Torres v. Fischer

Mercure, J.P.

Initially, we note that petitioner has abandoned his challenge to the finding of guilt with regard to the smuggling charge. *1282With respect to the remaining charges, however, we must annul. While hearsay evidence in the form of confidential information may provide substantial evidence to support a determination of guilt, the information must be sufficiently detailed to allow the Hearing Officer to make an independent assessment to determine its reliability and credibility (see Matter of Abdur-Raheem v Mann, 85 NY2d 113, 121 [1995]; Matter of Stone v Bezio, 69 AD3d 1280, 1280 [2010];…