He Allegedly Took Long Breaks at Home,
Issued Summonses at Locations Where He Was Not Present
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Department of Sanitation
supervisor has been indicted on Grand Larceny, Falsifying Business Records, and other charges for
allegedly filing time sheets for over $21,000 in pay for hours he was at his Bronx home instead of
working.
District Attorney Clark said, “This defendant allegedly took long breaks at his home while
he was supposed to be working and submitted false timesheets. He made $21,800 in fraudulent pay.
This crime diminishes the reputation of our honest, hardworking civil servants.”
Department of Investigation Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber said, “City employees who
falsify their timesheets and claim to be working, when in fact they are taking unauthorized breaks,
commit fraud against the city and its taxpayers, as alleged in this indictment. This charged conduct
diminishes precious City funds and falls far below the standard expected of City employees. I thank
the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office for its partnership in protecting City dollars and the
City Department of Sanitation for reporting this matter to DOI.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Steven Taylor, 50, of the Bronx, was arraigned
on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, by Supreme Court Justice George Villegas on a 36-count
indictment including third-degree Grand Larceny, fourth-degree Grand Larceny, Petit Larceny,
second-degree Falsifying Business Records, first-degree Falsifying of Business Records, seconddegree Offering a False Instrument for Filing, first- degree Offering a False Instrument for Filing,
Official Misconduct, Defrauding the Government and Making a Punishable False Written
Statement. He is due back in court on June 2, 2025.
According to the investigation, the defendant, a supervisor for the New York City
Department of Sanitation, between February 1, 2021 and January 31, 2022, claimed to be working, but allegedly drove his city-issued car home and took hours-long breaks. He allegedly filed seven
summonses for administrative code violations and parking violations even though he was not
physically present at those locations to witness them as required by department policy.
District Attorney Clark thanked the New York City Department of Sanitation for their
assistance in the investigation. District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Detective Daniel Angen of
the Bronx District Attorney Squad for his assistance in the case.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
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