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DiNapoli: Florida Man Charged with Stealing Nearly $80,000 in Pension Benefits Issued to His Deceased Father
… who had passed away in 2019. Richard Gaines Jr., 51, of Daytona Beach, Florida, was arraigned today before Judge … 2024. If convicted, the defendant faces up to 15 years in prison. “Mr. Gaines allegedly exploited his father’s death to … Attorney Taylor Cain of the Major Financial Frauds Bureau under the supervision of Crimes Against Revenue Unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-florida-man-charged-stealing-nearly-80000-pension-benefits-issued-his-deceased-fatherDiNapoli: Greene County Couple Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $35,000 in Pension Payments
… they will pay full restitution. Kelly Tuomey, 56, and her husband, Stephen B. Tuomey, 60, of Tannersville, appeared … also the beneficiary of his wife’s state pension and upon her death received that monthly pension payment via check. … ensued. Investigators determined that Kelly Tuomey forged her father-in-law’s name on the paper checks and deposited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-greene-county-couple-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-35000-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Former Chatham Rescue Squad Business Manager Charged With Stealing Over $17k From Squad
… $17,000 from the rescue squad. “Thorne allegedly abused her position to divert thousands of dollars meant to protect her community,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my ongoing … for the Chatham Rescue Squad for twenty years until her employment was terminated in 2022. Her final position was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-former-chatham-rescue-squad-business-manager-charged-stealing-over-17k-squadFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… of Lake George, and was created in 2001 to preserve the beauty and health of Lake George by coordinating state and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateMaintenance and Inspection of Event Recorder Units
… some download requests as a result of this limited time frame. There are discrepancies between the Rolling Stock … ERU models. Designate personnel within each maintenance shop to perform data entry so the RSMIS for the maintenance … sending and repairing the ERU at the Central Electronics Shop. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/18/maintenance-and-inspection-event-recorder-unitsDiNapoli Releases Industry Sector Dashboards to Track NYC Economic Recovery
… hit New York City particularly hard, causing massive job losses at major employers such as restaurants, hotels and retail stores. There is no doubt the recovery of New York … March to April 2020. At the end of 2021, the subsector (part of the accommodation and food services sector) remained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-releases-industry-sector-dashboards-track-nyc-economic-recoveryDiNapoli: NYC Faces Unprecedented Fiscal and Economic Challenges
… federal budget relief, the City will need to make hard choices to ensure budget balance in the current fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-nyc-faces-unprecedented-fiscal-and-economic-challengesAmazon Shareholders Urged To Support Audit of Company’s Policies on Racial Inclusion
… to identify Black Lives Matter protesters and the sale of products that promote hatred. Although Amazon has said it is … Amazon sought approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to block DiNapoli’s proposal from a vote at … behalf of more than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. The Fund has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/amazon-shareholders-urged-support-audit-companys-policies-racial-inclusionThe North Country Is Among the Top Regions in the State for Agricultural Sales
… “Volatile commodity prices, labor pressures and extreme weather are adding to the unpredictability of farming that is … crops and measures to mitigate the effects of extreme weather events and hard to predict changes in seasonal weather patterns. While the state has adopted programs to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-north-countryDiNapoli: Agriculture Report Reveals Economic Growth and Challenges Facing New York Farms
… thousands of people and contributed $2.7 billion to the state’s gross domestic product in 2022. Access to fresh, … farmers an estimated $254 million in property and income taxes in 2022. Despite economic growth, between 2012 and … of these policies in siting of renewable energy facilities on lands other than productive farmland. Promote supportive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-ny-farmsReal Property Tax Levies, Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates
… differ from previous versions. 2025 Local Government Tax Table [.xlsx] 2024 Local Government Tax Table [.xlsx] 2023 Local Government Tax Table [.xlsx] 2022 Local Government Tax Table [.xlsx] 2021 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/real-property-tax-levies-taxable-full-value-and-full-value-tax-ratesOpinion 88-11
… issues discussed in the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Park Land (conveyance of lands subject to reversionary … §1-102(1): When land is conveyed to a village for use as a park, subject to a private reversionary right, the land, upon its discontinuance as a park, may be re-conveyed to the original grantor or his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $291.4 Billion at End of Second Quarter
… and effective management strongly positions the Fund to ensure that state and local government employees will … by the Fund in 2009 as part of his ongoing efforts to increase accountability and transparency. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-291-point-4-billion-end-second-quarterDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $246.3 Billion at End of Second Quarter
… bonds, and mortgages (21.53%), private equity (14.61%), real estate and real assets (13.39%) and credit, absolute return strategies, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-246-point-3-billion-end-second-quarterOneonta City School District –Financial Condition (2013M-165)
… the District’s financial condition. Since 2010, total State aid received by the District has declined more than $1 … percent decrease) and revenues, other than real property taxes, have also declined approximately $1.3 million (48 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/08/30/oneonta-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-165Schroon Lake Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-145)
… over into the next school year. As a result, real property taxes have been significantly higher than necessary. General … current economic conditions, recent reductions in State aid and the impact of the tax cap legislation. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/02/20/schroon-lake-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-145Westmoreland Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-283)
… using fund balance to finance operations to keep the real property tax levies at amounts the Board considered … making it appear that the District needed to raise real property taxes and use unrestricted fund balance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/05/westmoreland-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-283Village of East Hampton – Information Technology (2015M-187)
… 2015. Background The Village of East Hampton is located in the Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, and has a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/11/06/village-east-hampton-information-technology-2015m-187Andes Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-250)
… Andes Central School District Financial Management 2013M250 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/andes-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-250State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the 23 separation payments made between April 1, 2020 and Oct. 31, 2022, to 18 employees, totaling approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits