DA: Man Sentenced for Falsifying Information on TONH Job Application

A Great Neck man was sentenced Monday for submitting false information on a job application to work at the Town of North Hempstead, authorities said.

Edward Lucas, 59, of Great Neck, was sentenced to 500 hours of community service and three years of probation, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s office.

Lucas pleaded guilty in June to first-degree attempted offering a false instrument for filing. DA investigators arrested Lucas in March after discovering false statements on his application records.

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice had said that Lucas filed three separate applications with the Town of North Hempstead, where under penalties of perjury, he swore to the truth of his written statements. According to the DA, on all three of the applications, Lucas checked the “No” box to the question, “Except for the above traffic offense have you ever been convicted of any violation, misdemeanor, or felony?”

Lucas did not reveal a 2005 federal felony conviction on the three applications dated May 5, 2009, Sept. 10, 2012; and Jan. 9, 2013, the DA said.

The Town of North Hempstead hired Lucas in the summer 2009, first as a part-time attendant and later as a full-time parking meter servicer who was responsible, in part, for handling revenue for the Port Washington Parking District.

The falsification of Lucas’ employment applications was uncovered by DA investigators after Town of North Hempstead officials contacted the DA Rice’s Public Corruption Bureau.

Lucas is represented by Kimberly Lerner.

Read more on Patch about the case.