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Claim Submitted—What’s Next?
… After you submit your claim online, check your email for next steps. You should receive a … and Text Updates We’ll email you updates on your claim status, including approval notifications or requests for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/claim-submitted-whats-nextWage Theft Investigations
… The Division does not maintain a centralized record of all payment plans in effect, and neither the Division nor its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/06/wage-theft-investigationsDiNapoli: NYC Secure Juvenile Detention Centers Need To Improve Safety and Access to Services for Youth
… at New York City’s two secure juvenile detention centers, do more to prevent contraband from entering the facilities and … 2019 through December 2023. Auditors could not determine what kind of incidents ACS failed to report because the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-nyc-secure-juvenile-detention-centers-need-improve-safety-and-access-services-youthDiNapoli: Former Assemblyman William Scarborough Sentenced On Fraud and Theft Convictions
… New York State Assemblyman William Scarborough, 69, of Queens, New York, was sentenced today to 13 months in prison … Zarrella. Forensic Auditor Jason Blair, Legal Analyst Sara Pogorzelski, and Supervising Investigator Edward Keegan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-former-assemblyman-william-scarborough-sentenced-fraud-and-theft-convictionsLead Poisoning Prevention Program
… About the Program Lead poisoning poses a major health risk to children. Lead poisoning is most often the result of … lead-contaminated dust. The irreversible effects of lead exposure can include anemia, hearing loss, lower IQ, growth … activities to prevent lead poisoning and minimize exposure to lead, is implemented through local health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/08/lead-poisoning-prevention-programEnvironment, Energy and Agriculture – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… – 1.3 million tons. Together, highway and off-highway vehicles accounted for 85.3 percent of carbon monoxide … Land-based and offshore wind Hydroelectric Geothermal electric Geothermal ground source heat Tidal energy Wave … per kilowatt hour, New York State’s average residential electric rate was ninth in the nation. At 15.85 cents per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureState Agencies Bulletin No. 1837
… subject to quarantine or isolation, advised by a health care provider to precautionary-quarantine, or are … of compensation but are subject to a cap of $511.00 per day and $5,110.00 for the 2 week period. Employees may use … of compensation but are subject to a cap of $200.00 per day and $2,000.00 for the two week period. FEPSLA leave …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1837-new-paid-leave-action-reason-codes-and-earnings-code-related-covid-19DiNapoli: Ithaca Woman Charged With Stealing Nearly $70,000 in Pension Payments
… “Sharon Collins allegedly took advantage of her husband’s death to try to cheat the pension system,” DiNapoli said. … benefit,” New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James said. “Financial crimes, or any crime, will not be … option, which meant payments would stop at the time of his death. He died in 2020, but his wife failed to notify the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-ithaca-woman-charged-stealing-nearly-70000-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Pleads Guilty After Faking Retirement Benefits
… Town Clerk Deborah Waldron pleaded guilty Wednesday in Aurelius Town Court to official misconduct and attempted … 62, a 25-year town employee, was initially charged in May following an investigation by the Comptroller, New … us to protect our retirement system." Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to fighting public corruption …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-after-faking-retirement-benefitsTown of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
… deposited, disbursed and reported all fines and fees in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings Although the … fees, they did not disburse or report all fines and fees in a timely and accurate manner. The Justices did not … account for bail, which led to them retaining $14,793 in bail funds that could not be identified by payee. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63Pandemic and Recovery: Local Government Finances and Federal Assistance - Lessons from the Mid-Hudson Region
The case studies described in this report provide insight into some of the fiscal challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic presented to individual local governments in 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/pandemic-and-recovery-lessons-from-the-mid-hudson-region.pdfOversight of Horizon and Crossroads Juvenile Centers
… To determine whether the New York City Administration for Children’s Services adequately operates Horizon and Crossroads Juvenile Detention Centers for court-placed youth to ensure they meet federal, State, and City standards and regulations for the health and safety of youth and staff and provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/oversight-horizon-and-crossroads-juvenile-centersOpinion 90-23
… BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (exclusion from - cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE … VIII, §§6, 12; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §105.00: The cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse may exclude from their … such purpose, does not exceed $10,000,000 in the case of Buffalo and Rochester and $5,000,000 in the case of Syracuse. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23Opinion 93-3
… Opns St Comp, 1963, p 430; cf ., e.g., 29 CFR 1910.134[b][10], 1910.156[b][2], pertaining to federal Occupational, … or district therein involving an expenditure of more than $10,000, shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder … , 17 NY, at p 589; 1A Antieau, Municipal Corporation Law, §10.33). It has been long recognized that the services of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3DiNapoli: Son Who Left His Dad’s Body In Morgue Sentenced For Stealing His Retirement Payments
… announced the sentencing today of Christopher Bunn of Queens for concealing his father’s death to collect his … Security Inspector General for their partnership with us in rooting out pension fraud.” Bunn left his father in the … by filing a complaint online at [email protected].ny.us , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-son-who-left-his-dads-body-morgue-sentenced-stealing-his-retirement-paymentsXI.16 Vendor Responsibility – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… the responsibility of a business entity (vendor, contractor or offerer) to which a contract may be awarded. … make a determination of responsibility of the proposed contractor. Section 8 of the Public Buildings Law provides … of non-responsibility. Therefore, prior to finding a contractor non-responsible, the state contracting entity must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi16-vendor-responsibilityBrooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in Check Theft Scheme
… calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/brooklyn-man-pleads-guilty-check-theft-schemeComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… former Highway Superintendent for the Town of Erin, in a public corruption case involving the theft of more than … in goods and services from the town. Burlew today entered a guilty plea before The Honorable James Hayden in Chemung … my office’s joint partnership with Comptroller DiNapoli to root out public corruption whenever and wherever we find it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-highway-superintendent-publicGlossary
… must be formally appointed by the Court to safeguard these funds until the child becomes 18. Usually, a parent (the … assigned to a specific property held by the Office of Unclaimed Funds and is for our internal use only. Original …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/glossaryIX.12.R Major Federal Programs Subject to CMIA Agreement – IX. Federal Grants
… calculations) of the Treasury-State Agreement (FY TSA 2024) that governs the State’s cash management of Federal … by the terms of the TSA until those terms are changed, by mutual consent of both Federal and State CMIA officials, … Nutrition Assistance Program 17.225-F Unemployment Insurance – Federal Benefit Account and Administrative Costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12r-major-federal-programs-subject-cmia-agreement-sfy-2019-20