SCHENECTADY — A task force of FBI agents and state Attorney General's investigators raided three offices tied to the Altamont Program early Wednesday, carting away records and computers from the statewide non-profit organization that was founded decades ago by Father Peter Young.
Agents from both agencies used search warrants to seize records at the Altamont Program's headquarters on Duane Avenue in Schenectady and also from an office at the Schuyler Inn in Menands, a converted training and housing facility for Vesta Community Housing Development Board, Inc., which rehabilitates buildings that are rented to community service programs or low-income tenants.
Another raid took place at an office on Eagle Street in Albany that's used by the organization.
I hope this doesn't turn out to be a big problem. It is so discouraging to see how so many of these well-intentioned programs end up "helping" those who know how to take rather than those truly in need.
Apparently, one of the directors was ripping them off big time, and was fired. I think the FBI is just seeking enough evidence to arrest him, which is something Father Young would never do.
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