Post by Logan on Feb 10, 2016 3:48:36 GMT -6
A Hub fire chief found guilty of stealing nearly $50,000 from the city yesterday was blasted as an “embarrassment” by Commissioner Joseph Finn — who said he’s eager to finally see the swindler fired.
“This type of behavior — we’re certainly not going to tolerate it,” Finn said of District Chief Edward A. Scigliano, convicted by a Suffolk Superior Court jury of five counts of procurement fraud and five counts of larceny over $250.
“It’s an embarrassment. It’s not a reflection of the department as a whole. The 99 percent of Boston firefighters that show up every day and do an outstanding job for the citizens of Boston, those are the people I’m here for.”
Authorities said Scigliano, who ran the Boston fire training academy, had vendors write checks to his credit card companies and that he took home a flat-screen TV, gas grill, a Sam’s Club living room set and other items paid for with department funds.
Read more: www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2016/02/boston_fire_chief_guilty_of_pocketing_nearly_50g
“This type of behavior — we’re certainly not going to tolerate it,” Finn said of District Chief Edward A. Scigliano, convicted by a Suffolk Superior Court jury of five counts of procurement fraud and five counts of larceny over $250.
“It’s an embarrassment. It’s not a reflection of the department as a whole. The 99 percent of Boston firefighters that show up every day and do an outstanding job for the citizens of Boston, those are the people I’m here for.”
Authorities said Scigliano, who ran the Boston fire training academy, had vendors write checks to his credit card companies and that he took home a flat-screen TV, gas grill, a Sam’s Club living room set and other items paid for with department funds.
Read more: www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2016/02/boston_fire_chief_guilty_of_pocketing_nearly_50g