Correction officer possessed drugs, D.A. says

A Nassau County Correction Officer faces drug charges after District Attorney Kathleen Rice said he possessed amphetamines with the intention of selling them.

In a D.A. investigation in conjunction with Nassau County Sherriff Michael Sposato, Daniel Lanigan, 29, of Levittown, was allegedly observed by DA investigators in a drug-related transaction on Aug. 11 at approximately 1:42 p.m. in the rear of 64 Division Avenue in Levittown, one block away from a school. The investigators then arrested Lanigan.

“The public has a right to expect that employees put in positions of authority and paid with their tax dollars do not put themselves above the law,” said Rice in a written statement. “My office will continue to investigate anyone who violates that sacred trust.”

Lanigan was arraigned on Aug. 12 and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, a D felony, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, an A misdemeanor. He faces up to 21/2 years in jail. He was scheduled back in court on Aug. 14.