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NYS Corruption Watch, Ithaca, NY (2026)

05/30/2026

Within hours of the articles exposing the fact that Ithaca Police Department Lieutenant Condzella being blackmailed into killing himself, were released, the harassment by IPD has started. SCS Group Operator 1 went to confront Sergeant Michael Meskill and ask him where he buried Nicole Maranca, who has been missing since August of 2017. Lt. Thomas Condzella's mysterious and unexplained death, is directly tied to the fact that he figured out where Nicole Maranca was buried - and Michael Meskill is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure she is not found.

SCS Op1 located Sergeant Meskill. He freaked out, screamed, jumped on his bike and rode away as he was being asked where he buried Nicole. This is not the behavior of an innocent person, especially a Police Sergeant.

Then when SCS Op1 got back to his vehicle, there was already another IPD Officer there writing him a ticket, and trying to tow his car before he got back to it. The video of that encounter is below. The video of Sergeant Meskill being confronted is in the comments.

05/30/2026

SCS Operator 1 has been in downtown Ithaca attempting to locate Sergeant Michael Meskill to ask him where he buried Nicole Maranca. She has been missing since August of 2017. We have very reliable information that he is either the one that buried her, or he at least knows exactly where she is buried. The last we knew, she is buried behind the Home Depot off of Elmira Rd.

Meskill was finally located. He freaked out, jumped on his bike and rode away. Does this seem like something an innocent person would do? Especially a Police Officer. Absolutely not.

Then, when SCSOp1 got back to his vehicle, there was another IPD Officer there, writing a ticket and had his car blocked off, so that a tow truck could come take it.

This is how Ithaca Police Department works. If you go against them in any sort of way, they will harass you and retaliate against you in any way that they can. The video of SCSOp1 confronting the p***y Police Officer who was towing his vehicle, is in the comments, as well as the post right after this one.

To make this even more ridiculous - the ONLY reason the vehicle sat there for that long, is because SCSOp1 was helping IPD Officers a couple blocks away, break up a huge fight between a bunch of teenagers.

(Ignore the random kid that was yelling in the background).

05/30/2026

The Mysterious Death of Lieutenant Thomas Condzella is Directly Tied to the Disappearance of Nicole Maranca - Who Went Missing in August of 2017 - SCS Group Investigative Report

Michael Meskill, who is now the Ithaca Police Department Investigations Sergeant, is at the center of a blackmail operation that led to Lieutenant Thomas Condzella tragically taking his own life. This deeply disturbing case has been being investigated for the past two months, under SCS Group. It has been very complex due to every person with direct information having a very real and legitimate concern for their lives and safety when it comes to coming forward with said information. This goes much, much deeper than just Thomas Condzella and him taking his own life.

We were originally going to release a full investigative report with all of our current findings, but after weighing the safety risks of individuals who have come forward with information, we have decided to take a step back a bit, as to not put even more lives in danger or make one of these people their next target.

Here are some undeniable facts that could not lead to the discovery of any whistleblower’s identities:

The Ithaca Police Department has refused to publicly release that Thomas Condzella died by su***de. They have not released a cause of death, whatsoever. Their repetitive terminology is that he “died unexpectedly” at his home.

In an on record interview with Chief Kelly on April 1st of this year, conducted by SCS Group, he indirectly confirmed that Condzella did indeed die by su***de. When asked, very directly, if Condzella died by su***de, Chief Thomas Kelly’s response was “I think you already know the answer to that”, and continued using terminology to further confirm that he did indeed take his own life. Although, he refused to say specifically that he died by su***de, or took his own life. He only used terminology that obviously and directly implied that he did indeed take his own life.

A FOIL request for the autopsy of Thomas Condzella was flat out denied by Tompkins County Deputy FOIL Officer Erin Murphy. We requested his death certificate - they denied it. We requested the Medical Examiner’s investigative report/case summary - they denied it. We requested any toxicology reports associated with the case - they denied it. We requested copies of any and all communications between the Ithaca Police Department, Ithaca City Government and the Medical Examiner’s office following Condzella’s death - they denied it.

