Westchester Board of Legislators Long Knew of Suspected Child Predator, Anand Singh

Westchester Board of Legislators (BOL) staffer Anand Singh was captured in a “To Catch a Predator”-style Youtube video soliciting sex from a suspected underage girl in December 2022. While the video of this full operation did not become public until April, members on the BOL knew about Singh’s alleged sex crimes for months and appear to have taken no action.

The group, OBL Global, lures potential child predators using fake dating app profiles. Late last year, their team spent over a week ensnaring former Yonkers City Council staffer and then-current BOL staffer Anand Singh. They perform their operations via hundreds of text messages and voice calls pretending to be a minor. In mid-December, Singh traveled across state lines into New Jersey to meet who he expected to be a 14-year-old girl. Instead, OBL Global confronted Singh while live-streaming the interaction. Singh then absconded the scene before authorities arrived. On April 13th, OBL Global released a 30-minute Youtube video summarizing their sting operation that culminated in that face-to-face encounter.

BOL Chairperson, Catherine Borgia, began to call legislators immediately following the release of the Youtube video. She informed the 17-member body of the allegations against Anand Singh and that his employment had been terminated.

When did they know?

However, some suggest that Legislators knew of Anand Singh’s transgressions months prior. Current Yonkers City Council Member Shanae Williams plainly and publicly highlighted this rumor. In a campaign press release dated April 14th, she calls on the Westchester Board of Ethics to commence an investigation into her political opponent–the incumbent Majority Leader Christopher Johnson.

We spoke to members of OBL Global on whether or not they had any interactions with members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators prior to the release of the Youtube video in April. They said that they had.

Apparently, some on the Board were aware of Singh’s actions as early as December. An initial email from an OBL viewer dated December 28th, 2022, was sent to the Legislator from the 1st district, Colin Smith. Smith then replied on Dec. 31st acknowledging receipt of the information about Singh. Legislator Smith went on to respond that he was “quite alarmed by its content.” Speaking with Smith directly today, said that he is not an investigator, nor does he have any managerial remit over the staff. Therefore, he immediately brought this information to “leadership,” meaning BOL Chair Catherine Borgia. This information then also reached the Department of Public Safety.

The next month in February, the OBL member who acts as the decoy girl also communicated with the Board of Legislators. A phone call from an unlisted number followed her initial email on Feb. 18th. The decoy said her conversation with the unknown BOL staffer lasted just a moment. The call only sought further communication with the head of OBL for potential transmission of the video evidence.

The law enforcement officer currently tasked with investigating this incident is Detective James Rosselli of the Westchester County Dept. of Public Safety. When asked when he was first made aware of the allegations against Singh, he said the case only reached him yesterday.

What BOL Chair Catherine Borgia did with the knowledge of Anand Singh’s alleged crimes is still unknown. We have reached out to her office on numerous occasions in recent days and have yet to receive a response.

However, it appears that for months, some Legislators had knowledge that Singh was accused of being a child sex predator. Undoubtedly, termination from his position in government only came after the public release of the video evidence. This leaves many to believe that if not for Youtube, Singh would still have his tax-payer funded job helping to craft legislation for Westchester County.

Update from the Chair

BOL Chair Catherine Borgia releases video statement on Anand Singh.

Westchester DA now investigating Borgia and the BOL over Anand Singh

Ben Boykin also knew of allegations in December.

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