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Overcast Village attorney speaks out
Calls comptroller's action against him 'waste of taxpayer money'
Village Attorney A. Thomas Levin was notified on Nov. 10 that State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli would be revoking his pension—again.
The move was the second time this year that DiNapoli has said that Levin, along with other Long Island attorneys, should not be receiving his pension, and made moves to stop it.
"I think the comptroller's wrong," Levin told The Herald. "The court already said he was wrong."
DiNapoli sent Levin a letter saying he was not entitled to the pension he collects—about $10,000 a year—for the years that Levin worked as an attorney for the Village of North Hills.
This is the second time the comptroller has tried to revoke the pensions. A court shot down his first attempt.
Levin also said that not only was the comptroller wrong, but that pursuing the action against him was a waste of time and "a waste of taxpayer money."