A FOIL request for any and all records regarding HR Complaints, communications between IPD staff in regards to Condzella’s death, along with other requests directly tied to the investigation of his death, has been repeatedly delayed by the Ithaca Police Department.

The following are three quotes from whistleblowers that we have determined could not lead to them being identified. We will go with the two most disturbing quotes first:

“Got some privileged info for you about Condzella - you need to get into his phone. There is a lot of info in there including Meskill trying to stop Condzella from pursuing a hot lead on the Nicole Maranca case.”

“I remember being told there was an issue where Condzella wanted to search the area behind Home Depot on a hunch he knew where Nicole Maranca was buried and Michael Meskill was doing everything to stop him from pursuing it.”

Nicole was last seen August 18th, 2017, around 8:00 PM, although accounts of the exact location vary between reports, with the Economy Inn on Elmira Road and the Old Goat Gear Exchange downtown both cited. The Economy Inn on Elmira Rd is only about 1.1 miles away from the Home Depot - where Condzella wanted to look and see if Nicole was buried there - Michael Meskill stopped him from doing that. According to her family's reporting, she may have left with a Caucasian male in a black pickup truck from that area.

In early September of 2017, less than a month after Nicole went missing, the Ithaca Police Department claimed that they had “exhausted all leads”.

In a 2021 Spectrum News article, it was stated that the family of Nicole Maranca felt as though the Ithaca Police Department was not doing enough when it came to her investigation and were not at all taking it seriously. The Ithaca Police denied to comment on this allegation. Tom Condzella, who was the president of the Ithaca Police Benevolent Association at that time, was able to be contacted, but stated that he “could not comment specifically on Maranca’s case”.

The third quote:

“He was blackmailed so someone else would get the Sergeant job. That Condzella issue could bring down a few people. Evil people operating under the public impression that they are LEO heroes.”

Michael Meskill, who has zero investigations experience, was promoted from Patrol Sergeant, to Investigations Sergeant. He has never been an investigator. Thomas Condzella was the one who was supposed to be promoted to Investigations Sergeant.

A name that continues to be echoed by these whistleblowers as being a huge part of this blackmail operation, is Lieutenant Mary Orsaio - who has a very disturbing history of misconduct and habitual excessive force against defenseless citizens - and even animals. She was caught on video in June of 2025, deploying a taser on a man and his dog - as they had their backs turned to her and were walking away. we received a report just yesterday from a citizen's, that while at a fair, Liuetenant Mary Orsaio grabbed a woman by her throat and told her to "shut the f*ck up". This is very typical behavior of Mary Orsaio.

This is all of the information that we can, in good faith, release at this time. The team at SCS Group is currently strategizing how we are going to move forward. This may need to move into more of a directly tactical position, rather than strategic.

We are not just journalists. We are not just ordinary citizens. We are trained Operators from various and very extensive backgrounds. We are very capable of defending ourselves. Not only that, but we welcome any of the people named in this article, and any of the people tied to this blackmail operation, to even attempt to cause harm to anyone associated with SCS Group. We promise - it absolutely will not go well for you.

We have operated in environments that you could never even fathom. A little City of Ithaca Police Officer is the last of our concerns when it comes to our safety. With that being said - if any of you are considering making more people disappear to cover up what is actually going on within the Ithaca Police Department and the City of Ithaca - we are more than prepared - and we are waiting.

Our Chief of Operations has established an email tip line specifically and only for any and all tips regarding Thomas Condzella’s death, along with the disappearance of Nicole Maranca. This is a very secure email, and any and all persons who send in tips and information will be kept completely confidential. If you have ANY information in regards to Thomas Condzella’s death, the blackmail operation that led to his death, and/or the disappearance of Nicole Maranca - please, please reach out to us at the email below. These folks deserve justice and these demons that work at the Ithaca Police Department need to be put exactly where they belong - prison.

The email:

[email protected]

SCS Group is a private organization. We are not a law enforcement agency and we are not affiliated with any government agencies. We do partner with various law enforcement agencies, when the need arises.

