this morning the fbi arrested christopher st. lawrence. >> he is the supervisor for the to a new minor league baseball stadium. marcus has details. marcus? >> reporter: dave and lori, christopher st. lawrence will appear in federal court this afternoon. this was a complex scheme, which involved hiding public funds used to pay for that baseball stadium, also involved lying about the finances in order to sell $150 million worth of bonds. christopher st. lawrence was arrested this morning. besides being the town supervisor, he is the head of the local development corporation, and the feds say he essentially cooked the books in order to secure bonds to pay for pet projects, and claiming his budget was in the black when it was really in the red. but the heart of this, a $58 million minor league baseball stadium that st. lawrence was a huge proponent of even though voters rejected bonds to pay for construction of providence part of the bands paid for the building of a commons a 132- unit condo complex. also arrested the former assistant town at

. >> christopher st. lawrence is the subject of a corruption probe linked to a new minor league baseball stadium. marcus is there with the details. marcus? >> reporter: liz and dave, christopher st. lawrence pled not guilty before a federal magistrate a short time ago. he is facing 22 counts of conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, this the result of an investigation that lasted several years. st. lawrence was arrested today at his home. he is accused of cooking the books, hiding the fact public money was developed through a corporation used to help build baseball bark. providence park cost $58 million to build. lawrence also accused of claiming the general fund was town's finances, when in fact it was in debt. all told the town in rockland sold $150 million worth of bonds, money that taxpayers are on the hook for. >> this is, by the way, especially troubling. because according to the state crueler, it is one of the -- controller, it is one of the most fiscally stressed towns in new york. >> there was no finan

. >> reporter: the supervisor for the town of ramapo, christopher st. lawrence and aaron troodler, former executive director of the ramapo local development corporation, were arrested this morning and face a 22-count indictment. >> christopher st. lawrence and aaron troodler sold over $150 million in municipal bond funds on fabricated financials. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney says the charges came after a year long scheme of lying about the town's finances. >> the town was in the red, not in the black, as the cooked books were showing. >> reporter: st. lawrence is accused of inflating town assets to obtain $25 million in municipal bonds in 2012 to build the minor league baseball stadium provident bank park. were built on a foundation of fraud as specifically alleged, st. lawrence and aaron troodler lied about the town's finances, deceiving both the citizens of ramapo as well as thousands of bond investors. >> reporter: the problem is, he says, is that st. lawrence rejected the fact that 70 percent of the people of ramapo voted against the project, but he allege

christopher st. lawrence was arrested earlier this month accused of cooking the books and cheating the town out of millions of dollars. u.s. prosecutors say he and the former director ripped off money to build a new baseball stadium. >>> beginning at midnight no cash tolls on the tappan zee bridge. they have been switching to cashless tolls and toll-collecting booths will shut down tonight. drivers with e-z pass will get a bill as usual. those without will use their pass as usual now. >>> coming up here on news4 new york, a look at the rest of your weekend weather after a very gorgeous saturday out there. >>> have a tip for new york's call 866-news-244 or e-mail tips at nbcnewyork.com. >>> today the whole family able to enjoy the on-location street fair. it has on-line experiences, throwbacks and screenings. also a screening of "ghost busters." fans can take a guided tour here in tri becca, the original film location. >>> and jose diaz-balart joins us right now with what's on "nbc nightly news." >> the killer

despite his recent arrest on fraud and conspiracy charges christopher st. lawrence headed become to work today. he and the head of a local development corporation are accused of cooking the books and cheating the town out of millions of dollars. >>> thousands of documents set to be released could impact the criminal case against two former aids to governor christie in the bridgegate scandal. the law firm representing christie's office has until april 28th to comply with a subpoena. creating massive traffic jams on the access boeds roads to the gw bridge. >>> police in orange new jersey are looking for clues in the shooting death of a teenage boy. 17-year-old devon jones was gunned down in the 100 block of taylor street last night. three other people were also shot, but their injuries are not life threatening. investigators don't know what led to the shooting and no arrests have been made. >>> new york city police looking for four suspects in connection with a deadly shooting in washington heights on west 157th street last night. a 41-year-old was pronounced dead at

