Former Lawrence School District Facilities Director & Co-Conspirator Indicted for $2 Million Scheme

Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that the former Director of Facilities for the Lawrence Union Free School District (“LUFSD”) and a co-conspirator were indicted today for a more than $2 million scheme in which they allegedly used the director’s influence and knowledge to steer emergency HVAC and other lucrative contracts to a company they incorporated and shared the profits from the business between April 2023 and May 2024. Scott Unger, 65, of Long Beach, was arraigned today before Judge Robert Schwartz on grand jury indictment charges of Corrupting the Government in the First Degree (a B felony); Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree (an E felony); six counts of Official Misconduct (an A misdemeanor); and a violation of General Municipal Law Section 803(1) Disclo