ALBANY, N.Y., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Two New York state employees were hit with a 22-count indictment for setting up a "man cave" on state property and time, Attorney General Mario Cuomo announced.
Gary A. Pivoda, 48, of Latham and Louis Marciano, 50, of Rennselaer, both Office of General Employees workers, allegedly slept, watched television, smoked pot, and used and dealt marijuana and cocaine in their hideout, the New York Daily News reported Thursday.
The two men fixed up a storage area at the East Parking Garage in Albany for their private lair, commonly called a man cave, Cuomo alleged.
The state police and the office of the state Inspector General raided the man cave in July following an investigation. Pivoda and Marciano have been suspended without pay since then, the newspaper reported.
The indictment unsealed Thursday in Albany County Supreme Court charged the men with a myriad of felony and misdemeanor offenses.
Pivoda and Marciano were arraigned in front of county Supreme Court Judge Stephen W. Herrick. Pivoda was being held on $10,000 bond, and Marciano on $5,000 bond. Their next court date is Oct. 29.
"These employees allegedly committed felonies at the workplace on state time. This is outrageous behavior for anyone, much less a public servant. I applaud Attorney General Andrew Cuomo for his vigorous pursuit of this case," state Inspector General Joseph Fisch said.
