Tagger known as 'KIKO' pleads guilty to vandalism charges
10/23/2006

A 28-year-old Manhattan man charged with being one of the city's most notorious graffiti vandals pleaded guilty last Thursday to vandalizing a number of schools and private properties in Long Island City and Astoria during the fall of 2005.

He is expected to face six months in jail and thousands of dollars in fines, the Queens district attorney said.
Oliver Siandre, who is better known as graffiti tagger "KIKO," pleaded guilty last week to a number of felony criminal mischief charges and for spray painting his tag name at a number of locations throughout the borough, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. Siandre, who lives at 100 West 92nd St. in Manhattan, could face up to six months in jail and $25,000 in restitution to the city, if convicted, the DA said.
Siandre is scheduled to be sentenced before Queens Supreme Court Justice Barry Kron on Dec. 7, Brown said. In addition to the jail sentence, Siandre is expected to be given five years probation and must pay damages to the businesses and homeowners that he spray-painted, the DA said.
Western Queens elected officials, who have long fought for longer sentences for graffiti vandals, said they were pleased with the expected sentence for Siandre.