Joseph g Cairo & Kevin McCaffrey
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One page dated May 8 2019 purporting to amend the Nassau itb collective bargaining agreement without a vote
There is a party going on and New York State and parts thereof are just another racketeering operation preying on people who put in an honest day’s work and expect no less than an honest day’s pay etc
Lawyers start devising screening questions
Catskill OTB board says state's mismanagement claims untrue
Lawmakers are considering a merger between Catskill OTB and Capital District OTB or removing Catskill OTB's leadership
Catskill Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation President Donald Groth addressed his board of directors on Tuesday April 26, 2022 in a meeting at the Holiday Inn in Chester, New York.
Emilie Munson/ Times UnionCHESTER — Catskill Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation board members on Tuesday dismissed the findings of a recently released 2018 state inspector general's report that said their longtime president mismanaged the public corporation now flirting with bankruptcy.
At its first meeting since the report's public release, the board strongly defended President Donald Groth's work and said the inspector general's report was a compilation of untrue allegations.
Board members said they had no previous conversations with Groth about the report's findings before Tuesday. During the nearly four-hour board meeting none questioned Groth about its findings.
"We know it's all fabricated and probably politically motivated," said board member Vincent Tamagna. "We spend our time trying to figure out how we can get (the) OTB to survive. It's not worth our time."
Board members also claimed the state Gaming Commission, which regulates OTBs, lied to the Times Union when the commission said it had forced the OTB to clean up its act in the wake of the report. Board members said they never saw the report until it was released in March and the commission did not address it with them previously.
"Catskill OTB was informed of the findings and concerns," said Gaming Commission spokesman Brad Maione. "The Catskill Board has direct fiduciary responsibility over all personnel matters and business actions of the corporation. Unfortunately the Board has an apparent continuing history of failing to exercise proper oversight and accountability."
The inspector general's report foundGroth had spent millions to rent warehouses and office space which he filled with worthless equipment and trash. The inspector general also concluded Groth misused his company car, engaged in a romantic relationship with a subordinate and collected his state pension while working as a salaried OTB employee.
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