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Opinion 90-22
… was not applicable to village water utilities (see also 16 NYCRR Part 91.1, which relates to consumer deposits on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-22Treasurer of Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Charged With Embezzling More Than $5.7 Million and Failing To Report The Income To The IRS
… State Comptroller, Shantelle P. Kitchen, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal … (“IRS-CI”), Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal … repaid the trust his fellow volunteer firefighters placed in him by allegedly stealing $5.7 million of their money over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/treasurer-mahopac-volunteer-fire-department-charged-embezzling-more-57-million-and-failing-reportVI.I Overview – VI. Budgets
… discretion only. Reserve segregations will carry over year to year until they are designated as available by DOB or … lapses. During conversion on October 1, 2015, all 2015-16 appropriations were fully segregated in the available … ‘Available’ segregation will be the fiscal year (e.g. 2015-16). The format for lapsed segregations at March 31, 2105 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vii-overviewDiNapoli: State Should Recoup $11.7 Million from Special Education Contractors
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his auditors found a total of $11.7 million in costs that should be recouped after examining eight … of audits that led to legislative changes that granted the Comptroller’s office audit authority to examine these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-state-should-recoup-117-million-special-education-contractorsDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget
… and continued growth in the economy, the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 Executive Budget reflects significant … in harmful impacts in other areas of the budget this year and going forward.” The MRT is charged with identifying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-executive-budgetState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Oversight of Telemental Health Services (TMH) (2020-S-16) As of December 23, 2020, there were 448 OMH-licensed, … 222 days to fill, including 214 that remained vacant for a year or longer. Protracted delays in filling apartments cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: NYC's Shelter Repair Process Needs Its Own Fix
… even more so during this pandemic, and the city needs to do a better job protecting them.” As of April 2019, there … all of which is meant to ensure projects timeliness and costs are monitored. The audit made a number of … of DHS’ Oversight of Homeless Shelter Contracting Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-nycs-shelter-repair-process-needs-its-own-fixDiNapoli: MTA Faces Worst Financial Crisis in History
… has budgeted for $3.9 billion in additional support this year, but has not assumed more afterward. The MTA has an … dwindling revenue. The current burden, which has averaged 16.1 percent of total revenue for the past decade, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-worst-financial-crisis-historyDiNapoli: Homeless New Yorkers Relying on CityFHEPS Face Significant Delays for Permanent Housing
… rental assistance program is leading to significant delays in finding permanent housing for homeless people and those at … housing. From New York City fiscal years (FY) 2019 to 2023, CityFHEPS’s expenses increased from $174 million to … to September 2023. Auditors found no assurance that DSS matches households to proper units because it lacks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-homeless-new-yorkers-relying-cityfheps-face-significant-delays-permanent-housingComptroller DiNapoli Releases Annual Review of MTA Finances
… less than four months before the start of its new fiscal year, there are still questions regarding the MTA’s plan to balance its 2020 budget and narrow the out-year budget gaps, according to New York State Comptroller … MTA plans to balance its 2020 budget and narrow the out-year budget gaps by implementing its budget reduction program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-annual-review-mta-financesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-178
… health insurance effective 6/9/11. Agencies must cancel tax sheltered annuities, federated funds, maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-178-procedures-processing-suny-2011-summer-session-paymentsOpinion 99-9
… legal education tuition for city attorney) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (miscellaneous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-9Opinion 92-12
… Law, §207-a[6]) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-a(6): A disabled firefighter forfeits his or her entitlement to … in uncompensated volunteer work. You ask whether a disabled firefighter forfeits his or her entitlement to … or fire district to pay to a paid firefighter who is disabled as a result of injury or sickness incurred or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12DiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning
… Act were being met by school districts. For instance, many of the school districts the auditors visited could not … to develop and regularly review safety plans as part of the SAVE Act. The State Education Department needs more … at this issue. We don’t want to nickel and dime the safety of our children.” The audit released today is part of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planningEDSS - Glossary of Terms
… Table of Contents Contract Reporter Exemption Requests (CRER) … Exemption Request Agency Reference Number Any number, letter or combination of, apart from the contract number, … including renewals) The total amount of the procurement award. Examples: If a state agency has a $3 million dollar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-glossary-termsDiNapoli: $10 Million Ponzi Scheme Unraveled Following Nassau County District Attorney Investigation
… District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest of a financial advisor from Pennsylvania and the re-arrest of his alleged collaborator, a financial advisor from … allegedly scamming at least 40 people – many seniors – out of more than $10 million in a Ponzi scheme. "These defendants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-10-million-ponzi-scheme-unraveled-following-nassau-county-district-attorney-investigationComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges and Civil Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Owner for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
… the integrity of the Medicaid program to ensure that our tax dollars are not wasted — and instead put towards helping …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-and-civil-lawsuit-against-pharmacyOther Bulletin No. 9
… and will not receive more than one payment in a fiscal year. All employees that meet the eligibility criteria for … and will not receive more than one payment in a fiscal year. An employee who meets the initial continuous service … After 3/31/10, once an employee meets the initial five year continuous service eligibility in either April or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-9-april-2010-suny-construction-fund-longevity-lump-sumComptroller DiNapoli And A.G Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas By Former Met Council Directors For Stealing $9M In Kickback Scheme
… in the Second Degree (a class C felony), Criminal Tax Fraud in the Third Degree (a class D felony) and Offering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-former-met-council-directors-stealingOpinion 2004-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts (law partner of school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4