(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – In a 4-3 vote along party lines on Monday, April 3, the Nassau County Legislature’s Rules committee voted to approve a five-year, $55,000/year maximum special counsel contract with Leventhal Mullaney & Blinkoff, LLP to provide services as general counsel to the Nassau County Board of Ethics from Nov. 1, 2022, through Oct. 31, 2027.
Following the vote, Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Kevan M. Abrahams (D – Freeport) issued the following statement:
“While Steven Leventhal was sanctioned for engaging in for ‘frivolous, obstructionist behavior’ in a 2017 court case, he did not begin disclosing this ruling until this year – and I believe that is a highly concerning lapse in judgment,” Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Kevan M. Abrahams (D – Freeport) said. “The operations of our Board of Ethics must be fully beyond reproach at all times, and it is hard to see how Mr. Leventhal’s continued involvement helps Nassau County meet that standard.”