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Suffolk DA and County Executive urge state law changes after DSS grand jury report
Summary
District Attorney Ray Tierney and County Executive Edward Romaine asked the Suffolk County Legislature to cosign a letter asking the governor and state lawmakers to implement grand jury recommendations so investigators can access certain Department of Social Services files during abuse or neglect probes. County officials said top DSS leaders have resigned and interim staffing is in place.
District Attorney Ray Tierney and County Executive Edward P. Romaine urged the Suffolk County Legislature on April 9 to press Albany to change state social-services law so investigators can access case records in limited circumstances, saying that step is necessary to implement recommendations from a recent grand jury report into the county Department of Social Services.
Tierney said the grand jury's findings compelled the request. "We're going to send a letter to the Governor and ask that she…
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