| Frank Buonanotte is the former CEO of Crossings | | | | help them keep up with the growing demand for |
| Recovery Centers. Up until February of 2006, | | | | substance abuse problems on Long island. Sadly |
| Crossings was the largest provider of outpatient | | | | enough, if Henry Zwack hadn't closed Crossings, all of |
| substance abuse treatment on Long Island with | | | | the needs of the community would have continued |
| offices throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. | | | | to be met at no cost to tax payers. Since Crossings |
| Unfortunately, Crossings was unjustifiably shut down | | | | was a private agency owned by Frank Buonanotte, |
| by the state of New York. The diabolical actions that | | | | no tax subsidized funding was necessary to allow it |
| led to the demise of the company were executed | | | | to operate. So not only are Zwack's power hungry |
| by Henry Zwack, General Counsel for the New York | | | | ways costing taxpayers more money, they have |
| State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse | | | | increased the ongoing drug and alcohol problem on |
| Services (OASAS) in Albany. Zwack's wrong doings | | | | Long Island. |
| were co-conspired by the acting commissioner of | | | | Long Island is home to over 3 Million residence. |
| OASAS, Shari Noonan. | | | | OASAS' own statistics indicate that about 15% of |
| This was a classic example of political corruption. | | | | any given population usually requires some type of |
| Zwack and Buonanotte had a verbal dispute over the | | | | alcohol and/or drug treatment. That means almost a |
| telephone and, in retaliation, Zwack abused his political | | | | half a million people on Long Island are struggling with |
| power by executing a series of unlawful events that | | | | substance abuse problems. How could this man have |
| led to the destruction of one of the most valuable | | | | been allowed to deprive so many people these |
| and respected treatment agencies on Long Island. | | | | extremely needed services? What kind of politician |
| Since the State closed Crossings, local newspaper | | | | are we dealing with? Why hasn't anyone brought this |
| articles have indicated a drastic increase in DWIs and | | | | man to justice? It seems as if Henry Zwack has a |
| drug related crimes. In the May 15, 2001 issue of | | | | long history of political corruption. All you have to do |
| Newsday, Suffolk County was quoted by saying, | | | | is Google his name to read all of the trouble he has |
| "With the recent closing of privately owned chemical | | | | caused. |
| dependency clinics, Suffolk County is experiencing a | | | | Jaspan Schlesinger Hoffman, the attorneys |
| shortage of treatment services." The article also | | | | representing Frank Buonanotte in his lawsuit against |
| indicated that the county is asking the Governor and | | | | the State, have filed the Civil Action with the United |
| the State Legislature to provide additional funding to | | | | States District Court. |