State probe finds agency running Roosevelt Island engaged in nepotism and kickback schemes

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KENNETH LOVETT

ALBANY - The state agency that runs Roosevelt Island was a cesspool of nepotism and kickback schemes for three years, a bombshell probe has found.

The rampant problems between 2007 and 2010 led to the resignation of three top officials at the Roosevelt Island Operation Corp., including one sentenced to jail earlier this year.

The findings are outlined in a stunning report to be released Thursday by state Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott.

"As my investigation of RIOC makes clear, illegal and unethical behavior was common at the very top of RIOC's executive chain of command," Scott said.

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