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State Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Bharara Announce Arrest of Joseph Grossmann for Defrauding New York State Pension Fund of Over $130,000
… was arrested and presented today in the District of South Carolina. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “As … filed with the Probate Court in Kenshaw County, South Carolina, lists her social security number, date of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-us-attorney-bharara-announce-arrest-joseph-grossmannOpinion 91-16
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Fees (not based on agate measurement for publication of notice of unredeemed … to the Real Property Tax Law is based upon the actual line count, rather than upon agate measurement. If the notice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16DiNapoli Releases July State Cash Report
… State income tax collections increased $88.2 million in July from a year earlier, helping lift the state’s total … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "July was the first month in this fiscal year that personal income tax collections … grown, but that may change depending upon developments in Washington." All Funds receipts totaled $48.6 billion, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-releases-july-state-cash-reportOnline Services
… Information System (PARIS) Sole Custody Reporting Application NYS Payroll Online | Sign In Retirement Online Agency Financial Reporting Package You … New York Estimate your New York State & Local pension at retirement Receive E-News about the New York State & Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/online-servicesOversight of Undistributed Child Support Funds
… support programs help enhance the well-being of children in many ways, including by enforcing child support … made appropriate efforts to locate the payee, the court can order that the money be returned to the payer or … efforts to find the appropriate party. Key Findings We found OTDA has made improvements to the way child support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/09/oversight-undistributed-child-support-fundsIdentifying Fiscal Cliffs in New York City’s Financial Plan
… Comptroller (OSC) examined fiscal years FY 2022 to FY 2026 and created this tool to itemize the City programs that … by the Department of Education. New Fiscal Cliffs Since June 2024 Department of Education: In June 2024, the City added $100 million in FY 2025 only, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/identifying-fiscal-cliffs-new-york-citys-financial-planDiNapoli Releases April Cash Report
… 21.4 percent from last April, primarily due to an increase in Personal Income Tax (PIT) collections. Tax collections, … previous year, but the outlook is for more moderate growth in coming months,” DiNapoli said. “Continued strength in the stock market during 2014 is one important factor that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-releases-april-cash-reportSubmitting a DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits
… Law and Rules Section 2105. NYSLRS also requires proof of divorce, such as a copy of the parties’ judgment of divorce. Submit the DRO and a copy of the judgment of divorce to: NYSLRS Matrimonial Bureau 110 State Street Mail …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/submitting-droXV.7 Budget Allocations – XV. End of Year
… State agencies will need to be proactive in working with the Division of Budget as early as possible … during the “blackout period” when SFS is not operational. Agencies need to do the following prior to fiscal year-end … Prior to March 31 State agencies also need to ensure that any Budget Journals Pending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv7-budget-allocationsTaxable Travel
… years 2014, 2015, and 2016. These included expenses for rental vehicles and fuel to conduct rent inspections … to reimbursement for expenses to travel from his home (or rental vehicle pick-up location) to his work area, as these … vehicles. Ensure employees reimburse the State for the cost of any charges incurred when using a rental vehicle for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/06/taxable-travelOpinion 90-60
… (validity of installment purchase contract to finance recycling center under General Municipal Law, §120-w) PUBLIC … Law, §109-b, which relates to installment purchases of equipment, machinery and apparatus, to the extent that such … Law, §2), to enter into installment contracts to purchase equipment, machinery and apparatus, subject to a number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-60Opinion 2001-8
… or for the portion of the district not included in any zone. The notice of the public hearing must specify the boundaries of the proposed zone(s), and the items of expense of the district which shall be charged only against the zone(s), or the other respects in which the rates of tax for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Spackenkill Union Free School District – Professional Services (2021M-89)
… officials sought competition for the procurement of professional services and entered into written agreements … seeking competition. This represents at least 60 percent of the total paid to professional service providers during … bid every three years. Key Recommendations The Board of Education (Board) should ensure professional services are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/15/spackenkill-union-free-school-district-professional-services-2021m-89Opinion 88-36
… is subject to the rule of strict or absolute liability for the loss of public funds. Hence, liability exists whether … sheriff or other employee also may be personally liable for loss of public funds caused by misconduct, whether … prohibits the county from ever being made responsible for the acts of the sheriff bars local legislation by which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Opinion 92-3
… interest in the engineer's contracts with the town if the loan is determined to be a direct or indirect pecuniary … to approve the engineer's vouchers, as long as the loan is outstanding. You ask whether the chairman of a town … any express or implied claim, account or demand against or agreement with a municipality (see General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3DiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Charged With Pocketing Court Fines and Fees
… up her alleged theft of public funds. Now, because of my office’s investigation and our partnership with state and … faces the consequences of her actions,” DiNapoli said. “My thanks to District Attorney Calarco and the State Police for helping my office fight public corruption.” New York State Police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-charged-pocketing-court-fines-and-feesOversight of Building Construction Site Safety (2021-N-3)
To determine if the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) adequately monitors New York City (NYC) building construction sites to ensure compliance with applicable codes, laws, and rules for construction site safety.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21n3.pdfOpinion 88-68
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards (authority of … or request submitted for a variance, amendment, change of zoning, approval of a plat, exemption from a plat or official … Zagoreos , supra , the court upheld the setting aside of a zoning variance granted to an electric utility where decisive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-68Town of Lorraine – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2025M-47)
… Supervisor (Supervisor) maintain complete, accurate, and up-to-date accounting records and reports to allow the Town Board (Board) to properly … January 1, 2022 to review certain balance sheet accounts and reviewed the Town’s 2020 through 2024 Annual Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/08/town-lorraine-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2025m-47State Comptroller DiNapoli Positions New York Pension Fund For Low Carbon Future
… based on independent emissions data reported to the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project). The new commitment will … address global warming,” said Lance Pierce, president of CDP North America, whose disclosure data is at the core of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-positions-new-york-pension-fund-low-carbon-future