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Opinion 94-31
… bargaining agreement between a village and its employees for the annual exchange of cash for one week of vacation credit accumulated during the year. … may provide, in a collective bargaining agreement, for employees, annually, to receive cash in exchange for one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-31DiNapoli & James: Former Throop Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Stealing $11,000 From Town
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Attorney General Letitia James and the New York State Police announced. William Tarby pleaded guilty … I’d like to thank Attorney General James and the New York State Police for their work in partnering with us to … violating the law, they’re violating the basic trust that New Yorkers put in them,” James said. “William Tarby stole …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-james-former-throop-supervisor-pleads-guilty-stealing-11000-townDiNapoli: Job Creation Increases for IDA Projects
… Agencies (IDAs) produced nearly 36,000 additional jobs in 2014, an increase of 18 percent from the prior year, … report examining the performance of the state's IDAs and how these entities work to attract, retain and expand … IDAs provided $1.1 billion in total tax exemptions in 2014. These exemptions were partially offset by $483 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-job-creation-increases-ida-projectsAllocation and Budgetary Controls Over Unrestricted Funds
… corporation. Its primary mission is to support research at the State University of New York (SUNY) by administering … Foundation has a central office and operating units at 30 SUNY campuses. The Research Foundation derives income … for SUNY. However, SUNY reports that sponsored revenues at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/07/allocation-and-budgetary-controls-over-unrestricted-fundsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence of Brooklyn Man for Stealing Over $22K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefit
… Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the sentencing of Jimmie Buie, a Brooklyn resident, for stealing over … Bureau. The Public Integrity Bureau is led by Bureau Chief Daniel G. Cort and Deputy Bureau Chief Stacy Aronowitz. The Attorney General’s investigation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-brooklyn-man-stealing-over-22k-deceasedDiNapoli: Former City of Dunkirk Festivals Coordinator Indicted on Public Corruption Charges
… former City of Dunkirk Festivals Coordinator Hector Rosas for using his public position to pilfer more than $50,000 … our community. No one should use their public office for personal gain.” Hector Rosas, 63, of Silver Creek, was … funds, he could produce no receipts, nor could he account for the money collected. As Festivals Coordinator, from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-former-city-dunkirk-festivals-coordinator-indicted-public-corruption-chargesDiNapoli, Social Security Administration IG Ennis Announce Guilty Plea of Maryland Man for Stealing Deceased Mother’s Retirement Payments
… Bump’s conviction should serve as a warning to those who try to defraud the New York State Pension system: we will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-social-security-administration-ig-ennis-announce-guilty-plea-maryland-man-stealing-deceasedCity of Troy – Budget Review (B20-5-11)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2021 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City … liquidate cumulative deficits in the City’s general fund for the years ending December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995. New … fund operating deficits to submit their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/11/06/city-troy-budget-review-b20-5-11State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … a third-party vendor direct access to the town’s bank account that, at times, had more than $500,000 on deposit. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Gaming Commission Slow to Collect Casino Fees
… all aspects of gaming activity in New York. Commercial and Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) facilities are required to send …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-gaming-commission-slow-collect-casino-feesDiNapoli: Molson Coors Agrees to Disclose Political Spending
… Coors Beverage Co., one of the world’s largest brewers, to comprehensively disclose its political spending, New York … trustee of the Fund, announced today. In response to the agreement, the Fund withdrew its shareholder … on political spending disclosure with FirstEnergy Corp. of Ohio. Since the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-molson-coors-agrees-disclose-political-spendingCollection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax
… it to appropriately collect Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax, as required by relevant law and … on the product involved. Fuels subject to PBT include motor fuel and highway diesel motor fuel, among others. Effective January 1, 2020, the PBT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-taxOversight of Drug Disposal
… the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the State’s environmental regulatory agency, has supported … disposal of unused and unwanted controlled substances in New York State is regulated at the federal level primarily by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/15/oversight-drug-disposalII.3.D Evaluation – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… of the current fiscal year of receipts, disbursements, tax refunds, and repayments of advances presented in forms …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3d-evaluationDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 20% in Third Quarter
… DiNapoli said. “This growth is an indicator that New York is experiencing an economic recovery, but local … sales tax collections, and the price of consumer goods and services during this third quarter grew by 5.3% over the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-20-third-quarterDiNapoli: Former Bethel Tax Collector Arrested for Pension Fund Fraud
… former town employee. I commend and thank our partners at the State Comptroller’s Office and Sullivan County … taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-former-bethel-tax-collector-arrested-pension-fund-fraudDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop for Second Quarter of 2020
… sales tax figures show how deep the COVID-19 pandemic is cutting into municipal finances,” DiNapoli said. … for Most Regions Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-second-quarter-2020DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… 61 percent – were located in upstate regions and accounted for 41 percent of the total value of all projects. Downstate projects accounted for nearly 59 percent of the total value. The Capital … York City IDA projects. Manufacturing projects accounted for 1,118, or 26 percent, of all active projects. Two-thirds, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportDiNapoli: Local Governments Challenged by Slow Revenue Growth
… coping with slow or no revenue growth, making it difficult for them to maintain services while keeping pace with rising … Spending by school districts remained below 1 percent for three years starting in 2011, but ticked up at a higher … districts, towns and villages rely on the property tax for approximately half of their revenues. The property tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-local-governments-challenged-slow-revenue-growthDiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Pleads Guilty to Defrauding New York State Health Insurance Plan
… Steven G. James said, “This guilty plea is a direct result of the cooperative and interactive efforts of the many …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-pleads-guilty-defrauding-new-york-state-health-insurance-plan