Toutpuissant v. Fischer

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

As the result of an investigation conducted by the Inspector General’s office concerning petitioner’s involvement in a fraudulent tax scheme, his property was searched and correction officials discovered that, among other things, he was in possession of a tax document that contained the personal information of a third party. As a consequence of this…