GREAT MOMENTS IN U.S. COMMUNITY CLEAN-UPS: The Yorg Spares Piermont The Extra Paper, January 2023.

Keeping Rockland Beautiful: Framing The Issue.

A Request For New York State Attorney General Inquiry Into Non-Profit Charity "Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc."

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Friday, October 2, 2026
 
VIA U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
emily.stern@ag.ny.gov
Emily Stern, Esq. – Chief, Enforcement Section
Office of the New York State Attorney General, Charities Bureau
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New York, New York 10005-1400 USA
 
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James Grahan Sheehan, Esq. – Bureau Chief
Office of the New York State Attorney General, Charities Bureau
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New York, New York 10005-1400 USA
 
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letitia.james@ag.ny.gov
New York State Attorney General Letitia Ann James, Esq.
Office of the New York State Attorney General
28 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10005-1400 USA
 
Re:     
Request For NYSAG Inquiry Into “Keep Rockland Beautiful, Inc.”
A New York Not-For-Profit Charitable Corporation - NYSDOS ID: #2138397
Its Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN): 06-1513190
Its Filing And Incorporation Date: April 29, 1997

The Ongoing OSC Investigation And Audit Of Piermont, New York And Its Ex-Mayor Bruce Tucker
 
Dear Attorney General James, Bureau Chief Sheehan, and Chief Stern:
 
I write to respectfully request NYSAG inquiry into any possible fiscal or other connection between Village of Piermont ex-mayor Bruce Tucker on the one hand, and the New York not-for-profit corporation known as “Keep Rockland Beautiful, Inc.” (“KRBI”) on the other hand.
 
As I trust that you know, the Office of the New York State Comptroller (OSC) continues to conduct its own investigation and audit of Piermont and Tucker, presaged by an initial OSC Risk Assessment. The OSC investigation and audit process has been pending now for approximately two (2) years, although no resulting OSC Audit Report has yet been made public to my knowledge. My understanding is that the sheer amount of materials reviewed by OSC in connection with the investigation and audit, has been massive.
 
As an environmental advocate myself for many years, I would of course normally applaud any well-intentioned and well-run non-profit entity undertaking a self-imposed mission to physically clean up my own home county on a regular basis – or indeed, to clean up any county. However, I was recently made aware of multiple interactions between Village of Piermont ex-Mayor Bruce Tucker on the one hand, and KRBI on the other hand. The time-period of particular concern would be Year 2018 through Year 2025, while Bruce Tucker occupied the office of Village of Piermont Mayor. Tucker served as Piermont Mayor for eight (8) years as a result of four (4) consecutive elections. Given the likelihood of adverse findings as an imminent result of the OSC audit and investigation of Piermont and Tucker, it appears appropriate that the NYSAG Charities Bureau inquire into the Tucker-KRBI relationship – and particularly, the extent to which consideration in the form of public resources flowed from Tucker’s Village of Piermont government directly to or for the benefit of non-profit charity KRBI. I have requested a comparable inquiry by OSC:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/beauty-is-in-eye-of-comptroller.html
 
While I have not found evidence that Bruce Tucker himself served as an officer or director of KRBI or took money from the entity, Bruce Tucker’s connection to KRBI appears to be in his capacity as then-Mayor of Piermont for four (4) consecutive terms from 2018 through 2025. During that time-frame, KRBI repeatedly conducted community-cleanup activities in Piermont. Key documents and events have been thusfar identified to me as follows:
 
1. The February 16, 2021 Piermont Village Board of Trustees Meeting:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/2021-02-16-piermont-village-board-of.html
On February 16, 2021, while Bruce Tucker was Mayor of Piermont, the minutes of Piermont’s Village Board of Trustees meeting (“Piermont Board Minutes”) record a discussion concerning a then-upcoming KRBI cleanup in Piermont. A Trustee with last name of “Ruby” therein reports receiving a call from KRBI about the event. The Piermont Board Minutes continue:
 

“Mayor Tucker said he will speak with Chief Hurley about setting up a BBQ lunch after the event as was done in the past”.

