Tyco’s Former Finance Chief Mark Swartz Granted Parole

Former Tyco International Chief Financial Officer Mark Swartz was granted parole and should be released in January, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

Swartz, 53, appeared before the state’s Board of Parole via teleconference from the Lincoln Correctional Facility on West 110th Street Oct. 2 and was granted approval, Linda Foglia, a spokeswoman for the department, said in an e-mail. He is tentatively expected to be released Jan. 17, Foglia said.