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Tuesday, October 6, 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
28 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10005-1400 USA
 
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james.sheehan@ag.ny.gov
James Grahan Sheehan, Esq. – Bureau Chief
Office of the New York State Attorney General, Charities Bureau
28 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10005-1400 USA
 
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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:     
Additional Charities And Other Organizations Linked To Village Of Piermont Ex-Mayor Bruce Tucker
The Ongoing OSC Investigation And Audit Of Piermont And Tucker
 
Dear Attorney General James, Bureau Chief Sheehan, and Chief Stern:
 
Further to my letter to you and your colleagues of Friday, October 2, 2026 regarding the connection between Piermont’s ex-Mayor Bruce Tucker and 501(c)(3) charity “Keep Rockland Beautiful, Inc.” (“KRBI”), and as your colleagues at OSC and the Public Integrity Bureau know, I have regularly furnished information to multiple government agencies about the Village of Piermont and Tucker over the past several years. I have done so since prior to OSC’s Year 2024 commencement of the initial Risk Assessment of Piermont. That OSC Risk Assessment evolved into an OSC 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 OSC Investigation and Audit and the issuance of OSC’s audit report (“Audit Report”).
 
It has occurred 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 I realize that the law enforcement tools that you and your colleagues would otherwise regularly use for research purposes would be far 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 charitable non-profits such as KRBI, and his ties to other organizations, I queried ChatGPT to seek to gather together the organizations to which Bruce Tucker bears or has borne a connection, either directly or indirectly. My edit to the raw-data results which I prepared for this letter, are below. As with KRBI, I would like to respectfully request that your NYSAG office please consider and include these entities and this information as within the scope of any inquiry into Piermont and Bruce Tucker:
 
1. Piermont Civic Association Inc. (PCA). Bruce Tucker interacted with the PCA in his capacity as Mayor. Tucker and Village of Piermont government collaborated with PCA in multiple respects.
NYSAG Charities Bureau Organization ID: 44-79-11.
EIN: 80-0916072.
NYSDOS ID/Entity Number: 1150250.
Entity Initial Filing Date: March 1987.
-[Certificate of Incorporation File Number: B465864-5].
-Tax exemption issued in 2014 as a §501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
-NYSDOS classifies PCA as non-charitable.
 
2. Piermont Historical Society. Bruce Tucker may have served as both Board Member and Treasurer of Piermont Historical Society. The Society itself identifies Bruce Tucker as Treasurer. IRS Form 990-derived records list him as an Officer.
NYSAG Charities Bureau Organization ID: 40-67-40.
EIN: 56-2597821.
NYS Education Department Charter Group ID: 1327 [a New York State Board of Regents-chartered educational/cultural corporation].
Entity Initial Filing Date: 2006.
-Tax exemption issued in March 2007 as a §501(c)(3) public charity.
 
3. Keep Rockland Beautiful, Inc. (KRBI). I previously briefed this entity’s connection to Bruce Tucker, in my October 2, 2026 letter to you and your NYSAG colleagues. In addition to his own involvement with KRBI, Bruce Tucker has also borne a family connection to Keep Rockland Beautiful, Inc.
NYSAG Charities Bureau Organization ID: 06-46-05.
EIN: 06-1513190.
NYSDOS ID/Entity Number: 2138397.
Entity Initial Filing Date: April 1997.
-Tax exemption issued in June 1997 as a §501(c)(3) publicly-supported charity.
-[IRC classification: §170(b)(1)(A)(vi) - an organization receiving a substantial part of its support from the general public or governmental units].
-NYSDOS classifies KRBI as a charitable not-for-profit corporation.

4. Rockland Foundation Inc. d/b/a Rockland Center for the Arts Inc. (RoCA). Bruce Tucker may have served on both the Board of Directors and as Treasurer of RoCA. Bruce Tucker’s 2017 mayoral biography specifically indicates that he had recently served on the RoCA Board as Treasurer. A 2016 Piermont Civic Association publication independently identifies Bruce Tucker as a RoCA Director.
NYSAG Charities Bureau Organization ID: 14-16-10.
EIN: 13-1760107.
[Possible] NYSDOS ID/Entity Number: 79345.
Entity Initial Filing Date: 1941.
-Tax exemption issued in June 1951 as a §501(c)(3) public charity.
-NYSDOS classifies RoCA as a domestic not-for-profit corporation.
 
