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Former Cortlandt town worker jailed for illegal dumping

Prosecutors say Robert Dyckman of Verplanck received the sentence for taking bribes from a landscaping company.

News 12 Staff

May 21, 2025, 7:21 AM

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A former Cortlandt town worker has been sentenced to a year in jail for an illegal dumping scheme.

Prosecutors say Robert Dyckman of Verplanck received the sentence for taking bribes from a landscaping company.

RELATED: Former Cortlandt official and business owner plead guilty to illegal dumping scheme

This was in exchange for allowing them to dump materials at a town site, prosecutors said. The town then unknowingly paid that same company to clean up the dumped materials.

Dyckman and another man owe more than $2 million to restore the property.

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