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Ex-Kingston fire chief bilked city, DiNapoli says

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli appears in

Photo credit: AP | New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli appears in this file photo. (Jan. 9, 2012)

An audit by the state comptroller's office has found that the City of Kingston made improper payments totaling about $23,000 to employees for leave time they didn't earn, and the city's former fire chief has been charged in the case, officials said.

Ex-Fire Chief Richard Salzmann was arraigned in Kingston City Court on Thursday on four counts of misdemeanor offering a false instrument for...

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