| With a population of over 3 million residents, Long Island | | | | political corruption, dating back to when he was County |
| is home to more people than even some states. | | | | Executive of Rennselaer, which is a County just |
| Statistics indicate that about 15% of any given | | | | outside of Albany. There were reports of a verbal |
| population usually requires some sort of alcohol and/or | | | | dispute between Zwack and Frank Buonanotte, CEO |
| drug treatment. Based on that statistic, about a half a | | | | of Crossings Recovery Centers and in an act of |
| million people on Long Island need to be enrolled into | | | | retaliation, Zwack systematically destroyed the |
| some type of substance abuse treatment program. | | | | treatment agency by revoking their operating license |
| Sadly enough, there are not enough facilities on Long | | | | and participating in a number of slanderous accusations |
| Island to service all of these people. | | | | that have not yet been handled in court. |
| In February of 2006, the New York State Office of | | | | Frank Buonanotte is now suing the State of New |
| Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) | | | | York, OASAS and Henry Zwack personally for |
| was successful in unjustly shutting down one of the | | | | unjustifiably destroying this treatment agency that so |
| largest and most respected treatment agencies on | | | | many people on Long Island counted on. The lawsuit is |
| Long Island, Crossings Recovery Centers. Crossings | | | | posted on Buonanotte's personal website ( and lists |
| had 9 clinics that spanned across both Nassau and | | | | the following causes of action: |
| Suffolk Counties treating over 1500 patients at any | | | | (1) deprivation of their rights to property, liberty, due |
| given time. Since their inception, Crossings hadn't had a | | | | process and equal protect; (2) violation of due process; |
| single blemish on its record. However, out of nowhere, | | | | (3) violation of substantive due process; (4) violation of |
| the State conjured up enough ridiculous, alleged | | | | equal protection; and (5) Fifth Amendment-Taking. |
| violations to revoke Crossings' license and shut them | | | | Plaintiffs also asserted several related State court |
| down. | | | | causes of action, including: (1) breach of contract; (2) |
| What's the result of this unspeakable act? Since the | | | | breach of fiduciary duty as receiver; (3) breach of |
| untimely demise of Crossings Recovery Centers, there | | | | statutory duty as receiver; (4) fraud; (5) interference |
| has been a significant increase in alcohol and drug | | | | with contract; (6) conversion; (7) defamation, libel and |
| related deaths and crimes. There has also been a | | | | slander; (8) injurious falsehood; (9) abuse of process; |
| significant increase in DWIs in both Nassau and Suffolk | | | | (10) contribution and indemnification; and (11) an |
| Counties. In addition, existing substance abuse | | | | accounting. |
| treatment centers on Long Island now have a 6-8 | | | | "For as horrible as it was for me to lose my company," |
| week waiting period before admitting new patients. | | | | says Buonanotte. "The biggest loss was to the people |
| Whether people realize it or not, all this has left Long | | | | on Long Island who truly need these services that are |
| Island in a state of turmoil. | | | | now no longer available to them." Crossings also |
| Who is responsible for these atrocities? His name is | | | | offered the only dual focus program on Long Island for |
| Henry F. Zwack. At the time Crossings was closed, | | | | substance abusing sex offenders. Since these |
| Henry Zwack was the Head of the General Councils | | | | services are no longer available, reports have indicated |
| Office at OASAS, which is the licensing division | | | | that incidents of sex offences on Long Island have |
| responsible for regulating substance abuse treatment | | | | increased significantly. It's time people start to become |
| centers in New York. Zwack has a long history of | | | | aware of how political corruption effects all of us. |