. >>> one day after his arrest on criminal charges, christopher st. lawrence and the former development director are charged with 22 counts of federal securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy. they're tied to financing for the town's baseball stadium and other projects. >>> tomorrow we'll learn more about the sealed evidence against sheldon silver. the district court judge will unseal the documents because they are relevant to his >>> and crews are still working to restore power after an underground cable fire caused a blackout. we just checked and two rutgers buildings and two new jersey institute of technology buildings are in the dark. many classes had to be cancelled today. a hospital also affected used backup generators to light up hallways in the emergency rooms. utility workers are replacing a damaged cable. no word when the damage will be fully restored. >>> a fine weekend. >> yes, we are. once we get through these nights that are cool and frosty in some cases tonight. it will be warming up even more. i imagine there will be a lot of you walking aro

christopher st. lawrence and former ram poe development director face 22 counts of prosecutors say they fabricated town financials to sell municipal bonds to pay for a baseball stadium and other projects. both men pled not guilty. >>> there was a horrific crash that left two army reserve soldiers in critical condition. witnesses say a flew off the humvee they were riding on causing it to flip over. one female soldier had to have her legs amputated to free her from the wreck. all four with the 533rd brigade support battalion at fort to then in queens. the army hasn't said where they were going at the time. >>> the newtown massacre, their lawsuit against a gun maker, the manufacturers of the assault rifle claimed i am munlt under federal law. but a judge ruled yesterday that a state court can hear the case. those families argue the gun maker should never have sold the military grade weapon to >>> tough words from the secretary of state after russian fighter jets get close to a u.s. destroyer. >>> who is hoping

long-time town have you ever christopher st. lawrence built it anyway and in the process, the supervisor may have broken the law. >> whether you run a corporation or you lead a town, you are not allowed to cook the books. plain and simple. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney used charts to illustrate claiming st. lawrence and his head of development aaron to make it seem like the town had money in its general fund and could afford to float $100 million in bonds to build the ballpark and other projects. in fact, the town was deep in the red. >> st. lawrence and troodler lied repeatedly about the town's finances, deceiving both the citizens of ramapo as well as thousands of bond investors. >> reporter: the investigation under way for some time, the fbi raided town hall in 2013. investigators credit a whistle- blower inside st. lawrence's allegations. >> it's not clear if anyone personally profited from the scheme and the feds couldn't say why supervisor st. lawrence was so determined to build this ballpark that he allegedly cooked the books. >>

these protestors claim to speak for the majority in demanding the resignation of supervisor christopher st. lawrence. >> be a man. have a little sense of dignity left in your body. and resign. >> reporter: she has protested every day since the fbi arrested st. lawrence on april 14. he is accused of lying about the time's finances so ramapo could sell bonds for his pet projects including a minor league ballpark. is millions of dollars in the red. >> i'm a taxpayer. who do you think is going to pick up the tab for all of this? we are, not him! we are! >> reporter: some protestors have painted their lawns with, hashtag csl resign. many homes have signs protesting overdevelopment, critics say st. lawrence has catered to the fast growing that sid ek community where he maintains strong support among the hasidic. >> it's a witch hunt, the u.s. attorney. >> i say he should continue to serve, yes. >> tony aiello. >> not today? >> reporter: you let him know that we stopped by? >> i will. >> reporter: you'll ask him to give me a call? st. lawrence wasn't in the office friday. he pleaded not guilty and said he

. >> good morning.it's christopher st. lawrence . the two were arrested yesterday and face a 22 count indictment . in 2010, he rejected a 16 and a half million dollar plan to finance the construction of a minor-league baseball park . st. laurent said he use private funds to build the stadium but us attorney says he lied and use public money. he says he inflated the town assets to obtain 25 the us attorney says they have a town that's already struggling financially. >> the town will have to assume more debt. there is higher funding in the market and it will operate the stadium losing money. >> it's thereby creating a hardship opposed on the citizens. >> st. lawrence and trevor have not pled guilty. it's the first case brought against the city officials for a fraud against the connection of the municipal bonds. states in. we'll see how it turns out. >> how will these people not think they would get caught. >> a convicted murderer and the charles manson colt is actually one step closer to freedom. >> this is a very shocking thing to a l

this morning protesters are planning a rally at town hall to get christopher st. lawrence to resign. he was arrested on april 14. he is accused of lying about the town's finances so he could projects, including a minor league ballpark. critics say he has catered to the fast agreeing his sid pedro hernandezic i can community where he maintains long support. >> be a man. have a little sense of dignity in your body and resign. >> reporter: he did resign from two unelected positions. he pled not guilty and says he is looking forward to his day in court. >>> hopes have been dashed for children in a new jersey community who were looking forward to a new school playground. students in fairlawn helped raise $60,000 for the project. they even designed the playground pedro hernandezment pedro hernandez. the school is on land owned by the rad burn association, which voted against the plans. the kids say they are very disappointed. >> we did balloon stands. >> we raised a lot of money for it. it's upsetting we went get a playground. >> the association is willing to meet with the schoo

i'm diana rocco, channel 7 eyewitness 7news breaking now we have supervisor christopher st. lawrence has been arrested he has been under investigation over his use of public and private money. >>> in the meantime, check on your morning commute with debby. >> reporter: thank you lori. right to the maps, on the staten island expressway eastbound moving slowly into clove road with an accident being cleared. and we are still seeing slowdowns as you take it over to 280 east exit 4 in rose land with a collision. and watch for delays exit 12 in franklin township a police investigation. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for >>> look how pretty it is, absolutely gorgeous. a temperature of 44 degrees, 40 around jfk, so a sweater or jacket ought to do it for the morning. afternoon temperature 60 degrees. tomorrow it warms up even more. 72 on sunday. >>> your job is done. that is nice. >> you rest your case. >>> beautiful and that is the news for now. i'm ken rosato. >> and i'm lori stokes. "good morning america" is up >>> good morning, america. donald trump meets with for

