Pleading guilty, Venditto receives no jail time

“Taxpayers at all levels of government deserve public officials who prioritize the well-being of the public over self-gain,” said State Sen. Jim Gaughran, a Democrat, from Huntington. “Former Supervisor Venditto's admission of public corruption shines a light on the culture of corruption that has plagued Town of Oyster Bay residents, with the real losers being the 300,000 taxpayers stuck paying this 'corruption Tax.'"

In court, Venditto appearing relieved, admitted that he was guilty of preferential government hiring, a felony, when in 2016 as supervisor “during a fiscal crisis” he hired a part-time employee at an inflated salary in the Parks Department to help his friend, former Oyster Bay planning commissioner Frederick Ippolito, who later requested that the employee be fired. Ippolito died in federal prison in June 2017, while serving time for tax evasion.

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