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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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Laura M. Crisafulli, Esq. - Assistant Counsel
State of New York, Office of the State Comptroller (OSC)
Division Of Legal Services
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli
110 State Street, 14^th Floor
Albany, New York 12236 USA

Re:
A Request To Expand The Piermont, New York State Comptroller (OSC) Audit
To Include Further Additional Organizations Linked To Piermont Ex-Mayor Bruce Tucker

The Ongoing OSC Audit Of Piermont, New York And Its Ex-Mayor Bruce Tucker

Dear Ms. Crisafulli, and OSC Colleagues:

Further to my letter to you and your colleagues of September 27, 2026 regarding the connection between Piermont’s ex-Mayor Bruce Tucker and “Keep Rockland Beautiful, Inc.” (“KRBI”), and as you know, I have regularly furnished information to you and the Office of the New York State Comptroller (OSC) about Piermont and Tucker. I have done so since well-prior to OSC’s Year 2024 commencement of the initial Risk Assessment of Piermont. As you also know, that Risk Assessment evolved into a law enforcement investigation (“Investigation”) and audit (“Audit”) of Piermont and Tucker. As a community, we in the Town of Orangetown and Rockland County await the conclusion of the Investigation and Audit and the issuance of OSC’s audit report (“Audit Report”), with continued appreciation for the hard work that the Audit and Investigation entail.

It occurs to me that the major difference between Year 2024 on the one hand, and today in late Year 2026 on the other hand, is that I did not have the advantage of the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) for research purposes back in 2024. Now I do. I principally use subscription-based “ChatGPT”, and “Grok”, and have access to other AI sandboxes as needed. I do not know if you and your colleagues use these particular tools as of yet, although my instinct is that the law enforcement tools that you and your colleagues would otherwise regularly use for research purposes would be more powerful and effective than those which I could access on my own.

Accordingly, after further considering Bruce Tucker’s connections, to Rockland County-based non-profits such as KRBI and other organizations, I queried ChatGPT to gather together the organizations to which Bruce Tucker bears or has borne a connection, either directly or indirectly. A number of them are organizations that I have already cited to you and OSC in prior correspondence over the past two years. But you will note that others are not. As with KRBI, I would like to respectfully request that OSC consider and include these entities and this information as within the scope of the current and still-pending Audit and Investigation of Piermont and Bruce Tucker. Below is an version of the ChatGPT results, edited for readability, which arrived at no less than twenty-three (23) separate connections between organizations and Bruce Tucker:

Query To ChatGPT:
“List all the non-profit corporations and other organizations to which Piermont ex-Mayor Bruce Tucker… [has] ever borne any connection.”

ChatGPT Response:
“I searched public biographies, nonprofit filings, organizational pages, Piermont records, and historical reporting, while taking care not to confuse… [Bruce] Tucker with unrelated people of the same name.

1. Village of Piermont – Trustee, and Mayor. Obviously a governmental connection, though not a nonprofit.

2. Piermont Historical Society - Board Member, and Treasurer. This is especially well-documented. The Society itself identifies Bruce Tucker as Treasurer. IRS/Form 990-derived records likewise list him as an officer.

3. Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library/Piermont Public Library - Board of Trustees/Board of Directors, and Treasurer. IRS filings show Bruce Tucker as Treasurer in multiple years, including 2013, 2014, and 2016. [Bruce Tucker has also borne a family connection to Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library/Piermont Public Library].

4. Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) - Board of Directors, and Treasurer. Bruce Tucker’s 2017 mayoral biography specifically indicates that he had recently served on the board as Treasurer. A 2016 Piermont Civic Association publication independently identifies him as a RoCA Director.

5. Piermont Civic Association (PCA) - Bruce Tucker unquestionably interacted with the PCA in his capacity as Mayor. For example, a 2018 PCA publication depicts its Board of Directors with Mayor Tucker at its Easter Egg Hunt.

6. Piermont Community Playgroup - Board Member. Both Bruce Tucker’s 2017 biography, and an earlier Piermont publication, state that he served on the Piermont Community Playgroup Board.

7. Leadership Rockland – Participant, Graduate. Bruce Tucker’s 2017 biography identifies him as a member of the then-latest graduating class. [Bruce Tucker has also borne a family connection to Leadership Rockland].

8. Piermont Democratic Committee - Member. This is a political organization rather than a charitable nonprofit.

9. Old No. 7 Band a/k/a Number 7 Band - Founder, Leader, Manager, Guitarist, Banjo-Player, and Singer. It is not a nonprofit. Yet this band has acted in connection with fundraising efforts for charitable and community causes. The band has performed benefits for the Piermont Historical Society, Rockland Center for the Arts, and certain post-Sandy fundraising efforts.

10. Piermont Fire Department – This association would be in a fundraising or support connection, as opposed to a membership or governance position. For example, Bruce Tucker’s Old No. 7 Band performed in support of post-Superstorm-Sandy fundraising for the Piermont Fire Department. [See above].

11. Village of Piermont Zoning Board of Appeals - Former Alternate. This is a municipal body, not a nonprofit.

12. Keep Rockland Beautiful, Inc. (KRB) – As previously briefed in my September 27, 2026 letter to you and your OSC colleagues. [Bruce Tucker has also borne a family connection to Keep Rockland Beautiful, Inc.].

13. Rockland Economic Development Corporation (REDC) – [Bruce Tucker has borne a family connection to Rockland Economic Development Corporation].

14. Hudson Valley Children’s Museum – [Bruce Tucker has borne a family connection to Hudson Valley Children’s Museum].

15. Women’s Mentoring Network – [Bruce Tucker has borne a family connection to Women’s Mentoring Network].

16. Rockland Business Women’s Network (RBWN) – [Bruce Tucker has borne a family connection to Rockland Business Women’s Network].

17. Rockland Business Association (RBA) - [Bruce Tucker has borne a family connection to Rockland Business Association].

18. South Orangetown Central School District Board of Education - [Bruce Tucker has borne a family connection to South Orangetown Central School District Board of Education].

19. World Affairs Forum, Inc. – [Bruce Tucker may have borne a family connection to World Affairs Forum, Inc.].

20. Housing Development Fund – [Bruce Tucker may have borne a family connection to Housing Development Fund].

21. Edward Hopper House Museum and Study Center - [Bruce Tucker may have borne a family connection to Edward Hopper House Museum and Study Center].

22. First County Bank – [Bruce Tucker may have borne a family connection to First County Bank].

23. Junior League of Stamford–Norwalk – [Bruce Tucker may have borne a family connection to Junior League of Stamford–Norwalk].”

In any event, I hope and trust that you and your colleagues can carefully consider the incremental information indicated above, in connection with the pending OSC Investigation and Audit of the Village of Piermont and Bruce Tucker. Thank you for reviewing and considering the foregoing request. As you all know, I very much appreciate all your work.

Very truly yours,

John J. Tormey III, Esq.

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