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Former NYPD Union Controller Gets Probation for Tax Fraud

3/25/2026

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Dennis Ostermann, former controller of the NYPD's Sergeants Benevolent Association, received two years' probation after admitting tax fraud to help his ex-boss, Ed Mullins.
He was ordered to pay $35,052 in restitution and a $4,000 fine.
Ostermann concealed a $150,000 payment to Mullins' lawyers as legal fees on tax returns for 2018 and 2019.
Mullins, who embezzled union funds, was sentenced to two years in prison in June 2023.

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Dennis Ostermann, former controller of the NYPD's Sergeants Benevolent Association, received two years' probation after admitting tax fraud to help his ex-boss, Ed Mullins.
He was ordered to pay $35,052 in restitution and a $4,000 fine.
Ostermann concealed a $150,000 payment to Mullins' lawyers as legal fees on tax returns for 2018 and 2019.
Mullins, who embezzled union funds, was sentenced to two years in prison in June 2023.