In February 2019, legislator Robert Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) put forward a resolution to recover salary and benefits from James Burke, the county's former police chief. Burke had pled guilty to beating a man while in police custody and attempting to conceal it, and the county had paid the victim $1.5 million in a settlement; it had also paid Burke more than $500,000 in benefits and salary while Burke was concealing his conduct. Trotta said that the faithless servant doctrine in New York common law gave him the power to claw back the compensation. The Suffolk County Legislature supported the suit unanimously. The following month Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone signed the bill.
in february 2019 legislator robert trotta (r-fort salonga) put forward a resolution to recover salary and benefits from james burke the county's former police chief burke had pled guilty to beating a man while in police custody and attempting to conceal it and the county had paid the victim $15 million in a settlement; it had also paid burke more than $500000 in benefits and salary while burke was concealing his conduct trotta said that the faithless servant doctrine in new york common law gave him the power to claw back the compensation the suffolk county legislature supported the suit unanimously the following month suffolk county executive steve bellone signed the bill