A lobbying firm operated by a longtime PBA official subcontracted work to a limited liability company formed by Thomas H. Mungeer, the PBA’s former president.
ALBANY — The New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association, which is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation into its financial dealings, has paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars through the years to individuals or companies with connections to the union or to a related charity organization, the Signal 30 Benefit Fund.
Many of the transactions were for legal work, lobbying or “networking.” A lobbying firm operated by a longtime PBA official that has done extensive work for the union also subcontracted some of its national work to a limited liability company formed by Thomas H. Mungeer, the PBA’s former president. Mungeer was elected president of the PBA in 2009 and remained in that position until October, when he stepped down as the union underwent a leadership mutiny amid internal questions raised about its finances.
The union has retained new legal counsel and hired an accounting firm to review its myriad bank accounts and expenditures dating back years. Daniel Strollo, the PBA’s new general counsel, said “it became clear that we needed a new group of attorneys and accountants.”
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