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GUILTY IN MANORHAVEN SANDY CASE

By Karen Talley Posted on June 20, 2014

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A one-time Manorhaven trustee candidate and his accomplice pleaded guilty to
possession of a forged instrument in connection with an alleged attempt to
defraud the village of SuperStorm Sandy clean-up money.

Michael Mercante, who ran for office in 2004, and Carlos Strangolagalli, also
from Manorhaven, allegedly sought $271,914 from the village by acting as though
they were employed by the contractor who was doing the clean-up after the storm.
The amount was what was owed to the contractor, John Construction.

Mercante and Strangolagalli were charged “with trying to cheat taxpayers—their
own neighbors in Manorhaven—out of tens of thousands of dollars,” Nassau
District Attorney Kathleen Rice said.

The alleged scheme played out with Mercante going to Village Hall and telling
the village clerk he and Strangolagalli had purchased John Construction and the
money the village still owed the company should be given to them, Manorhaven
Village Attorney James Toner said.



Within a few days, the men faxed a forged letter that allegedly transferred
ownership of John Construction from the real owner to themselves, he said.

Toner said village employees deserved credit for averting a payment. They felt
that the situation just was not on the level, he said.

Mercante and Strangolagalli will be sentenced on Aug. 5, and are expected to
receive two years probation, Toner said.

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