Richard Gottfried, former Court Mitigation Specialist and member of the New York City Assigned Counsel Plan (ACP), pleads guilty to Grand Larceny in the 2nd Degree and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree, for overbilling ACP for services he never provided and omitting certain background information on his appointment application with the Expert Roster.
Gottfried’s guilty plea reveals that from July 2004 to September 2005, Gottfried received approximately $160,000 from the City of New York from vouchers he submitted for work as a Mitigation Specialist. Gottfried admitted to substantially overstating the work he did or didn’t do to the ACP for maximum payment.
Gottfried now faces the maximum penalty for Class C and E Felony charges, if convicted.
