Ex-Lawrence school district facilities director Scott Unger charged in alleged $2M bid-rigging scheme
The former facilities director for the Lawrence Union Free School District allegedly steered more than $2 million in public heating and air conditioning contracts to a company he ran with a friend, an indictment unsealed Wednesday morning in Nassau County Court states.
Scott Unger, 65, of Long Beach, who was hired in October 2022 to oversee building maintenance in the school district, pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of corrupting the government, fourth-degree conspiracy, six counts of official misconduct and failure to disclose his interest in the HVAC company named in the court papers.