Justice for Thomas Condzella and Nicole Maranca

05/30/2026

Ithaca Police Lieutenant Thomas Condzella died tragically by su***de. Ithaca Police Department Chief Thomas Kelly has adamantly withheld his cause of death from the public. Why? Because Thomas Condzella was being blackmailed by fellow IPD Officers - to the point where it pushed him over the edge and he took his own life.

SCS Operator 1 will release the investigative report with all current findings today at 1400 hours (2pm).

Thomas Condzella was a good man, he was a father, and he deserves justice for what was done to him.

05/30/2026

SCS Group Operators

05/29/2026

Ithaca Police Department Chief Kelly went chasing after our Operator when seen in Downtown Ithaca. The audio of the conversation. Is attached.

05/29/2026

Ithaca Police Sgt. Meskill Admits to Ordering Officers to Preemptively Destroy Evidence by Disabling Recording of Radio Communications - All In an Effort to Send an Innocent Single Father to Prison.

SCS Operator 1 | Zone C

Under oath. In open court. On the record.

Ithaca Police Sergeant Michael Meskill admitted at a suppression hearing on March 10th, 2026 in Tompkins County Court that he personally ordered every officer on the GIVE detail to disable the recording function on their Zello communication app before conducting operations, including the operation that led to the arrest of Heath Phillips Jr., a single father now facing up to 20 years in prison on a felony drug charge.

His exact words, under oath: "It was my direction and I continuously said to make sure your settings are that it does not have a recording function. I gave that direction to everyone else understanding what Rosario material is and avoiding Rosario."

Rosario material is evidence that law enforcement is legally required to turn over to the defense. Meskill admitted, in plain language, that the purpose of disabling the recordings was to prevent that material from existing in the first place.

That is not a technicality. That is not a miscommunication. That is a law enforcement supervisor ordering the preemptive destruction of evidence before it is even created, to avoid a legal obligation to disclose it.

Meskill attempted to walk the statement back almost immediately, claiming the app was used merely as a walkie-talkie and that the recording was disabled for operational security reasons. The Court had already heard his admission. It was in the transcript. You cannot un-ring that bell.

There was no Heath Phillips without Meskill. The entire chain of events that led to Phillips' arrest began and ended with Meskill's alleged observation of a hand-to-hand drug transaction from 70 yards away, through a tree line, in August foliage. That observation was communicated exclusively over the Zello app, on a channel with recording disabled, with no written documentation, and no corroborating record of any kind.

The only evidence that Meskill saw anything at all is Meskill's own testimony.
A retired Cayuga County Sheriff's detective lieutenant, hired as a private investigator for the defense, testified that he visited the scene, photographed it, and conducted a field test using a lacrosse ball-sized white object suspended at the location where the alleged transaction occurred. From Meskill's claimed vantage point, he could barely make out that something white existed. He could not determine size, detail, or substance.

Meskill testified his eyesight is 20/20. He also testified the interaction lasted "a couple minutes," contradicting his own grand jury testimony that he was in position for "five to eight minutes." At the felony preliminary hearing he testified it took him "three to four seconds" to get into position. These timelines are not reconcilable.

The defense PI also discovered that Zello's console, the administrative backend that controls the channel Meskill's detail used, stores all voice communications by default for two years. The minimum deletion setting requires a conscious decision to change. Someone created and administered that channel. Not one of the three officers who testified at the suppression hearing acknowledged doing so or accessing the console.

Heath Phillips Jr. had no drugs on his person. No drugs were found in his vehicle. The cash seized was money set aside for his son's school clothes. His trial is scheduled for June 8th, 2026.
Meskill ordered the recordings disabled. Meskill made the observation that cannot be verified. Meskill's account is the foundation of this entire prosecution.

That foundation is now on the record as having been built on communications that Meskill himself ordered destroyed.

NYSCW has submitted FOIL requests for all records related to the GIVE detail, the Zello application, and the Heath Phillips Jr. case. FOIL responses are pending. Additional coverage will follow.

If you have information about Sergeant Michael Meskill, the Ithaca Police GIVE detail, or the prosecution of Heath Phillips Jr., contact NYSCW confidentially at [email protected]. All communications are protected.