 
That is direct documentary evidence of Bruce Tucker personally acting, in his mayoral capacity, to facilitate something associated with the KRBI event. In other words, Bruce Tucker personally participated in facilitating at least one KRBI Piermont cleanup by indicating that he would contact the Piermont Police Chief about arranging a post-cleanup barbecue. It is not yet clear whether that barbecue happened or, if so, how it was funded. Tucker at one point did run his own barbecue business in Elizabeth, New Jersey – and it failed economically, by the way:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2025/01/elizabeth-nj-liquor-board-slams-bruce.html
 
2. The February 21, 2023 Piermont Village Board of Trustees Meeting:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/2023-02-21-piermont-village-board-of.html
The February 21, 2023 Piermont Board Minutes record an in-person appearance by KRBI, regarding KRBI’s then-upcoming May 2023 cleanup in Piermont. Again, Bruce Tucker was Piermont Mayor at the time and appears to have been present at that meeting. These minutes indicate KRBI’s intention to rent Piermont’s Goswick Pavilion and conduct a Piermont community cleanup on May 6, 2023, with a May 7, 2023 rain date. Then, on the March 22, 2023 Village Board Agenda which followed the meeting, the same matter appeared as:
 

“Request from Keep Rockland Beautiful to hold their annual event at the Goswick Pavilion...”

 
Again, the Agenda identifies Bruce Tucker as Mayor and included KRBI’s request to use Piermont’s Goswick Pavilion – a Piermont Village Board still headed by then-Mayor Bruce Tucker:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/2023-03-22-piermont-village-board-of.html
 
3. The April 16, 2024 Piermont Village Board of Trustees Meeting:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/2024-04-16-piermont-village-board-of.html
The April 16, 2024 Piermont Board Minutes record KRBI speaking in person concerning another then-upcoming Piermont community cleanup, while Bruce Tucker continued to serve as Mayor of Piermont. Moreover, during the time-period while Bruce Tucker was Mayor of Piermont, KRBI appears to have repeatedly obtained municipal cooperation and in-kind support from the Village, not just use of Piermont’s Goswick Pavilion, but also assistance from multiple Village of Piermont departments. Therefore, upon information and belief, Village of Piermont resources supported KRBI’s Piermont activities. These April 16, 2024 Piermont Board Minutes make the extent of municipal participation clear. KRBI therein thanks the Piermont Police Department, the PAL, EMTs, the Piermont Fire Department, the Piermont DPW, and the Piermont Village Clerk-Treasurer for their support of the community cleanup. Again, Bruce Tucker was Mayor of Piermont at the time and appears to have attended that meeting. The same minutes repeatedly identify him acting in his mayoral capacity.
 
4. The May 13, 2025 Piermont Village Board of Trustees Meeting:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/2025-05-13-piermont-village-board-of.html
Thereafter, on May 13, 2025, Village of Piermont Board minutes record KRBI once again and in person thanking the Piermont Village Board, the Piermont Police Department, the Piermont Fire Department, and the Piermont DPW for their assistance with KRBI. Bruce Tucker still presided as Mayor during this time-frame. It therefore appears that municipal personnel and resources were used in support of KRB-sponsored Piermont events during Bruce Tucker’s mayoralty. Yes, personnel and resources are different from a cash grant. However, as I understand it, municipal labor, police and fire participation, DPW services, and facility use can constitute economically-valuable in-kind governmental support.
 
5. The 2022 Orange & Rockland Climate-Resilience Working-Group:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-2022-orange-and-rockland-climate.html
Additionally, a 2022 Orange and Rockland climate-resilience working-group document lists both Bruce Tucker as Piermont Mayor, and a Sonia Cairo as Keep Rockland Beautiful Executive Director, among participants or representatives. That demonstrates that Bruce Tucker and KRBI’s executive leadership participated in at least one broader environmental and governmental network.
 
As for the Form 990s for keep Rockland Beautiful Inc. dating back to Year 2001, they are each posted to the following links for ease of reference:

https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/10/exhibits-new-york-state-attorney.html

I have bold-highlighted below, the entries most likely to correspond to ex-Mayor Bruce Tucker’s political activities and mayoral terms:
 
Exhibit “A” - 2001 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/introduction-exhibits-nysag-charities.html
 
Exhibit “B” - 2002 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-b-nysag-charities-bureau-2002.html
 
Exhibit “C” - 2003 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-d-nysag-charities-bureau-2004.html
 
Exhibit “D” - 2004 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-nysag-charities-bureau-2001.html
 
Exhibit “E” - 2005 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-e-nysag-charities-bureau-2005.html
 
Exhibit “F” - 2006 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-f-nysag-charities-bureau-2006.html
 
Exhibit “G” - 2007 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-g-nysag-charities-bureau-2007.html
 
Exhibit “H” - 2008 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-h-nysag-charities-bureau-2008.html
 
