SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. — A New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) employee has been arrested for allegedly submitting 12 forged doctor’s notes to avoid reporting to work, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney.
Alan Anderson, 55, of Oakdale, was arrested on August 29 following a joint investigation by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the New York City Department of Investigation. Anderson is accused of submitting the fraudulent notes between February 13 and May 7 of this year.
“These forged doctor’s notes excused him from working in person at his assigned site in Manhattan,” said DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber in a statement. She emphasized that such conduct reflects “a lack of integrity” unacceptable for city employees.
The investigation revealed that Anderson was scheduled to work at the office three days a week and remotely on Tuesdays and Thursdays. All the fraudulent notes excused him from in-person work on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays.
Anderson was arraigned before District Court Judge Evan Tannenbaum on multiple charges, including criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree and falsifying business records in the first degree. He was released on his own recognizance.
