NEW YORK, NY (May 20, 2010) - Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the sentencing of the former CEO of a not-for-profit corporation operating in Orange and Sullivan counties following his guilty plea for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars. According to court papers, from 2002 until 2005, Joseph O’Connell, 63, of Middletown, New York, stole funds from Family Empowerment Council, Inc. (FEC), a provider of services to people with developmental disabilities and special needs, many of them children. Through his position as CEO, O’Connell directed 176 FEC checks to his family-owned printing business, Accu-Typeset and Design. The checks grossly overpaid for the work provided or paid for work that was never done. The Attorney General’s investigation shows that FEC funds deposited into the Accu-Typeset and Design account were used to fund vacations and extensive home and internet shopping.