05 Feb Sunday Charged in Corruption Probe
Former Scranton School District business administrator Gregg Sunday was charged Friday in connection with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s ongoing investigation of the beleaguered city school system. Sunday is accused of using taxpayer dollars to pay for automobile repair work on his family’s vehicles.
In September, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced first-degree felony charges against Daniel Sansky, a former Scranton School District fleet manager, for overbilling and double-billing for work performed on district vehicles by his auto repair shop, Danny’s Auto Service.
Sunday, 58, was charged with conflict of interest after an investigation revealed the SSD was paying for automobile work on his personal vehicles. The investigation found that Sansky claimed to provide “free work” on Sunday’s vehicles, but then billed the school district for this work. The billing was then approved by Sunday in his capacity as Deputy Superintendent of Finance.
An investigation by the Office of Attorney General and Pennsylvania State Police revealed that Sunday approved a total of $8,166.25 from 2014 to 2016 for repairs of SSD vehicles that were actually made on vehicles belonging to Sunday and his family members.
“Greg Sunday violated the public’s trust, and I’m holding him accountable,” Attorney General Shapiro said. “Public officials must not abuse their position of authority, and with his actions, Greg Sunday did just that. This investigation is ongoing and, working with our partners in the Pennsylvania State Police, we’ll follow the facts and the evidence wherever they lead.”
“To the people of Scranton who have been calling out for an investigation, and for more transparency and honesty in their government – we heard you,” Attorney General Shapiro said. “Let me be very clear – this investigation is active and ongoing, and no one is above the law.”
Pat La France
Posted at 00:53h, 06 FebruaryI’m going to speculate here, so correct me if I’m wrong.
Sansky was charged with over billing the district several hundred thousand dollars. In my opinion he didn’t need the money but did need the contract. So now we know about $8000 some dollars were spent on the Sunday family fleet of vehicles. Now I know there is a criminal process but I believe along with that outcome not just for Sansky and Sunday but to all others who will be charged in the future of this investigation, should be payment for any mechanical work that could be proven charged to the district on behalf of this investigation that includes any non district work plus penalties and interest. I also believe this situation goes a lot further than just one, two, or three people. Right now we are at hundreds of thousands overbilled to the district and about $8000 accounted for. Like I said, Sansky wasn’t desperate he needed the contract for the district but not the illegal side jobs. The man wasn’t stupid either, I’ll bet there is a paper and or electronic trail for everyone else involved going from the $8000 to hundreds of thousands, and people are out there knowing they did wrong, so everyone should have to reimburse the district costs plus penalties and interest.