Johnson v. New York City Department of Environmental Protection

OPINION OF THE COURT

Pigott, J.

In 1993, respondent New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) hired petitioner as a construction laborer, a competitive class position in the New York City civil service. In January 2003, petitioner was arrested for allegedly stealing DVDs from a video store. Upon his arrest, police searched petitioner’s car and discovered a forged DEP placard and shield. Petitioner was charged with, among other things, two counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree. Two weeks later, petitioner pleaded guilty to one count of…