christopher st. lawrence was picked up at his home this morning. the arrest caps a 3-year investigation. federal prosecutors say private and public money was mixed to finance the new baseball stadium. >>> there is a hearing this afternoon in brooklyn supreme court on whether to throw out the conviction of police officer peter le yang. a juror failed to reveal his father had gone to prison for his attorneys want a new tr >>> going out to the staten island expressway toward bradley avenue eastbound an accident involving a motorcycle. watch for delays. metro north delays on the branch, new jersey transit on time, and also 7 train service changes due to mechanical issues. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for today back over to you ken. >>> thank you debby. time to check in now with meteorologist bill evans. we are looking at a great day today. the temperature is going to go right to normal levels. mid-50s by lunch and looking at temperatures around 60 for the afternoon, which is normal for this time of the year. above normal goi

this morning protesters are planning a rally at town hall to get christopher st. lawrence to resign. the fbi arrested st. lawrence on april 14. he is accused of lying about the town's finances so ramapo could sell bonds for his pet projects, including a minor league baseball park. critics say st. lawrence has catered to the fast growing hisidic community. >> be a man. have a little sense of dignity and resign. >> st. lawrence did resign from two unelected positions with rockland county. he has pleaded not guilty and said he is looking forward to his day in court. >>> well, hopes have been dashed for now for children in been looking forward to a new school playground. students from rad burn elementary school in fairlawn helped raise $60,000 for the project. they even designed the playground, but the school is on land owned by the radburn association which voted against the plans. the kids say they are very disappointed. >> we did balloon stands, ice tea stands, and lemonade stands. >> we raised a lot of money for it. it's upsetting to hear that we are not going to get a pla

supervisor christopher st. lawrence was indicted last week on federal and fraud corruption charges for allegedly lying about ramapo's finances and using millions of taxpayer dollars to fund a ballpark. st. lawrence has pleaded not guilty. >>> a nun accused of drunk driving in new jersey convicted and sentenced today. the judge in southern new jersey decided to suspend sisterly kimberley miller's license for 90 days and fine her $257 plus fees. the nun claimed she had taken a sedative and that she does not remember crashing her car in to a building. >>> a $7,000 reward is being dog on long island. a frightened german shepherd was found along the montauk highway earlier this month with its mouth taped shut. the aspca is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. the agency's county division has already put up $2,000. the dog is now being cared for at the babylon animal shelter. >>> three government employees now face felony charges in the flint, michigan water crisis. two of them worked for the state a

these protestors claim to speak for the majority in demanding the resignation of supervisor christopher st. lawrence. >> be a man. have a little sense of dignity left in your body. and resign. >> reporter: she has protested every day since the fbi arrested st. lawrence on april 14. he is accused of lying about the time's finances so ramapo could sell bonds for his pet projects including a minor league ballpark.

long time town supervisor christopher st. lawrence built it anyway ask in the process may have broken the law. >> whether you run a corporation or you lead a town, you are not allowed to cook the books, plain and simple. >> the u.s. attorney used charts to illustrate claiming st. louis and his head of development falsified town had money in its general fund and could afford to float $100 million in bonds to build the ballpark and other projects. in fact, the town was deep in the red. >> st. lawrence and trudler lied repeatedly about the town's finances deceiving the citizens of ramapo as well as thousands of bond investors. >> the investigation underway for some time. the fbi raided town hall in 2013. investigators credit a whistleblower for reporting the allegations. >> it's not clear if anyone personally profited from this scheme. the feds couldn't say why supervisor st. lawrence was so determined to built this ballpark that he allegedly cooked the books. >> activist believes the town is broke and worries what happens next. >> what'

christopher st. lawrence and 22 counts of securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy. prosecutors say they fabricated town financials to sell municipal bonds to pay for a baseball stadium and other projects. both men pleaded not guilty. >>> 5:39 now. marking the third anniversary of the deadly marathon bombings. boston's mayor will join survivors and victims' families for a replaying ceremony at the finish line. there will also be a moment of silence at 2:49 p.m. marking the time when the first bomb went often. three people were killed, more than 260 others injured in those bombings. >>> a horrific crash on the new jersey turnpike has left two army reserve told yers in critical condition. witnesses say a tire flew off the humvee they were riding and caused it to flip over in new brunswick. one female soldier had to have her legs amputated to free her from the wreck. two other soldiers were also all four are with the 533rd brigade support battalion in queens. the army has not said where they were going. >>> after colliding with a new jersey transit bus, look at the scen