Apparently, one of the things that 38 year old NYC-TV producer (and, judging by the pic, part time KanYe West impersonator) Trevor Scotland wanted to "accomplish before he was 40" was to become an embezzler.

Apparently, Mr Scotland has achieved his goal!

Congrats all around!

One little thing - as a never incarcerated 38 year old (a "prison virgin" - no pun intended), Mr Scotland might want to refrain from using the expression "Man Up" while visiting the prison showers!

Some of the fellas might take it the wrong way!

What's will the callous prison rape inferences? This isn't the New York Post.

Or are you subliminally fantasizing about anal rape? You sure seem like you're thinking about the practice if you're compelled to post a comment like that.

What's with the callous prison rape inferences? This isn't the New York Post.

Or are you subliminally fantasizing about anal rape? You sure seem like you're thinking about the practice if you're compelled to post a comment like that.

It's called a JOKE - are you familiar with the concept?

I've heard the doctors at St Luke's hospital have done some truly wonderful pioneering research into Sense of Humor Transplants - you might want to give them a call, and get your name put on the waiting list!

But seriously, you guys, this Trevor is apparently the figure who turned NYC-TV from a nice public station that occasionally showed old movies and indie music to wall-to-wall douchebag host shows about fashion and supposedly secret NY stuff for tourists. Not all of these subjects need to be awful, but loud shrill announcers saying nothing are a sign of corporate apocalypse. Surprised he stoops to stealing your salary? We shouldn't be.

LOL, looks like we're going to get a special episode of his show, Man Up!, in prison!

"Here's how you turn a spork into a shiv!"

What a serious waste. Anyone else under investigation?

I hope they put him away for a long time. He's a jerk.

I hope they put him away for a long time. He's a jerk.

As a former employee of NYCTV, (I left because I did not want to be part of shennighans there)the corruption goes far, far deep than just what he did. It started since the Bloomberg administration came in. The GM and all the managers and producers had side piece companies who used subordinate staff to shoot tons of stuff for many businesses. The profits they made through these dummy companies never went back into city coffers, nor to the subordinate staff. Right now, NYCTV is a house of cards. If the mayor is looking to trim the budget, there's the place to go.

Nyc tv is a great station I have been watching for years and I love it!

and just because you have a bad seed in the bunch doesn't mean the rest is bad too.

come on how many companies have had similar things happen to them.

Shut your pie hole Chango, you obviously got fired and have only rubbish coming from your mouth.

Nyc tv is a great station I have been watching for years and I love it!

and just because you have a bad seed in the bunch doesn't mean the rest is bad too.

come on how many companies have had similar things happen to them.

Shut your pie hole Chango, you obviously got fired and have only rubbish coming from your mouth.

Hey Chipsy,

Are you a twelve year old girl or something? You sound like you are. No, I did not get fired and your "beloved" station has way more than one bad seed. Oh my you're naive. You sound like a producer there. Or a mananger. NYCTV is the most vacuous television station in the city. A government channel hi-jacked to show nonsense around the clock. Maybe you and the rest who are going down can be butt buddies together in Sing Sing.

- Chango

Chango,
I can see you have been very busy since you got fired since you have all this time to rattle all your rubbish here online...

Your ignorance shows to all.

No wonder you were fired (even though you can't admit it)
Your hatred towards nyc tv can only come from a former employee that just wasn't good enough to last...

Aw, that's sad.
Really.

No, I write in my leisure time. My hatred is aimed at corruption. Shame on you for encouraging fraud. You are exactly what's wrong with this country. A capitialist with no conscience. The Bush era is over sweetheart and ethics are back in style. Wake up, stopping watching television and get a job. You got too much time on your hands - trustfund baby.

he would have got away with it if he was a moregage broker....

Chango is right! I used to work there too...

from what i've read scotland's case is in federal court so to those of you making jokes, rikers won't be it. fed prison ain't that kind of party. focus on what's really at issue here, abuse of power. a station run by a bunch of young folks (judging from the programming) with no accountability but to each other. corruption? no surprise. scotland ain't the first and won't be the last. let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

jokes, jokes. this ain't the 25th hour. here's a tip from what i read the man's case is in federal court so if they incarcerate him, it won't be that kind of party. if he's found guilty, may the punishment fit the crime.

let he who is without sin cast the first stone

i like the shows ... kelly choi is hot!

