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