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DiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Administration Gail S. Ennis today announced that Sandra Smith, a resident of Georgia, has pleaded guilty to the … justice was served and restitution was made in this case.” Smith pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of government … to the SSA. The defendant’s late-mother-in-law, Minnie Smith, was an employee of the New York State Insurance Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsDiNapoli: Saranac Town Clerk Arrested for Falsifying Town Records
… Bell, Clerk of the Town of Saranac. Bell, 54, was arrested Thursday for allegedly falsifying records to hide her failure … misconduct (class A misdemeanor). Bell was arraigned Thursday in Clinton County Court and was released on her own … L Bell Clerk of the Town of Saranac Bell 54 was arrested Thursday for allegedly falsifying records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-saranac-town-clerk-arrested-falsifying-town-recordsDiNapoli: Middletown Chiropractor Sentenced to Nine Years for Insurance Fraud
… and pay $9.7 million in restitution and forfeit $9.1 million. "Mr. Spina orchestrated a massive criminal health … defrauded the state, federal and private insurers of millions of dollars,” DiNapoli said. “This type of fraud … and bilked insurance companies and Medicare out of millions of dollars. Thanks to the coordinated efforts of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-middletown-chiropractor-sentenced-nine-years-insurance-fraudWestchester County Sisters Charged With Hiding Their Mother's Death to Steal From Retirement System
… County District Attorney’s Criminal Investigators arrested Bigelow and Nash Wednesday morning. They were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/westchester-county-sisters-charged-hiding-their-mothers-death-steal-retirement-systemCincinnatus Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2014M-191)
… School District provides education to children residing in eight towns in Cortland County, five towns in Chenango County and one town in Broome County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/cincinnatus-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2014m-191Thousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… information technology (IT) equipment being unaccounted for, and the agency destroys new and barely used devices … ITS was created in 2012 to centralize IT services for state executive agencies. In addition to overseeing the … IT services and purchasing and maintaining equipment for state employees, ITS is responsible for keeping an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… capital projects. Town officials did not monitor activity for eight projects reviewed (with board-authorized budgets … ensure the required annual update documents were filed in a timely manner. Auditors reviewed 199 disbursements totaling … approximately $4,400 were not mathematically accurate when paid. In addition, board members did not know what their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… were paid prior to the claims auditor’s approval. Based on dates transactions cleared the bank, 195 additional claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1000
… Increases not already paid. Affected Employees Employees in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … OSC will be processing the retroactive salary increases in paychecks dated August 4, 2010 (Administration) and August … provides for a 4% salary increase for employees in graded and NS (SG 600) positions, trainees (SG 800) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1000-retroactive-april-1-2010-salary-increase-employees-represented-civilFormer Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… Samuel Hiller, the former assistant director of Island Child Development Center, once one of New York City's largest … special needs students between ages three to five. Island Child Development Center (ICDC), a private not-for-profit … Attorney Brown said, "The public funds provided to Island Child Development Center were earmarked for special needs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedDiNapoli: Nourish NY Needs Better Oversight to Connect More Food Banks and In-State Farms to Funding
… my colleagues in the legislature and I have been working hard to find solutions to the problems that at least one of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nourish-ny-needs-better-oversight-connect-more-food-banks-and-state-farms-fundingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1681
… Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and left unchecked for others Affected Employees Employees receiving a 2018 Form … Background Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan check box in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1681-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2018State Agencies Bulletin No. 1606
… Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and left unchecked for others. Affected Employees Employees receiving a 2017 … Background Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan check box in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1606-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-yearXI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… York State Contract Identifiers Contract Funds Reservation Vendor Name on Contractual Agreements Agency Submission of … requirements. Those are provided in later sections of this Guide, such as XI.12 Contract Management and XI.13 … transactions, the NYS Contract Description field should be updated to capture and summarize the specific modifications …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewState Agencies Bulletin No. 1776
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to explain why the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be … Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 be checked for every … employee who is either: Covered* by an employer provided retirement plan; or An active participant for any part of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1776-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2019Oversight of Child Protective Services (Follow-Up)
… had not yet developed a plan on how to do so. Further, closure codes for non-report calls could more accurately reflect the nature of closure and why the call did not result in a report. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/oversight-child-protective-services-followOpinion 90-4
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (financing dredging of pond within village) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (special assessments in village) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (imposition of benefit assessments for drainage) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-4DiNapoli: Wall Street 2022 Bonuses Fell 26% From Previous Year, Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
… decline from the previous year’s $240,400, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual … a decline in related income tax revenue, as anticipated by New York state and the city. “Wall Street’s cash bonuses were … to the prior year. DiNapoli projects the 2022 bonuses in New York City’s securities industry will generate $457 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-wall-street-2022-bonuses-fell-26-previous-year-return-pre-pandemic-levelsDiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… Audit Finds Properties in Forest Protection Program That Dont Qualify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesDiNapoli: Former Town of Minerva Clerk Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Town Funds
… Jordan Green, the former clerk to the supervisor for the town of Minerva, was sentenced today in Essex County Court to 1 … As the clerk to the supervisor, Green was responsible for processing payroll, calculating employee benefits and … Jordan Green the former clerk to the supervisor for the town of Minerva was sentenced today in Essex County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-former-town-minerva-clerk-sentenced-prison-embezzling-town-funds