I don't know if Trevor Scotland will have man on man sex in prison - either consensual or otherwise.

And that's really not the issue (even if it is good joke fodder).

What IS the issue is that Mr Scotland;

- ruined a perfectly good public TV station

and

- stole public funds while doing so.

And for that he deserves to have the book thrown at him.

of course "that's" NOT the issue mr. butler but you make reference to it again in your post. You called it a joke but i do not find your "joke" funny. my point was since you feel so strongly about what mr. scotland allegedly did why then make jokes? if "the book" is thrown let us hope it does not hit him or better yet you are not the person throwing it.

Honestly, how is it that no one caught Maddoff until he reached 50 billion, yet they already stop this man in his tracks at 60 thousand? I'm confused as to how we can be sophisticated enough to stop things at 60 thousand right off so no further damage can occur, but 50 billion goes unnoticed....

Furthermore L, why is this even major. I hate how the media portrays some issues yet masks others. Because, yes this is a crime, but a victimless one and they are portraying him like he is a monster. I wonder why.... ( see Micheal Vick v. Micheal Phelps) ( see A Rod v. Daryl Strawberry) you get my drift.

Also, I hope he gets off because its not that serious.

"Anonymous says: Also, I hope he gets off because its not that serious."

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Thank you.

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L, your analogy is right on! And in my humble opinion, incarceration is not the answer, but restitution is, maybe some community service and definitely therapy should make a difference in this man's life. Let us hope because this charge is going to follow him around for the rest of his ilfe and that is punishment alone.

it is nice to see they had the time to pick prosecute this gentleman with all the corporate corruption going on. Keep up the fake fight.

Hey CHANGO and other NYC TV folks:

Give me a shout if you want to talk abt NYC TV and what happened there.

trobbins@villagevoice.com

All I can say is good for the justice system! Lock up these frauds! Something tells me this guy got featured in the magazines as also something illegal, maybe some additional kickbacks!

Did anyone hear this past week more NYCTV execs are "resigning" as well?

These guys think they are awesome, when they sound more sub-par than anything. Just look at the amount of embellishment on Arick Wierson's wikipedia, as well as staffers like Harry Hunkele. It's funny though, that Scotland's page was recently deleted. Looks like these guys are cleaning up their internet trail.

Hey Tom, maybe you should also post a phone number for those willing to spill more beans?

I'd love to read the article, personally!

If Bloomberg can't keep this clean, how does he expect us to vote for him again to clean up the rest of the City?

Yeah, Trevor Scotland was a huge turd--- his staff were comprised of twenty-something yuppie-nitwits with no background in tv at all. If the embezzlement charges are true, I think they should take a good look at his hair plug-sporting boss, Arick Wierson... see where he got the money for the deciduous forest he's got growing prosthetically from his bulbous, fat-head.

The channel sucks... the producers of the show have no idea what enormous potential it could have if only they'd stop trying to be some amorphous hybrid of E! and VH-1. I'd rather watch abortions being performed.

Chango is correct except that the employees doing wrong are Wierson roher, Fitzgerald hunkele and Lebreton. these are the people doing wrong. many of the personnel at NYCTV are talented but are put aside because Wierson needs implementors n0t innovators. unfortunately many of the Emmys wierson and hunkele have won are all purchased.

Producers produce!
Scotland and his crew made something out of nothing.
Those guys turned it around for NYCTV.

NYCTV was nothing but a bonified CABLE ACCESS channel.
Before they took it over.
Now it has decent programing..

Maybe some of you are happy watching OLD ASS Robyn Bird and her weird (any kid could watch) show filled with naked perverts at all our of the night.

Rather than Ms. Kelly Choi giving the giving the viewer some cool info about NYC.

Personally I am sick and tired of.
The domincan hour!
The redneck half hour!
REALLY bad music shows!
and non descriptive shows that are produced by people that think turning on a camera and pointing it at a wall for 30 minutes is media.

I dont even know that guy (scotland) but if this were at a studio he would be given MORE $$$$ and a promotion!

Maybe DOI should look into Bloomberg's realtionship with Weirson and Commissioner Cosgrave's personal relationship with Kelli Choi

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Yep, nice to see some of the resigned NYCTV exes are hard at work... taking the credit for nothing.

