Northport Administrator Admits Using Public Money For Slush Fund

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — Timothy Brojer, the former Northport Village Administrator, has pleaded guilty to stealing Village property and using public money to buy home improvement and construction materials for personal use. Timothy Sini, the Suffolk County district attorney, announced the guilty plea Friday.

"This defendant was essentially using public funds as his personal piggy bank, buying construction materials for his own home on the taxpayer’s dime," Sini said. "I thank the Village of Northport and the Northport Village Police Department for assisting with this investigation and holding Mr. Brojer accountable for his actions."

Brojer, 44, of Kings Park, pleaded guilty Thursday to official misconduct, a misdemeanor.He was sentenced to a year of conditional discharge. Following the plea deal, Brojer must forfeit various construction tools and windows he bought using village funds. He must also pay the village back about $3,700, the value of stolen materials that were never recovered, as well as pay a $1,000 fine.

Brojer was appointed village administrator in 2015. In 2018, he was assigned to oversee the renovation of the village-owned building known as the Plank House at 20 Beach Ave.

In July, the village received an invoice for about $1,900 for a sliding glass door for use in the Plank House renovation. However, project plans did not include such a door. A review of the company's records showed that Brojer got the glass door from the firm.

Investigators looking at project records also discovered that a dozen windows were ordered from the same company that also were not included in project plans, which cost about $4,400.

On Sept. 3, investigators from the district attorney's office and Northport Police searched Brojer's King's Park home, finding seven windows and numerous construction tools he had bought with village money. The sliding glass door was also in his house.

Brojer was arrested and later resigned as village administrator.