Long Beach files suit against one former, one current employee in payout scandal

In its continuing effort to recoup what it calls improper separation payments, the City of Long Beach has filed suit in Supreme Court in Mineola against one current and three former employees.

A complaint was filed against Michael Tangney, a former city police chief and city manager. The city claims he owes it $29,708.

The suit also named Kristie Hansen-Hightower, who resigned in 2017 as the city comptroller and now lives in Suffolk County. The suit claims that she owes the city about $28,000.

Gordon Tepper, who resigned as director of public relations in September 2018, was also sued. He is now working in the same position for the Town of North Hempstead. The city says Tepper owes about $22,000.

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(Long Island Herald)