Highland Falls mayor pleads guilty to fraud
According to the Orange County D.A.’s office, Joseph D’Onofrio admitted to committing fraud on his 2021 reelection petition.
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May 20, 2022, 12:54 PM
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Updated 704 days ago
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According to the Orange County D.A.’s office, Joseph D’Onofrio admitted to committing fraud on his 2021 reelection petition.
He also admitted photocopying a pair of signatures from another candidate’s petition and passing them off as his own.
He also admitted to buying a pair of trees with $159 in village funds and planted them in his home, then saying he planted them in a village park.
The 73-year-old D’Onofrio has already paid back that money.
For his guilty plea, he will pay a $250 fine and perform 40 hours of community service.
D’Onofrio was first elected as mayor in 1993 and the plea agreement does not disqualify him from holding office.
