Lt. Gregory J. Shaffer
Ontario County Sheriff's Lieutenant who was co-investigating County Clerk Matthew Hoose for embezzlement when he was found dead — ruled a suicide. Lt. Shaffer and William Dean were working together to expose corruption in Ontario County.
In Memoriam
Lt. Gregory J. Shaffer
Ontario County Sheriff's Lieutenant. Dedicated law enforcement officer. Co-investigator into corruption in Ontario County. He sought the truth — and paid the ultimate price.
Who Was Lt. Gregory J. Shaffer?
Lt. Gregory J. Shaffer was a Lieutenant with the Ontario County Sheriff's Office in New York State. He was a dedicated law enforcement officer with years of service to his community.
Lt. Shaffer and William Dean had been working together to investigate Ontario County Clerk Matthew Hoose for embezzlement of county funds. Their investigation was gaining traction and threatening to expose serious corruption within Ontario County government.
Before their investigation could be completed and before Matthew Hoose could be held accountable, Lt. Shaffer was found dead. His death was ruled a suicide — a ruling that those who knew him and the circumstances of the investigation find deeply suspicious.
The timing of Lt. Shaffer's death — while actively co-investigating Hoose — raises serious questions about whether his death was truly self-inflicted or whether it was connected to the corruption he was working to expose.
Died While Investigating Corruption
Lt. Gregory J. Shaffer was found dead while he and William Dean were actively investigating Ontario County Clerk Matthew Hoose due to missing records that lead to the embezzlement. His death was ruled a suicide. Matthew Hoose was himself killed one day before a February 2023 State Audit that would have exposed his embezzlement. Two men dead surrounding the investigating of corruption — both dead under suspicious circumstances.
Timeline of Events
Lt. Gregory J. Shaffer and William Dean begin co-investigating Ontario County Clerk Matthew Hoose for falling to file records sent to him for filing that lead to the embezzlement of county funds.
Lt. Shaffer's deposition testimony is taken as part of the legal proceedings surrounding William Dean's case. His testimony is documented in official court records.
Lt. Gregory J. Shaffer is found dead. His death is ruled a suicide by authorities — despite the suspicious timing during an active corruption investigation.
Matthew Hoose, the subject of the investigation Lt. Shaffer and Dean were conducting, is killed one day before a State Audit that would have exposed his embezzlement of Ontario County funds.
William Dean continues to fight for justice, seeking answers about the deaths of both Lt. Shaffer and Matthew Hoose and their connection to his wrongful conviction.
Lt. Shaffer's Deposition
The following documents are pages from Lt. Gregory J. Shaffer's official deposition testimony. These records are part of the evidence in the wrongful conviction of William Dean.
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Click any page to view full size — these documents are official court records.
The Full Story of Corruption in Ontario County
Lt. Shaffer's death is one piece of a larger pattern of corruption, cover-ups, and suspicious deaths in Ontario County, New York. Review the evidence, read the court documents, and help spread the truth.
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