New charges for former Schechter employee

BY BRANDON DUFFY

An ex-employee from the Schechter School of Long Island who was fired last summer after being charged with money laundering has also been charged with trying to illegally sell presidential memorabilia.

West Islip resident David Ostrove,

51, pleaded not guilty to one count of second-degree criminal contempt and three counts of unlawful disposition of assets subject to forfeiture Wednesday.

Ostrove allegedly attempted to sell three items of historical significance and benefit from the proceeds, a violation of a court order preventing so, prosecutors said.

On Dec. 10 Ostrove entered a consignment contract with SMR Collectibles in Amityville to sell a check signed by President Benjamin Harrison, an 1867 warrant letter by President Andrew Johnson and a John Wilkes Booth 1863 Playbill, according to documents.

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