All persons charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The stories we publish exist because someone came forward. If you know something, say something. Law enforcement misconduct, judicial injustice, government corruption, we investigate it all. Reach out to NYSCW at [email protected]. Your identity is protected.

05/29/2026

Ithaca Police Officer Abandons Homeless Man in Mental Health Crisis in the Middle of the Road. All Because She Has a Personal Issue With the Citizen That Called Police to Help the Man in Need. The Community is Demanding Answers and Accountability.

SCS Operator 1 | Zone C

On the night of December 20th, 2024, one of our SCS Operators, who is assigned to the Fingerlakes region, nearly hit a homeless man walking in the center of Meadow Street in complete darkness. No lighting. No reflective clothing. The man appeared to be in a catatonic and unresponsive state. Our operator, who comes from an extensive background spanning military, private security contracting, public safety, and the medical field, recognized immediately what he was looking at. This was not a man who had too much to drink. This was a man in a serious mental health crisis, alone in the middle of a dark road, seconds away from being struck by a vehicle.

Our Operator called Tompkins County Dispatch immediately. He positioned his vehicle behind the man and activated his hazard lights to shield him from oncoming traffic. He was able to safely use his vehicle to block the man's movement once he turned onto West State Street. The Operator called dispatch again with the updated location. He did exactly what his training and experience told him to do. Preserve this vulnerable individual's life until those with the authority to bring him to the hospital arrive onscene.

IPD Officer Gina DelSontro, Badge 118, arrived on scene. She did not get out of her vehicle.
From inside her patrol car she asked our Operator if he was the one who called. He said yes. She said, "Why did you call if you're handling it." He told her he was not a police officer, which she was well aware of, and that was exactly why he had called for a police response. She asked why he had the man stopped. He told her he did not "have him stopped". He was keeping the man safe until an officer arrived to take over.

DelSontro simply drove away, without a care in the world. She never exited her vehicle. She never spoke to the homeless man. She never assessed whether he met criteria for intervention under New York Mental Hygiene Law Section 9.41, which authorizes officers to take a person into custody when they appear mentally ill and their conduct poses a likely risk of serious harm to themselves or others. She cleared the call and left.

When a person with our Operator's background - military service, public safety experience, medical training - looks at someone and identifies them as being in a serious mental health crisis, that is not a civilian overreacting. That is a trained assessment. Officer DelSontro had a credible, experienced witness on scene telling her exactly what she was responding to. She sat in her car and drove away anyway.

"If that man had ended up getting hit by a vehicle that night," our Operator wrote in his formal Community Police Board complaint, "it would have completely been due to Delsontro's blatant negligence and that blood would have been on her hands."

Why She Did It

Our Operator does not believe this was random. He believes it was retaliation. He had previously filed a formal misconduct complaint against Officer DelSontro, and she knew it. They have known each other professionally for years. He has worked in the public safety space in the Tompkins County area longer than she has even carried a badge and a gun. When his call came across her dispatch screen, she showed up, questioned why he had bothered calling, and left a vulnerable man alone in the dark.

"She chose to not ensure this man's safety or fulfill her duties as a Police Officer due to having personal issues with me," he wrote in his complaint, filed with the Ithaca Community Police Board on April 1st, 2025.

This is the second formal complaint filed against DelSontro by the same Operator. The first alleges that DelSontro and Officer Zachary Vinti, Badge 138, dismissed an active co***ne deal, recovered multiple forged government IDs, made no arrest, destroyed the confiscated co***ne without entering it into evidence, and then filed a police report that contradicts what our Operator says he told them at the scene. That complaint was brought to Lt. Mary Orsaio, who closed it with no action, and repeatedly told the Operator that she would follow up with him, for months - and never did until he called repeatedly, requesting a follow up.

IPD's Response

While both complaints were pending before the Community Police Board, IPD promoted Officer Gina DelSontro to K9 Handler.

Chief Kelly, you had two active misconduct complaints against this officer. One alleging a fabricated police report and destroyed evidence. One alleging she left a mentally ill man alone in a dark road in retaliation against the person who reported her. You promoted her anyway. The community is asking you to explain that decision. NYSCW is asking you on the record to explain it.