Wow Wierson looks like his old super-model self. When he was at station he had put on like 50lbs... I guess leaving the city has benefits. Too bad he is married :(

this is only the beginning!

60K is nothing! How about 11 million! Cosgrave and his First Deputy Bergmann have many interesting relationships... also someone look up the former Csmr. and First Deputy of DoITT...follow their exploits after city service and DoITT contract awards. It's all fact.

Bloomberg has a problem at this agency..he better start paying attention to it.

They removed NYC TV from DoITT's control and now City Hall will be more involved. No one legally goes after DoITT and they should. The Commissioner and his Deputy Commissioner sign anything and issue hundred million dollar invoices to company's where their former DoITT colleages and friends work through sole sourcing...all for shelfware...your dollars not at work.

They removed NYC TV from DoITT's control and now City Hall will be more involved. No one legally goes after DoITT and they should. The Commissioner and his Deputy Commissioner sign anything and issue hundred million dollar invoices to company's where their former DoITT colleagues and friends work through sole sourcing...all for shelfware...your dollars NOT at work.

They removed NYC TV from DoITT's control and now City Hall will be more involved. No one legally goes after DoITT and they should. The Commissioner and his Deputy Commissioner sign anything and issue hundred million dollar invoices to company's where their former DoITT colleagues and friends work through sole sourcing...all for shelfware...your dollars NOT at work.

Last I heard, DoITT and OMB have a special relationship and it's called Gartner Inc., whose board is comprised of former Bloomberg execs and Accenture, where Commissioner Cosgrave was a managing partner. If you really want to see DoITT's inner workings FOIL the Emergency Communications Transformation Project (1.something billion dollar project) where contractors bill several hundred dollars per hour for giving opinions on the project progress, demote minorities, and sexually harass women. They had one 20-something year old managing the budget. LOL.

There are millions in Federal grant dollars involved at DoITT! Federal Fraud!! Can you spell misappropriation.

Cosgrave also sits on a board NPower, with former Commissioner, Menchini (now with Northrop along with the former First Deputy Knafo...things that make you go hmmm, maybe they got their gig from Northrop because Northrop was struggling with their 500 million dollar Doitt contract) That fellow has an interesting life after being booted by Bloomberg as the DoITT Csmr. because of scandal involving ECTP...the 2 billion dollar capital project paid for all sorts of nonsense under the guise of public safety! FOIL IT ALLLLLLL

Npower also has members from Accenture!...FOIL how much business Doitt does with them!

Its very smelly at DoITT...

But Mayor Bloomberg, DM Leiber doesn't care. How sad, Guess things will have to get as bad as they did at Dept of Finance for him to clean house over there.

He owns the press, he is all illusions and spin...I will never vote for him again, no matter what he runs for.

What's more disgusting is that this ALL happened on Thompsons watch as comptroller...

Whose watching the store? My taxes are up, my water bill is up, my elec and gas rates are up, fines and tolls are up, no raises, jobs lost..

simply disgusted....

Yes, the ECTP project is disgusting and millions are spent on it, yet there seems to be little progress and little reporting on it via the Press. DOI will but people over 10k or 60k, but doesn't care to look into waste and possible fraud of tens of millions.

I find it odd that Thompson doesn't focus on the waste that office witnessed firsthand, maybe because he had to sign off on some of it and doesn't want to be held accountable.

DOI?? is a joke...

I heard that the last IG assigned to DoITT was indebted to DOITT MANAGEMENT FOR HELPING HIS DAUGHTER GET A JOB...Talk about conflicts..

Send in the FEDS to look into all of this, even the state AG is fucked up. There is no integrity..with DOI. DOI Commish should be ashamed, they go after BS stuff instead of any of the real corruption in NYC GOVT. They don't even have to try hard to uncover, its all in plain sight.

I'm so tired of Bloomberg and his arrogant "we can do anything we want" administration. Voted once...not again.

Kick him out NYC! Not another term,,,it's over!

DOI?? is a joke...

I heard that the last IG assigned to DoITT was indebted to DOITT MANAGEMENT FOR HELPING HIS DAUGHTER GET A JOB...Talk about conflicts..

