Two Arrested in East Hampton Building Department Probe

D.A.'s investigation of the department had been underway for more than a year

April 02, 2026

By Christopher Gangemi

April 2, 2026: An East Hampton Town Building Department office assistant and a former building inspector were arrested Wednesday, the attorney for one of them confirmed on Thursday.

The Suffolk County district attorney has not yet publicly released the details of the alleged crimes. They were both arraigned Thursday pursuant to a surrender at Riverhead's Cromarty Court Complex Criminal Courts Building and were released after their arraignments.

The indictments are confirmation of rumors that surfaced well over a year ago that a large-scale investigation of the department had been ongoing.