Opinion
July 3, 1997
Appeal from the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board.
Claimant was suspended from his employment as a police officer as a result of being convicted upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree. Substantial evidence supports the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board's decision that claimant's criminal conviction constitutes disqualifying misconduct ( see, Matter of Cerasuolo [New York City Dept. of Correction — Hudacs], 205 A.D.2d 827; Matter of Rose [New York City Dept. of Social Servs. — Hudacs], 190 A.D.2d 926) and that the recoverable overpayment was properly assessed ( see, Labor Law § 597, [4]). Claimant's remaining contentions have been reviewed and found to be without merit.
Cardona, P. J., Crew III, Yesawich Jr., Peters and Carpinello, JJ., concur. Ordered that the decision is affirmed, without costs.