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DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Questionable Financial Decisions, Lack of Transparency in Hempstead School District
… board appointed Johnson as interim superintendent and set her pro-rated annual salary as $60,000. This agreement should … is equal to 26 biweekly payments of about $8,077. However, her biweekly salary payment increased to $15,000. The … severance benefits that included a continuation of her $237,543 salary, a $44,539 lump sum payment of her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-questionable-financial-decisions-lack-transparency-hempstead-school-districtOpinion 2000-15
… volunteer fire department may volunteer his or her services on an on-going basis to a New York State fire … that a "volunteer firefighter" 1 who, because of his or her residence or usual occupation, is regularly in the area … of which he or she is not a member, may volunteer his or her services on an on-going basis to the officer in command …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Opinion 98-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Comptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Jean Noel for Theft of Putnam Co. Funds
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty plea of Jean Noel, the former Director of the Putnam County Department of Consumer Affairs, for stealing money from Putnam County. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-and-sentencing-jean-noel-theft-putnamState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… was underestimated by $29,667 in 2021 and by $33,298 in 2022. Auditors found the board did not: include revenue estimates in the budgets for 2021, 2022 and 2023. It did not develop a written multiyear financial or … personnel directors approved their own overtime pay totaling more than $5,000. … New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Former Old Field Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $60,000 Theft of Village Funds
… of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-former-old-field-treasurer-pleads-guilty-60000-theft-village-fundsDiNapoli: Fomer Rosendale Court Clerk Pocketed Cash
… Saugerties Town Court on Dec. 10. “This individual broke her promise to safeguard town funds and tried to cover up her crime. By partnering with District Attorney Carnright, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-fomer-rosendale-court-clerk-pocketed-cashDiNapoli: Former Tax Collector Accused of Pocketing $88,000 for Car Loans, Amazon Purchases, Food and Other Expenses
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … N.Y., for allegedly stealing more than $88,000 in tax funds collected for the use of the town of Beekman and … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.state.ny.us , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-former-tax-collector-accused-pocketing-88000-car-loans-amazon-purchases-food-and-otherWestchester County Sisters Charged With Hiding Their Mother's Death to Steal From Retirement System
… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/westchester-county-sisters-charged-hiding-their-mothers-death-steal-retirement-systemTown of Florida – Town Clerk Operations (2012M-215)
… that the Clerk transferred money between accounts under her control to cover up these shortfalls. During our audit, … gaining access to taxpayer funds and removing them from her possession. Because the Clerk did not maintain adequate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/01/town-florida-town-clerk-operations-2012m-215Wyoming County Court and Trust Funds (2020-C&T-2)
… is deemed abandoned property. The Treasurer should, after public notice, pay all such abandoned property to the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2020/05/08/wyoming-county-court-and-trust-funds-2020-ct-2Opinion 98-6
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 801, 802(1)(h), (2)(e), 803: A county supervisor would not have a prohibited interest in a … position. It further provides, however, that the exception does not apply to renewals of any such contract. In … 358; Matter of Tuxedo Conservation and Taxpayers Ass'n v Town Board of the Town of Tuxedo , 69 AD2d 320, 418 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-6Opinion 92-6
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Family Relationships … prior to approval by town officer) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800[2],[3], 801, 803: A clerk in a town highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-6State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Death of Maya Angelou
… both here and abroad. While she is no longer with us, her personal memoirs and collections of verse will remain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-death-maya-angelouOpinion 89-60
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Building Inspector … business of performing home inspections) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, 805-a(1)(b), (c): Although a building inspector …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60DiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… and our federal partners, this former school employee and her co-conspirator will be held accountable for their alleged … Fattorusso. “While Gardner accepted the higher bid for her own personal gain, the taxpayers of the Hempstead Union … of their criminal acts.” As alleged in the indictment, in her capacity as the director of food services for HUFSD, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemeTown of Philipstown - Board Oversight of Water Billing Operations (2019M-43)
… provide proper oversight over the water clerk or segregate her duties. Key Recommendations Segregate the water clerk’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/24/town-philipstown-board-oversight-water-billing-operations-2019m-43Opinion 89-40
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … department who is self-employed as a sole proprietor or a partner in a partnership may not be reimbursed for actual … Law, §§176[11-a], 176-a). A commissioner is prohibited from serving simultaneously as chief or an assistant chief of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-40DiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Arrested
… purchases with housing authority funds since 2016, her entire tenure as executive director. In total, Hoffman … submitted over $1,000 in false reimbursements. Through her role as the accounts payable bookkeeper, Pais allegedly … to the board, but also prepared checks to pay Hoffman for her fraudulent reimbursements and to pay off Hoffman’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-arrestedDiNapoli: Former Fire Company Treasurer Charged in $20,000 Theft
… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-former-fire-company-treasurer-charged-20000-theft