NEW WINDSOR – Patrick Mangan, the Town of New Windsor’s deputy chief information technology officer, has been placed on paid administrative leave while the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the state comptroller’s office investigate his alleged involvement in a bid-rigging scheme.
The Town of New Windsor also will launch its own investigation into the allegations and has hired attorney Brooke Youngwirth to conduct the probe. Youngwirth said she could not comment on how long the internal investigation will take or discuss its scope.
Mangan’s attorney, John Ingrassia, did not return messages seeking comment for this story.
The DA and Comptroller are investigating whether Mangan persuaded 18 police departments to enter into contracts through his personal business, Hudson Valley Computer Guys, under the belief that the agreements, worth approximately $250,000, were with the Town of New Windsor. No arrests have been made in the case, and town officials have fully cooperated with law enforcement.
Law enforcement sources said the district attorney’s office and the state comptroller are investigating allegations of bid rigging, official misconduct, falsifying documents and ethics violations related to government contracting. The DA and State Comptroller executed search warrants at several offices in New Windsor Town Hall as part of the probe, confiscating dozens of hard drives.
The town said the investigation reportedly dates to activities beginning around Jan. 1, 2020. Town of New Windsor Supervisor Steve Bedetti was made aware of the Comptroller’s investigation in March of 2025 and has cooperated fully, while installing additional IT safeguards during the probe. He said on Wednesday that Mangan is the only town employee who is a suspect in the case.
Mangan could face several charges if arrested, including theft, corruption-related offenses and ethics violations. Investigators are trying to determine whether Mangan’s work resulted in any police data breaches in Orange County.
David Shapiro, MPA, director of the Inspection and Oversight Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, said data that may have been breached include employees’ personal and private information, as well as Police Department data, including investigative records from body-worn cameras.
Shapiro added that Mangan could have violated the federal wire fraud statute, which prohibits schemes to defraud using electronic communications. Shapiro, a former Essex County, N.J., prosecutor and FBI special agent, said those potential transgressions would have to be investigated further by law enforcement.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Mangan has owned Hudson Valley Computer Guys since 2004 and has worked for the Town of New Windsor for 25 years. Several sources have confirmed that Mangan was a candidate for a management IT role with Orange County during the Star-CIO scandal more than two years ago. Mangan also previously did IT work for the campaign for Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus.
The FBI investigated the awarding of the $800,000 Star-CIO contract to the brother-in-law of Orange County Human Resources Commissioner Langdon Chapman and a range of other Orange County government matters, including the procurement of large contracts, dating back several years. High-ranking County management and rank-and-file staff were interviewed during the federal probe, which seemingly fizzled.
A special Orange County Legislative committee found no wrongdoing in the selection of Star-CIO.
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