A New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) employee from Oakdale was sentenced to 10 months in jail for forging doctor notes and presenting them to his employer in order to avoid having to appear for work.
According to the investigation and the defendant’s admissions in open court, between February 13 and May 7, 2024, Alan Anderson submitted 12 fraudulent doctor notes to ACS in order to avoid having to commute to his scheduled in-person office dates. At the time of the alleged offenses, Anderson was scheduled to work at the physical office location on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. All the dates Anderson submitted doctor notes were for either a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. He did not submit any notes corresponding with his scheduled remote workdays of Tuesday and Thursday.
On December 2, 2024, Anderson, 60, pleaded guilty to Official Misconduct, a Class A misdemeanor, before Acting County Court Judge James McDonaugh. Anderson was sentenced to 10 months in jail on January 27, 2025.
The arrest and conviction were the result of a joint investigation by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the New York City Department of Investigation.
“The defendant’s scheme not only defrauded taxpayers but also undermined the vital work of the Administration for Children’s Services, an agency tasked with protecting the city’s most vulnerable residents,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “This sentence sends a clear message that we take public corruption seriously, regardless of scale. The integrity of our public institutions depends on honest service from every employee.”