5. Rockland Business Association, Inc. (RBA). Bruce Tucker has borne a family connection to Rockland Business Association.
EIN: 13-2603907.
NYSDOS ID/Entity Number: 213480.
Entity Initial Filing Date: August 1967.
-Tax exemption issued in May 1968 as a §501(c)(6) business league.
-NYSDOS characterizes RBA as a domestic not-for-profit corporation.
 
6. Rockland Economic Development Corporation (REDC) f/k/a “Greater Rockland Local Development Corporation”. Bruce Tucker has borne a family connection to Rockland Economic Development Corporation.
NYSAG Charities Bureau Organization ID: 03-00-86.
EIN: 13-3097354.
NYSDOS ID/Entity Number: [Unavailable].
Entity Initial Filing Date: 1981 (1987).
-Tax exemption issued in October 1985 as a §501(c)(3) economic-development nonprofit.
-NYSDOS characterizes REDC as a New York domestic not-for-profit corporation - an organization formed as a local development corporation under §1411 of the New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Law.
 
7. Leadership Rockland, Inc. Bruce Tucker appears to have been a participant in, and graduate of, Leadership Rockland. 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.
NYSAG Charities Bureau Organization ID: 05-01-28.
EIN: 13-3565884.
NYSDOS ID/Entity Number: 1381801.
Entity Initial Filing Date: 1989.
-Tax exemption issued in August 1990 as an “unconditional exemption” [status code 01], an educational organization, and later as a §501(c)(3) exempt private foundation.
-NYSDOS characterizes Leadership Rockland as non-charitable.
 
8. Rockland Business Women’s Network (RBWN) f/k/a “Rockland County Women’s Network, Inc.” Bruce Tucker has borne a family connection to Rockland Business Women’s Network.
EIN: 13-3221698.
NYSDOS ID/Entity Number: 923869.
Entity Initial Filing Date: June 1984.
-Tax exemption issued in September 1985 as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
-NYSDOS characterizes RBWN as a charitable not-for-profit corporation.

9. Edward Hopper House Museum and Study Center a/k/a “Edward Hopper Landmark Preservation Foundation”. Bruce Tucker may have borne a family connection to Edward Hopper House Museum and Study Center.
NYSAG Charities Bureau Organization ID: 44-13-60.
EIN: 23-7189734.
A New York State Board of Regents-chartered educational and cultural corporation.
NYS Education Department Charter Group ID: 212.
Entity Initial Filing Date: 1971.
-Tax exemption issued in March 1972 as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
 
10. Empire Hose Company No. 1 Of Piermont New York Inc. d/b/a “Piermont Fire Department”. Bruce Tucker’s association to this entity would appear to be in a fundraising or support connection, as opposed to a membership or governance position.
EIN: 13-3259885.
[New York State Fire Department Identification (FDID) number 44013].
Entity Initial Filing Date: 1851.
-Tax exemption issued in January 2002 as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
 
11. Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library/Piermont Public Library. Bruce Tucker appears to have served on the library’s Board of Trustees a/k/a Board of Directors, and also as Treasurer. IRS filings identify Bruce Tucker as Treasurer of the library in multiple years, including 2013, 2014, and 2016. Bruce Tucker has also borne a family connection to the library.
EIN: 13-2587595.
Entity Initial Filing Date: September, 1896 [State Charter Date].
[Libraries.org ID: 11983].
[NCES Library ID: 7200505120].
-Tax exemption issued in May 1974 as a 501(c)(3) educational organization.
 
12. Piermont Democratic Committee (PDC). Bruce Tucker has apparently been a member of the Piermont Democratic Committee, and may continue to be. This is a political organization rather than a charitable nonprofit, as classified under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
13. South Orangetown Central School District Board of Education. Bruce Tucker has borne a family connection to South Orangetown Central School District Board of Education.
NYSED BEDS / State District ID: 500301060000.
NYSED Institution ID: 800000039239.
NCES District ID: 3627450.
 
In any event, I hope and trust that you and your colleagues can carefully consider the incremental information indicated above, in connection with any pending NYSAG inquiry into the Village of Piermont and Bruce Tucker. Thank you for reviewing and considering the foregoing 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)
Division Of Legal Services
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli
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