, so there is no potential for a hidden quid pro quo between them.
David Bishop, Babylon
Editor's note: The writer is a Democrat and a lawyer who served in the Suffolk County Legislature from 1993 to 2005, and on the Babylon Town Council in 2006.
