Daily Voice: Lawrence School Official Diverted $2M In Contracts: DA
A former top official in a Long Island school district turned the school’s emergency HVAC needs into a massive payday, prosecutors alleged.
Scott Unger, 65, the former facilities director for the Lawrence Union Free School District, and his alleged co-conspirator Joseph Greenblatt, 59, were both indicted on corruption charges by a Nassau County grand jury on Wednesday, June 4.
Unger and Greenblatt created a fake HVAC company, SDF Service Plus, and used Unger’s influence within the district to secure emergency contracts, all while pretending Unger had no connection to the business, prosecutors said.
In 2023, Unger maneuvered the district into declaring an emergency HVAC need after withholding payments from the district’s legitimate vendor, Hi Tech Air Conditioning, according to investigators.