Anthony Ameruso

Anthony Richard Ameruso (April 4, 1937 – April 10, 2006) was a New York City transportation commissioner who was forced out his job during the extortion and bribery scandal that rocked the administration of Mayor Ed Koch in the mid-1980s. Although the Parking Violations Bureau, which was at the center of the scandal, was a part of the Department of Transportation, Ameruso was not directly tied to the scandal. He was, however, convicted on two felony counts of perjury for failing to disclose a financial interest in a company that did business with a contractor that provided ferry service under a city permit.

Early life Born in Brooklyn the son of a police officer, he was the youngest of four children.

In January 1986, Ameruso was forced to resign amidst the Parking Violations Bureau scandal, despite no evidence tying him to that wrong-doing. But in December 1986 he was indicted for perjury for not disclosing to an investigative commission his financial interest in a firm that did business with a New York City ferry service contractor. He was convicted on two felony counts of perjury and sentenced to 16 weekends in jail and five years of probation.

Death Ameruso died of mantle cell lymphoma.