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Opinion 97-9
… member's business) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Zoning Changes (effect of negative impact on board member's business) GENERAL … least one lower court has held that an application for a building permit and subsequent issuance thereof constitutes a … section 801 is not applicable. Even though section 801 does not prohibit the board members' participation in this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9DiNapoli: Two Poughkeepsie Women Arrested for Stealing NYS Pension Checks From Deceased Pensioner
… District Attorney Parisi for their collaboration on this case. The exploitation of our pension system is something … for arraignment on Jan. 28. The charges filed in this case are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-two-poughkeepsie-women-arrested-stealing-nys-pension-checks-deceased-pensionerDiNapoli: Two Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From 86-Year-Old State Pensioner
… then allegedly schemed to convince the victim to become his live-in caregivers. The victim, whose wife had died many … direct support, received a monthly income of $3,526.70 for his pension and $2,138.60 from Social Security. The subjects … persuaded the victim to agree to have them ostensibly pay his bills for him. However, the subjects did not pay the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-two-arrested-stealing-more-200000-86-year-old-state-pensionerDiNapoli: Two Capital Region Residents Indicted for $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today on behalf of the joint state, local and federal investigating … Witzenburg said, “This operation is a perfect example of what can be accomplished through interagency cooperation. The … sought and received payments for rides that never happened and billed multiple times for rides that did occur. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-two-capital-region-residents-indicted-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeCourt-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… S. Berman announced that Gregory Bayard was sentenced to 24 months in prison in White Plains federal court for … as a court-appointed administrator. Bayard had pled guilty to one count of wire fraud on October 23, 2018. U.S. District … and pocketed $1.4 million from an estate he was appointed to protect,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to our investigation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementCUNY Bulletin No. CU-441
… Plan will allow the use of pre-tax and post-tax payroll deductions to pay for qualified parking. Only … The maximum nontaxable value is $240 per month in the calendar year 2012. New Deductions Codes Two new Deduction … code is to be used to process post- tax deductions. The Payroll System will allow for deduction processing for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-441-cuny-pre-tax-parking-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 127
… have been established for PEF employees: 395 PEF Auto (Liberty) 396 PEF Home (Liberty) These transactions will be … may be directed to Liberty Mutual Customer Service at 1-800-526-1547. For information about employee eligibility and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/127-new-voluntary-insurance-codes-pefOpinion 89-21
… of one town may maintain and repair a portion of the road located in the other town pursuant to an agreement with … one town may undertake repairs on the portion of the road in the other town without the consent of the other … in a reasonably safe condition extends not only to the road surface and shoulders but also applies to other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21529 Program Distinctions
New York’s 529 College Savings Program currently includes two separate 529 plans.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/savings/pdf/529-program-distinctions.pdfOpinion 98-14
… Law, §10[1][ii][d][3], this grant of authority generally does not extend to town finances as provided in article 8 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Proposed SEC Rule Changes
The SECs proposals are two of the most significant actions to restrict shareholder rights in the SECs history
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-proposed-sec-rule-changesLocal Sales Tax Collections Increased by 4.2 Percent in 2023
Overall growth moderates after increasing by double digits in the prior two years.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2023-sales-tax-annual-report.pdfCompliance With State Arts Education Requirements (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Outstanding Violations (2011-N-4). Background Our … To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report Outstanding Violations 2011N4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/11/06/compliance-state-arts-education-requirements-followOpinion 88-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES -- Distribution by State Comptroller (fines for violations of Workers' … towns and police justices of villages shall be paid to the state comptroller in accordance with the provisions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-3Train On-Time Performance (Follow-up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial report, Train On-Time Performance ( 2014-S-56 … 74.0 percent and weekend OTP averaged 81.2 percent. In late March 2015, Subways OTP goal was lowered to 75.0 … Key Finding We found that Subways made limited progress in addressing the problems identified in our prior report. Of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/27/train-time-performance-followOpinion 2000-24
… a city, a town, a village, a BOCES, a fire district or a school district. There is no indication in this definition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-24Safety of Infrastructure (Follow-Up)
… recommendations included in our original report, Safety of Infrastructure (2012-S-29). Background Our initial audit … and Historic Preservation (Parks) was maintaining its infrastructure to preserve park safety by properly inspecting … conditions. However, site visits confirmed that many infrastructure issues existed throughout the park system. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/safety-infrastructure-followManagement of Energy Consumption (Follow-Up)
… recommendations made in our initial report, Management of Energy Consumption ( 2011-S-4 ). Background Our initial … determined OCFS officials were not effectively managing energy consumption and had not achieved the 35 percent energy reduction goals set forth in Executive Order 111. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/management-energy-consumption-followSelected Personal Service Contracts
… by ESDC guidelines. The audit covers the period April 1, 2007 through December 14, 2012. Background ESDC is a public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/selected-personal-service-contractsNY-Sun Incentive Program (Follow-Up)
… electricity come from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind by 2030. NY-Sun was launched in 2012 by the … to help establish a self-sustaining and self-sufficient solar industry in the State. Our initial audit report, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/ny-sun-incentive-program-follow