Windham Town Supervisor Indicted On Felony Eavesdropping Charges

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published February 19, 2015 at 7:21 AM EST

The Windham Town Supervisor has been indicted by a Greene County grand jury.

Arrested on January 12, Stacy Post was originally charged with three counts of felony eavesdropping, and a misdemeanor possession of devices charge. A grand jury has bumped that up to 30 felony counts. The Catskill Daiy Mail reports Post, who is also the former Windham police chief, now likely faces a criminal trial that will also include one count of possession of an eavesdropping device.

Post can continue serving as supervisor for now.

Her arrest came after a 10-month investigation by New York State Police and their Computer Crimes Unit.

Post allegedly loaded spyware on town hall computer "to eavesdrop on employees and other users of the town offices."

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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