Orange County Legislature Concludes Interviews on Controversial IT Contract

Published on November 21, 2023

A special four-member Orange County legislative committee tasked with reviewing a controversial IT contract concluded 10 interviews with involved parties on Nov. 21. The $800,000-plus contract with StarCIO was brought into the limelight by New York state Democratic Sen. James Skoufis and four Democratic county legislators, who alleged it was mired in a corruption scheme involving high-level officials at a Nov. 8 press conference. In the wake of the allegations, the county legislature formed the bipartisan review committee, chaired by Kevin Hines and comprised of Thomas Faggione, Robert Sassi, and Kevindaryán Luján. Interviewees include County Executive Steve Neuhaus, Deputy County Executive Harry Porr, County Attorney Richard Golden, County Director of Operations Alicia D’Amico, and four county legislators alleging corruption: Mike Paduch, Mike Anagnostakis, Genesis Ramos, and Laurie Tautel....

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