Article 78 appeal of FDNY termination for false statements denied
Matter of Loscuito v Scoppetta
Article 78 proceeding was sought to review a determination of Nicholas Scoppetta, as Fire Commissioner of the City of New York. Petitioner knowingly made false statements to investigators in the course of an investigation. Additionally, petitioner was found guilty of six charges of misconduct. The petitioner’s false statements made under oath related to serious charges implicating the integrity of the FDNY gave good reason for his termination and was not so disproportionate to the offenses to be shocking to one’s sense of fairness.
Accordingly, the Supreme Court ordered that the determination is confirmed, the petition is denied, and the proceeding dismissed on the merits, with costs.
