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Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence of Brooklyn Man for Stealing Over $22K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefit
… Buie, a Brooklyn resident, for stealing over $22,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to his deceased mother, Sandra Buie, between May 2011 and … 2012. Jimmie Buie was convicted of Attempted Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and sentenced to 1 ½ to 3 years in state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-brooklyn-man-stealing-over-22k-deceasedDiNapoli: Federal Data Shows New York's Losses in Fourth Grade Math and Reading Scores Are Double National Average
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a review of recent federal data about how the pandemic negatively affected student performance in New York. In response, he urged New York school districts … the federal government, with $14 billion from three rounds of the Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund (ESSER) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-data-shows-new-yorks-losses-fourth-grade-math-and-reading-scores-are-double-nationalDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City
… Objectives To determine whether tenants living in Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) are provided safe and … To determine whether tenants living in MitchellLama developments supervised by Homes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/15/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… individuals steal from New York’s pension system, the pain is felt by taxpayers statewide, and the fact that these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-over-148k-nysComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Florida Resident For Allegedly Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… Degree, a Class C felony. Kanas is charged in Albany County Court with stealing over $148,000 in pension payments from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System paid to her father, Jacob Yudenfreund, a … State pensioner who elected to receive reduced monthly benefits so his wife, Doris Yudenfreund, would continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-florida-resident-allegedly-stealingDiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Sandra Smith, a resident of Georgia, has pleaded guilty to the federal crime of theft of government funds and must … until retiring in 2005. To be closer to family, she moved from Brooklyn to Georgia afterward and passed away there on Sept. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsMedicaid Program – Excessive Premium Payments for Dual-Eligible Recipients Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plans
… and/or substance use disorders. Within MMC and HARP is the Integrated Benefits for Dually Eligible Enrollees … which became effective April 1, 2021. IB-Dual offers a special (lower) MMC and HARP premium rate for certain Medicaid recipients who enroll in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/31/medicaid-program-excessive-premium-payments-dual-eligible-recipients-enrolled-mainstreamNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pew Charitable Trusts Ranking State Pension Fund One of Top in Nation
… million members, retirees and their families rely on us for their financial security in retirement, and we're making …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-pew-charitable-trusts-ranking-state-pension-fund-one-topDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… tax collections totaled $11.9 billion in the first half of 2025, an increase of 3.7% ($423 million) compared to the same period last year, … Year-over-year growth in collections during the first half of 2025 almost doubled that for the same period last year … tax collections totaled $119 billion in the first half of 2025 an increase of 37 $423 million compared to the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-11-point-9-billion-first-half-2025-3-point-7-percent-over-prior-yearCUNY Bulletin No. CU-766
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the July 2023 Increments and provide instructions for … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the July 2023 Increments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-766-july-2023-city-university-new-york-cuny-incrementsOpinion 88-60
… fair reasonable terms for such arrangements. You ask under what circumstances an agreement designated as a "license" or … Concerning what circumstances an agreement designated as a license or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Opinion 2000-21
… of (joint fire district when village is within two towns) TOWNS -- Fire Districts and Fire Protection … a joint fire district containing a village located within two towns, both towns must participate in the formation … a joint fire district containing a village located within two towns, both towns must participate in the formation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21State Agencies Bulletin No. 2026
… to agencies regarding a change in deduction priorities for After Tax 403(b) deductions in PayServ. Affected … OSC Payroll has made updates to the deduction priority for 403(b), Plan Type 47. Deductions will be withheld in the … to agencies regarding a change in deduction priorities for After Tax 403b deductions in PayServ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2026-new-deduction-priority-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-taxDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget
… Despite projections for healthy gains in tax receipts and continued growth in the economy, the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 Executive … Budget reflects significant fiscal challenges related, in part, to higher than expected spending in the Medicaid … Despite projections for healthy gains in tax receipts and continued growth in the economy the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-executive-budgetState Agencies Bulletin No. 343
… Unit 01, New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) or Bargaining … Supervising Environmental Conservation Officer University Police Investigator 1 University Police Investigator 2 University Police Officer 1 University …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/343-new-bargaining-unit-31-council-82-agency-law-enforcement-services-unitOpinion 89-51
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (additional payments for the services of private contractors); (cost of VFBL insurance) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Fire Protection Contracts (additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Town of Crawford – Town Clerk (2021M-82)
Determine whether collections in the Town of Crawford Town Town Clerks Clerks office were properly accounted for reported and deposited in a timely manner
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-crawford-town-clerk-2021m-82Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs)
… with the intent to increase our annual participation. Get Certified In order to take advantage of the State’s MWBE program, you must first certify your business as a MWBE with the … Apply Online on the Empire State Development website. Do Business with New York State New York State offers many …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/resources/minority-and-women-owned-business-enterprises-mwbesDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Behind on Utility Bills Soared During Pandemic
… The devastating number of job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant increase in the number of residential customers owing money to their utility companies, with one in eight customers in … The devastating number of job losses caused by the COVID19 pandemic caused a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-behind-utility-bills-soared-during-pandemicNational Investors Call for Workplace Disability Inclusion
… companies we invest in to adopt policies to improve the representation of people with disabilities in their workforce … social and corporate governance — ESG — investing. Citizens, employees and shareholders will now be watching how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/national-investors-call-workplace-disability-inclusion