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DiNapoli: State Agency Mishandled Housing Discrimination Complaints
… equal opportunity, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New … may have been left to face continued discrimination or forced to move. The agency should establish new procedures … or negotiate the sale, lease or rental of housing based on a protected class, such as age, race, income, national …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-state-agency-mishandled-housing-discrimination-complaintsDiNapoli: Many NYC Senior Citizens Remaining Too Long on DFTA Wait Lists for Services
… seniors are waiting months on the New York City Department for the Aging’s (DFTA) client wait lists to get critical … to ensure they complied with the agency’s standards for delivering services to seniors. A random sample of 53 … instances where providers failed to meet DFTA’s standards for delivering timely services to 18 of the clients (34%). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-many-nyc-senior-citizens-remaining-too-long-dfta-wait-lists-servicesDiNapoli Announces Guilty Plea in Town of Crawford Embezzlement Case
… of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-announces-guilty-plea-town-crawford-embezzlement-caseState Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Scarpino Announce Arrest in $60K Pension Payments
… pocketed her deceased mother's pension totaling $60,285 to pay cellphone bills, a car loan, insurance and utility … Rose kept her deceased mother's bank account open in order to collect her mother's pension payments. "Ms. Rose thought … pension," State Comptroller DiNapoli said. "Now, due to my partnership with District Attorney Scarpino, she is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-scarpino-announce-arrest-60k-pension-paymentsTown of Edinburg – Justice Court Operations (2014M-226)
… were not accurate. The Justice did not maintain adequate case files. The reconciled bail bank account balance did not … the bail bank account. Maintain adequate documentation of case activity in the case files and court records. Reconcile the bail balance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/11/14/town-edinburg-justice-court-operations-2014m-226XVI.3.H Materiality – XVI. Financial Reporting
… and qualitative circumstances surrounding each particular case. Except as provided in the instructions to the Agency … and qualitative circumstances surrounding each particular case …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3h-materialityHealth and Safety of Children in Foster Care
… kinship homes (relatives) or with foster parents selected by not-for-profit, community-based voluntary agencies. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/09/health-and-safety-children-foster-careOpinion 93-1
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … salary of county attorney when so acting. If that opinion does still represent our views, you also ask whether our … upon the deputy. There remains no other vested with any of its functions. The deputy at once becomes acting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence Of Former Met Council Chief Financial Officer For Role In Stealing $9m In Kickback Scheme
… OAG’s recommended sentence took into account Friedman’s age and medical condition, his cooperation with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-former-met-council-chief-financial-officerOpinion 92-21
… to receive a fee under this section for each individual case. You have asked if towns and villages are entitled to … and other proceedings: (a) for all services in each case of a misdemeanor or other offenses, including … present procedure, by which a single fee is paid for each case, originated with the enactment of Laws of 1947, chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-21DiNapoli, Social Security Administration IG Ennis Announce Guilty Plea of Maryland Man for Stealing Deceased Mother’s Retirement Payments
… that were sent to his deceased mother, Elizabeth Dorothy Case. Bump concealed his mother’s death and continued … County State’s Attorney Office for prosecuting this case.” Elizabeth Dorothy Case was a New York State employee and resident of Jamaica, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-social-security-administration-ig-ennis-announce-guilty-plea-maryland-man-stealing-deceasedOpinion 96-8
… court personnel must create a docket for the case, i.e, number the file, indicate the justice to whom the case is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Benefit Eligibility Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … procedures. We also determined that changes were necessary to reduce the number of overturned HRA determinations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/benefit-eligibility-assessment-process-followDiNapoli: Former Citizens Hose Fire Company Treasurer Arrested for Stealing More Than $100,000
… and encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-former-citizens-hose-fire-company-treasurer-arrested-stealing-more-100000State Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… after the initial 90 days. Auditors found CONNECTIONS does not have a built-in feature to allow agencies to summarize … correcting. Further, auditors found staff at the agencies have expressed concerns about certain deficiencies in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenInvestigation of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… the Law prohibits discrimination in housing based on age, race, lawful source of income, national origin, gender …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/15/investigation-housing-discrimination-complaintsRegulation for Scheduling, Adjourning and Conduct of Administrative Hearings
… be the sole responsibility of the applicant or party. (e) Motions may be made to the hearing officer at any time … or without the necessity of providing an explanation. (e) A second adjournment may be granted for cause. (1) Cause … ii) In the event that the retirement system is unable to schedule a hearing based on the availability dates provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/regulation-for-hearingsLabor Investigations in New York City
… minimum wage violations, and child labor violations, have increased in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In … they are able to reoffend. Further, we found: Claims that have remained open, without resolution, for lengthy periods – … are still in Active Investigation. Moreover, the Division does not have a process in place to identify which child …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/31/labor-investigations-new-york-cityNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Janus Case
… after the United State Supreme Court ruled on the Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees … progress. "Labor remains the backbone of the New York and American economy. Unions created our middle class – and are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-supreme-court-decision-janus-caseDiNapoli: Former Oneida City Chamberlain Arrested for Stealing More Than $78,000 in City Funds
… one property owner’s payment to another. She spent the funds on, among other things, social outings with friends and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-former-oneida-city-chamberlain-arrested-stealing-more-78000-city-funds