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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School and Local Government Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following school and local government audits have been issued. Town of Addison – … paperwork for the 37 new employees. Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State … open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-and-local-government-auditsDiNapoli: NYC Department for the Aging Faces Challenges Meeting Growing Home Care Needs
… New York City’s Department for the Aging (DFTA) provides home care and case management services to support older New … rising demand for these services. The waitlist for home care continues to expand, while DFTA faces challenges … York City’s older population is growing, and demand for home care and case management is rising rapidly,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-nyc-department-aging-faces-challenges-meeting-growing-home-care-needsDiNapoli: Former Essex County Fair Treasurer and Willsboro Town Clerk Ordered To Pay Full Restitution for Theft of Nearly $90,000
… the former treasurer of the Essex County Agricultural Society and former Willsboro town clerk/tax collector, was … a crime of public corruption for stealing funds from the society and the town. “Bridget Brown abused the trust of … abuse.” Brown worked for the Essex County Agricultural Society — a non-profit organization that promotes agriculture …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-former-essex-county-fair-treasurer-and-willsboro-town-clerk-ordered-pay-full-restitutionGreenburgh Paramedic Supervisor Accused of Forging Certifications, Keeping Student Fees
… supervisor, was charged with numerous felonies in relation to his alleged forgery of 22 medical certification … Second Degree, a class D felony, 10 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, a class E felony, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/greenburgh-paramedic-supervisor-accused-forging-certifications-keeping-student-feesOpinion 90-62
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Removal (of elected official physically … the duties of his office is entitled to continue in office and receive his salary, unless the superintendent is removed … to perform his duties is entitled to remain in office and receive the salary fixed by the town board for his office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 94-12
… DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to negotiate lease of unneeded real property) REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (authority to negotiate lease of unneeded real property) TOWN LAW, §176(14): A fire district may, without referendum, negotiate a lease of a portion of its vacant land with a not-for-profit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-12State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… established by the Federal Railroad Administration. Queens County District Attorney’s Office: Oversight of … our initial report. State Education Department (SED): Bank Street College of Education: Compliance With the Reimbursable … auditors identified $585,047 in ineligible costs that Bank Street reported for state reimbursement. These ineligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Op-Ed: Corporate America Needs to Come Clean on AI's Impact on Jobs
… this concern, finding that occupations with higher AI exposure experienced larger unemployment rate increases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-op-ed-corporate-america-needs-come-clean-ais-impact-jobsFormer West Carthage Treasurer Charged With Stealing Thousands of Dollars From the Village
… The former Deputy Clerk-Treasurer of the Village of West Carthage, Kaytlin Ennis, was arraigned yesterday … in conducting this arrest.” Ennis began working for West Carthage in October 2018 as Deputy Clerk-Treasurer and … 2024 because of poor performance. When discrepancies in West Carthage’s payroll were uncovered during an audit by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/former-west-carthage-treasurer-charged-stealing-thousands-dollars-villageFormer Captain of Town of Moriah Ambulance Squad Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $14k
… grand larceny in the third degree and arraigned before the Honorable Richard Carpenter in the Town of Moriah Court. He …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/former-captain-town-moriah-ambulance-squad-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-14kDiNapoli: Chatham Police Chief Sentenced for Pension Double-Dipping
… many suffering from addiction. With his conviction before Judge Koweek, those funds were returned in full to the … to ensure that justice was served.” Columbia Court Judge Richard Koweek also sentenced Volkmann to two years of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-chatham-police-chief-sentenced-pension-double-dippingComplaint Processing
… penalties stated by its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the NYPD over disciplinary penalties in one case soon after the MOU was effective. 1 A truncated case is when an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/05/complaint-processingXI-A.9 Receiving – XI-A. Purchasing
… Packing Slips Bill of Lading Courier Delivery Number (e.g. FedEx, UPS) Specific Serial Numbers Receiving Slips For more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a9-receivingWage Theft Investigations
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is efficiently utilizing its resources to … April 1, 2011 through December 20, 2013. Background The Department's mission is to protect workers, assist the … To determine whether the Department of Labor Department is efficiently utilizing 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
… The New York City Administration for Children Services (ACS) must improve its oversight and monitoring of youth services at New York City’s two secure juvenile detention … The New York City Administration for Children Services must improve its oversight and monitoring of youth …
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
… Andrew W. Vale of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albany Division. Senior United States District Judge Thomas … payments when they spend time in, and travel to and from, Albany. Scarborough falsely claimed, and received, per diem payments for days that he was not in Albany or in transit to or from the city. U.S. Attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-former-assemblyman-william-scarborough-sentenced-fraud-and-theft-convictionsLead Poisoning Prevention Program
… in creating programs to address lead-poisoning prevention requirements and provide case management and follow-up … the following instances of noncompliance with Program requirements: Department regional staff are not consistently … discrepancies between LeadWeb and LHD data. On April 12, 2019, the Public Health Law was amended to lower the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/08/lead-poisoning-prevention-programTown of Hornellsville – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (2025M-112)
… the membership. Furthermore, in accordance with relevant case law, in the case of a multi-company fire department, FFI tax proceeds … are distributed in accordance with the statute, relevant case law, and are accounted for and documented. In the Town, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/12/12/town-hornellsville-distribution-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-proceeds-2025m-112DiNapoli: Ithaca Woman Charged With Stealing Nearly $70,000 in Pension Payments
… New York yesterday for allegedly stealing $69,481 in state pension payments meant for her deceased husband. “Sharon … took advantage of her husband’s death to try to cheat the pension system,” DiNapoli said. “She will be held … continue to partner with law enforcement to protect the pension fund. My thanks to District Attorney Van Houten and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-ithaca-woman-charged-stealing-nearly-70000-pension-payments