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DiNapoli: Fire Chief Charged In Alleged $2,700 Gasoline Theft
… also found that Royal was suspended for a month after selling the VFA truck for $3,000 without informing his … the VFA due to the lack of treasurer reports for four such events. DiNapoli made 16 recommendations to the VFA board and … records related to cash transactions, fundraising events and loans to members. VFA officials agreed with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-fire-chief-charged-alleged-2700-gasoline-theftDiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic
… federal programs and commercial banks. More than half (52 percent) of the city’s retailers were approved for PPP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-retail-sector-battered-pandemicXII.6 Unique Payment Situations – XII. Expenditures
… This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process certain payment situations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6-unique-payment-situationsDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Behind on Utility Bills Soared During Pandemic
… paying their utility bills,” DiNapoli said. “Failure to pay these bills may result in service shutoffs, which … consider mechanisms to help utility customers that cannot pay their bills.” DiNapoli’s report, includes: Arrears by state’s largest electric and gas utilities; Regional breakdown of residential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-behind-utility-bills-soared-during-pandemicState Agencies Bulletin No. 1857
… appear on the Control-D Report NPAY752 (Social Security Number Verification Report) are affected. Background Pursuant … changed his or her name and has not yet obtained a new card from the SSA, provide the employee with Form SS-5 for … and submission to the SSA. Verify that the Social Security card presented by the employee is the most recent card issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1857-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedSmall Businesses and the Economic Recovery: Work in Progress
… than 500 employees persist. In addition, small businesses report facing new challenges with hiring difficulties and … and reporting data through the Small Business Pulse Survey , New York’s small businesses have consistently … Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Business Pulse Survey As the economy reopened and began its recovery, small …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/small-businesses-and-economic-recovery-work-progressComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Criminal Conviction and False Claims Act Settlement with Bottini Fuel for Diverting Customers' Credit Balances for Their Own Benefit
… From 2004 to 2016, Bottini Fuel improperly retained customer overpayments and duplicative payments for heating … for heating oil; instead, the company swept excess customer balances out of customer accounts and used them to … General's Office. The Attorney General's Office will contact all defrauded customers to distribute the restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-criminal-conviction-and-false-claims-actElection Form for Sheriffs, Undersheriffs, and Deputy Sheriffs 20 Year Retirement Plan with Additional 1/60 Under Article 14-B Sections 552 and 553 (RS5498-A)
NYSLRS election form for only Sheriffs, Undersheriffs, or Deputy Sheriffs directly engaged in criminal law enforcement 50 percent or more of the time.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs5498-a.pdfDiNapoli: NYC Projects Surplus in the Current Year but Faces Budget Risks in the Years Ahead
… 2019 fiscal year (FY) surplus is expected to grow as the year progresses with continued strong revenue collections and the reallocation of unneeded reserves, but the city faces significant budget gaps and risks in the coming years, according to a report released today by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-nyc-projects-surplus-current-year-faces-budget-risks-years-aheadNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: One of Largest U.S. Carbon Emitters Commits to Lower GHG Emissions
… initiatives, those emissions reduction targets only extended to 2020 and did not show how or whether its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-one-largest-us-carbon-emitters-commits-lower-ghg-emissionsRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
Diane M Cecero age 64 of Pittsford New York admitted today to unlawfully doubledipping and receiving state retirement benefits to which she was not entitled She agreed to pay back those benefits with interest as part of a pretrial diversion agreement
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea in $120K Fraud of State Pension Benefits
… in the second degree, a class C felony, before Supreme Court Judge Roger D. McDonough in Albany County Court. Cizik will be sentenced to 2 to 6 years in state … in the second degree a class C felony before Supreme Court Judge Roger D McDonough in Albany County Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-120k-fraud-state-pension-benefitsDiNapoli: Managed Care Companies Wasting Millions in State Medicaid Dollars
… of Health (DOH) to provide health services under the state’s Medicaid program, made at least $6.6 million in improper … and questionable payments to ineligible providers over a four-year period, including almost $60,000 in payments to … enrolled Medicaid beneficiaries. In exchange, MCOs receive a monthly premium payment for each enrollee. In 2014, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-managed-care-companies-wasting-millions-state-medicaid-dollarsComptroller DiNapoli Calls on Major Corporations to Report on Disability Inclusion
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/comptroller-dinapoli-calls-major-corporations-report-disability-inclusionDiNapoli: Dormitory Authority Overstated MWBE Contract Participation
… (DASNY) for the past four years overstated the amount of business it did with minority- and women-owned business … women-owned businesses and need to improve the accuracy of reporting program results.” State law requires state … and public authorities to promote the participation of minority- and women-owned business enterprises in their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-dormitory-authority-overstated-mwbe-contract-participationState Agencies Bulletin No. 2297
… of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for submitting the January 1, 2025, Salary Increases for Executive Law Section 169 Commissioners and other … Dates: Agencies may begin submitting the Salary Increases for the Executive Law Section 169 commissioners using an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2297-january-1-2025-salary-increases-executive-law-section-169-commissionersCenter Moriches Fire District – Fiscal Transparency (2025M-113)
… known as the AFR. The board of fire commissioners is responsible for overseeing the general management and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/center-moriches-fire-district-fiscal-transparency-2025m-113Franklin Square Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2025M-93)
… post certain financial and administrative information on a school district’s website to help enhance the public’s … action plans (CAP) addressing findings in the management letters for fiscal years ending June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2024. FOIL online … comprehensive financial and administrative information As a result the community and other interested parties could not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/17/franklin-square-union-free-school-district-website-transparency-2025m-93Opinion 94-3
… or upon the board's own motion, to improve a street, highway, private road or right-of-way, and assess the expense … (see also Town Law, §202[2]). The improvement may include construction of sidewalks, curbs, gutters and culverts, or the construction or paving of the street, highway, private road or right-of-way. In the case of an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3Former Newburgh City Fire Chief Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL J. VATTER pled guilty today to wire fraud in … court. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “Michael Vatter, the former Newburgh City Fire Chief, cheated … New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said "Michael Vatter duped the public by stealing $95,000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/former-newburgh-city-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefits