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Former Fire Co. Treasurer Admits Stealing $24K
… by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/former-fire-co-treasurer-admits-stealing-24kTown of Geddes - Account Clerk's Salary and Benefits and Cash Disbursements (2019M-56)
… Findings The clerk received $6,000 in inappropriate health insurance buyout payments for 2017 and 2018 while the Town paid for her health insurance coverage totaling $30,876 from April 2017 through … The clerk did not withhold the required health insurance premium contributions from her pay, totaling $2,875 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/17/town-geddes-account-clerks-salary-and-benefits-and-cash-disbursements-2019m-56X.10 Record Retention for Vendor Records – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… Comptroller’s (OSC) record retention requirements related to vendor registration in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). OSC’s auditors will … to audit State payments. Business Units should not anticipate an engagement letter or opening conference in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x10-record-retention-vendor-recordsHealth and Safety of Children in Foster Care (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the six … of foster children. For example, we found that ACS did not have controls to ensure that agencies conducted and recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/18/health-and-safety-children-foster-care-followNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Former Orange County IDA Officials Guilty Plea
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the … 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli issued the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-former-orange-county-ida-officials-guilty-pleaViolating the Terms of a DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits
… option and name the ex-spouse as beneficiary, the terms of that DRO will supersede any other designation. Problems can occur when a DRO is not on file at the time of a member’s retirement. If the member elects an option or designates a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/violating-terms-droDiNapoli: Convicted Drunk Drivers Not Installing Court-Ordered Ignition Locks
… The New York City Department of Probation (NYC Probation) failed to properly supervise thousands of New … by either the Queens District Attorney’s Office or NYC Probation. This audit examined those under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-convicted-drunk-drivers-not-installing-court-ordered-ignition-locksOpinion 2001-8
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Establishment (within area of former fire protection district) -- Taxes (setting of lower rate for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8DiNapoli: Homeless New Yorkers Relying on CityFHEPS Face Significant Delays for Permanent Housing
… Auditors found that NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA) incorrectly paid $1.7 million to landlords who were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-homeless-new-yorkers-relying-cityfheps-face-significant-delays-permanent-housingComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Jean Noel for Theft of Putnam Co. Funds
… theft of cash that she accepted from local contractors to satisfy county-issued fines. Ms. Noel today entered a … agreed to terminate her employment with Putnam County, pay restitution, and was sentenced to a one-year conditional … Joseph A. D’Amico. “This former Director took money not only from taxpayers, but also from businesses that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-and-sentencing-jean-noel-theft-putnamHalfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison
… prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ransom Reynolds and Jeffrey Coffman, and by former Executive Assistant U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/halfmoon-town-supervisor-sentenced-12-months-prisonComptroller DiNapoli and Acting Nassau County DA Singas: Pension Scammer Sentenced
… New Jersey residents for stealing over $100,000 in pension funds. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-acting-nassau-county-da-singas-pension-scammer-sentencedOversight of Shelter Placements
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services is effectively … homeless shelters include mental health, substance abuse, employment, and elderly population shelters. On average, DHS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/01/oversight-shelter-placementsOpinion 98 - 19
… -- Apparatus and Equipment (referendum requirement for installment purchase contract) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Installment Purchase Contracts (referendum requirement for in fire district) REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (need for in … (see 1997 Opns St Comp No. 97-10, p 18). There are a number of procedural requirements set forth in section 109-b …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19DiNapoli: Georgia Woman Allegedly Stole Over $450K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Smith, 49, was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Justin S. Anand. The charges filed in this case are merely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-georgia-woman-allegedly-stole-over-450k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsOpinion 95-29
… of the water district must be placed in a reserve fund for the purpose of retiring the outstanding debt on behalf of … You ask whether the facilities of a town water district, for which indebtedness remains outstanding, may be sold to a … has been constructed and no indebtedness has been incurred for any purposes of the district (Town Law, §202-c; 12 Opns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Opinion 94-4
… of the potential for theft or misuse, the use of signature stamps should be carefully monitored at the local level. The … town should establish internal controls to ensure that the stamps are accessible only by appropriate officers and for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Opinion 93-20
… -- Powers and Duties (necessity of countersignature) TOWN LAW, §37(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10, 23(2)(f): A town, by local law, may require that checks issued by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20DiNapoli, Erie County DA Keane and Erie County Sheriff Garcia Announce Former Deputy Clerk Sentenced for Stealing More Than $320,000
Former Deputy Erie County Clerk Alexander McDougall was sentenced today to 1 13 to 4 years in state prison and ordered to pay full restitution after pleading guilty to stealing over $320000 in county funds
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-erie-county-da-keane-and-erie-county-sheriff-garcia-announce-former-deputy-clerk-sentencedDiNapoli Statement on Sentencing of Special Education Provider
… a three-year period. Kramer will also serve five years on probation. DiNapoli’s office has identified fraud and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-statement-sentencing-special-education-provider