The stories we publish exist because someone came forward. If you know something, say something. Law enforcement misconduct, judicial injustice, government corruption, we investigate it all. Reach out to NYSCW at [email protected]. Your identity is protected.

This investigation is ongoing. NYSCW will continue to follow this story and update as new information becomes available.

NYSCW is an investigative organization operated under SCS Group. We are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. We are not affiliated with any government agency. All reporting is based on public records, official documents, verified sources, and on-record statements unless otherwise noted.
All persons referenced in connection with alleged criminal conduct are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

05/29/2026

Monroe County Sheriff Deputy Sean Mayo Charged With Felony Criminal Contempt and Stalking in Domestic Case

SCS Operator 6 | Zone E

A sworn Monroe County Sheriff's deputy stands accused of the very conduct his office is sworn to stop. Deputy Sean E. Mayo, 44, of Penfield, turned himself in on March 16, 2026, and was charged with Criminal Contempt in the First Degree, a Class E felony, and Stalking in the Third Degree, a Class A misdemeanor. He was suspended pending an internal investigation. The charges arise from what the Sheriff's Office called an ongoing domestic investigation. The victim suffered no reported injuries.

Mayo was arraigned in Monroe County Centralized Arraignment Part Court. A judge set bail at $2,500 cash or bond, and he was released. He was employed as a Police Bureau Deputy. There is no public record that he has been terminated or has resigned.

These facts are Tier 1. They come from the official Sheriff's Office press release dated March 17, 2026, and are confirmed across four independent Rochester outlets. WROC News 8, WHEC News 10, 13WHAM, and the Democrat and Chronicle all reported the charges, the arraignment, the bail, and the suspension.

The charges tell part of the story the Sheriff's Office would not. Criminal Contempt in the First Degree, under New York Penal Law 215.51, requires the violation of an order of protection the defendant knew about. A court had already determined someone needed protection from Mayo before this arrest. The contempt charge carries up to four years in prison. The stalking charge carries up to one year in jail.

The case is now handled by the Monroe County District Attorney's Office under District Attorney Brian P. Green. The Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Todd K. Baxter, said it investigates all allegations regardless of who is involved and remains committed to enforcing domestic violence laws. No statement on this case has been attributed personally to Sheriff Baxter.

This is not isolated. Days before Mayo's arrest, Monroe County Jail deputy Ray Codera, 35, was arrested after a domestic incident in Henrietta and charged with Assault in the Third Degree. An order of protection was issued for that victim. In 2025, jail deputies Dominic Denaro and Dominic Kujawa pleaded guilty to official misconduct over an inmate fight and were sentenced to three years probation. Three deputies. Three cases. One office. Roughly one year.

The Sheriff's Office investigated, arrested, charged, and suspended. That is the floor, not the ceiling. The questions that matter remain unanswered. Who did Mayo allegedly stalk. When was the order of protection issued. Does he remain on the payroll. Will the felony go to a grand jury, or be quietly pleaded down as these cases often are.

Roughly ten weeks after the arrest, there is no public record of any indictment, plea, dismissal, or conviction, and no change to Mayo's suspended status. The case has gone quiet. NYSCW does not mistake quiet for resolved. We are filing records requests with Penfield Town Court, the Monroe County Clerk, and the District Attorney's Office, and we will report what they show.

A badge is a promise. The promise is protection. When the person holding the badge is the one a court ordered to stay away, the promise is broken.

The stories we publish exist because someone came forward. If you know something, say something. Law enforcement misconduct, judicial injustice, government corruption, we investigate it all. Reach out to NYSCW at [email protected]. Your identity is protected.

This investigation is ongoing. All persons charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

05/29/2026

Imagine being so much of a p***y that you raise your rifle and prepare to fire on someone who is completely unarmed and walking towards you with their hands up. Where the F*CK does the Ithaca Police Department find these clowns? A bunch of weak men pretending to be good men who are prepared to use violence for the better good. Except you are nothing of the sort. Every Officer involved in this altercation should just resign at this point. You are all an embarrassment for everyone else that carries a badge and gun. No one hates bad cops more than good cops.

For those that have not read prior reports on this incident, the full report is available at the link in the comments.

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