Send in the FEDS to look into all of this, even the state AG is fucked up. There is no integrity..with DOI. DOI Commish should be ashamed, they go after BS stuff instead of any of the real corruption in NYC GOVT. They don't even have to try hard to uncover, its all in plain sight.

I'm so tired of Bloomberg and his arrogant "we can do anything we want" administration. Voted once...not again.

Kick him out NYC! Not another term,,,it's over!

Hey Mr. Robbins! Do a real story..look at these posts! clearly you have inside people yapping..

60k is nonsense...I pray you're not down with the City Hall "press team" and going after picked bones, when it looks like you have a whole side of fresh beef,,,you can go after.

C'MON!!!!!

When Commissioner Cosgrave was appointed, he would not promote one of the hardest working women in that agency, Deputy Commissioner Brown, who was second in command at the Agency under Gino Menchini and had a great work ethic and graduate degree in public policy. Instead they promoted Larry Knafo's friend, Ronald Bergmann, who likes to give contracts with large commission payouts to wherever Larry Knafo and Gino Menchini work as account reps. FOIL Computer Associates, Cisco and Northrop contracts. More disgustingly, City Hall arranged it at the onset that any internal employee complaints would be decided upon by the Commissioner and not General Counsel. Most insiders who complain about the mismanagement get terminated or put on probation. Everyone is too scared to bring the truth to light. Most complaints were against the Finance Staff as they prided themselves on the power they had following malaligned orders. DoITT would never reprimand Finance staff even if they were lower level and inappropriate to employees because those in charge could not afford Finance backfiring on their unethical activity. They functionally demoted women who were not willing to do their dirty work and even fired people who complained and gave their budget lines to friends and even the wife of an Associate Commissioner's on ECTP. Would the FED's care about this? Maybe not because it is so embarassing that a Public Safety hub would be be organized like this. If you had an intimate relationship with anyone involved and were a woman, you would get promoted.

When Commissioner Cosgrave was appointed, he would not promote one of the hardest working women in that agency, Deputy Commissioner Brown, who was second in command at the Agency under Gino Menchini and had a great work ethic and graduate degree in public policy. Instead they promoted Larry Knafo's friend, Ronald Bergmann, who likes to give contracts with large commission payouts to wherever Larry Knafo and Gino Menchini work as account reps. FOIL Computer Associates, Cisco and Northrop contracts. More disgustingly, City Hall arranged it at the onset that any internal employee complaints would be decided upon by the Commissioner and not General Counsel. Most insiders who complain about the mismanagement get terminated or put on probation. Everyone is too scared to bring the truth to light. Most complaints were against the Finance Staff as they prided themselves on the power they had following malaligned orders. DoITT would never reprimand Finance staff even if they were lower level and inappropriate to employees because those in charge could not afford Finance backfiring on their unethical activity. They functionally demoted women who were not willing to do their dirty work and even fired people who complained and gave their budget lines to friends and even the wife of an Associate Commissioner's on ECTP. Would the FED's care about this? Maybe not because it is so embarassing that a Public Safety hub would be be organized like this. If you had an intimate relationship with anyone involved and were a woman, you would get promoted.

The old saying one bad seed spoils it for all goes without saying at DoITT. DoITT's Agency Chief Contracting Officer knew NYC TV was corrupt and that those folks did not follow any rules. She often complained about NYC TV and ECTP as both those units at DoITT were flooded with the same schemes. Instead of correcting it, the Commissioner allows the agency to doctor paperwork retroactively to cover it up. This paperwork is for many millions of dollars. Once consultants cash in under one company contract, they move to another company or form another company and get DoITT to run their companies through umbrella contracts, where no bidding is required. Makes you wonder how many people's hands are really in the pot.

DOI knows about DoITT, but does nothing probably because of how outrageously insulting it would look if they did because the mismanagement is to the effect of hundreds of millions, not 60k. Bloomberg sure is an IT guy.

google this:

COIB v. Cosgrave, COIB Case No. 2007-290 ( 2008).

Cosgrave was a VP at Crown Consulting before his appointment. The President of Crown owns Deep Water Point (staffed with former ECTP contractors), a company that is now doing business with ECTP. CONFLICT!!!!

Cosgrave was a VP at Crown Consulting before his appointment. The President of Crown owns Deep Water Point (staffed with former ECTP contractors), a company that is now doing business with ECTP. CONFLICT!!!!