Embattled IT Contractor Rebuts Corruption Claims in Letter to Sen. Skoufis

Published on December 27, 2023

Lawyers for embattled Orange County government IT contractor StarCIO refuted corruption allegations against the firm in a Dec. 26 letter obtained by The Epoch Times. The letter was addressed to New York state Senator James Skoufis (D-Orange County), who initiated the allegations two months ago that the $800,000-plus StarCIO contract was designed to financially benefit a relative of a high-ranking county official. StarCIO owner Issac Sacolick is brother-in-law to Langdon Chapman, former county attorney and current county human resource commissioner. The letter, penned by attorneys Benjamine Allee and Russell Yankwitt from a Westchester-based law firm, asserted that Mr. Sacolick, a respected digital transformation expert, was hired by the county in times of need and performed his work in a satisfactory manner....

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