Exhibit “I” - 2009 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-i-nysag-charities-bureau-2009.html
 
Exhibit “J” - 2010 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-j-nysag-charities-bureau-2010.html
 
Exhibit “K” - 2011 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-k-nysag-charities-bureau-2011.html
 
Exhibit “L” - 2012 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-l-nysag-charities-bureau-2012.html
 
Exhibit “M” - 2013 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-m-nysag-charities-bureau-2013.html
 
Exhibit “N” - 2014 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-n-nysag-charities-bureau-2014.html
 
Exhibit “O” - 2015 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-o-nysag-charities-bureau-2015.html
 
Exhibit “P” - 2016 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-p-nysag-charities-bureau-2016.html
 
Exhibit “Q” - 2017 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-q-nysag-charities-bureau-2017.html
 
Exhibit “R” - 2018 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-r-nysag-charities-bureau-2018.html
 
Exhibit “S” - 2019 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-s-nysag-charities-bureau-2019.html
 
Exhibit “T” - 2020 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-t-nysag-charities-bureau-2020.html
 
Exhibit “U” - 2021 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-u-nysag-charities-bureau-2021.html
 
Exhibit “V” - 2022 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-v-nysag-charities-bureau-2022.html
 
Exhibit “W” - 2023 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-w-nysag-charities-bureau-2023.html
 
Exhibit “X” - 2024 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-x-nysag-charities-bureau-2024.html
 
In any event, I hope and trust that you and your NYSAG colleagues can carefully consider this information in connection with an inquiry into the Village of Piermont, its ex-Mayor Bruce Tucker, and New York not-for-profit charitable corporation “Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.”. Thank you for reviewing and considering this request. I very much appreciate your work.
 
Very truly yours,

John J. Tormey III, Esq.
 
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Laura M. Crisafulli, Esq. - Assistant Counsel
State of New York, Office of the State Comptroller (OSC)
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New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli
110 State Street, 14^th Floor
Albany, New York 12236 USA
 
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Aida Vernon, Esq. - Assistant Attorney General
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New York, New York 10005 USA

PIERMONT, NY: Where EVERY Day Is YORG DAY!

Exhibits, New York State Attorney General Charities Bureau: Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc. Form 990s, 2001 - Present.

https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/introduction-exhibits-nysag-charities.html
Exhibit “A” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2001 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-b-nysag-charities-bureau-2002.html
Exhibit “B” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2002 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-d-nysag-charities-bureau-2004.html
Exhibit “C” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2003 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-nysag-charities-bureau-2001.html
Exhibit “D” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2004 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-e-nysag-charities-bureau-2005.html
Exhibit “E” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2005 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-f-nysag-charities-bureau-2006.html
Exhibit “F” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2006 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-g-nysag-charities-bureau-2007.html
Exhibit “G” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2007 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-h-nysag-charities-bureau-2008.html
Exhibit “H” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2008 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-i-nysag-charities-bureau-2009.html
Exhibit “I” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2009 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-j-nysag-charities-bureau-2010.html
Exhibit “J” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2010 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-k-nysag-charities-bureau-2011.html
Exhibit “K” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2011 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-l-nysag-charities-bureau-2012.html
Exhibit “L” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2012 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].

https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-m-nysag-charities-bureau-2013.html
Exhibit “M” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2013 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-n-nysag-charities-bureau-2014.html
Exhibit “N” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2014 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-o-nysag-charities-bureau-2015.html
Exhibit “O” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2015 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-p-nysag-charities-bureau-2016.html
Exhibit “P” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2016 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-q-nysag-charities-bureau-2017.html
Exhibit “Q” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2017 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-r-nysag-charities-bureau-2018.html
Exhibit “R” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2018 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-s-nysag-charities-bureau-2019.html
Exhibit “S” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2019 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-t-nysag-charities-bureau-2020.html
Exhibit “T” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2020 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-u-nysag-charities-bureau-2021.html
Exhibit “U” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2021 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-v-nysag-charities-bureau-2022.html
Exhibit “V” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2022 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-w-nysag-charities-bureau-2023.html
Exhibit “W” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2023 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].
 
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/09/exhibit-x-nysag-charities-bureau-2024.html
Exhibit “X” - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2024 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc.
[FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].

Exhibit "X" - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2024 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc. [FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].

Exhibit "W" - NYSAG Charities Bureau - 2023 Form 990 - Keep Rockland Beautiful Inc. [FEIN: 06-1513190, NYSDOS ID: 2138397, Filed April 29, 1997].