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DiNapoli: Feds Must Step Up or NYC Metro Region Faces End of Public Transit As We Know It
… funds, the region faces service cuts in 2021 that would change public transit as we know it. It’s too late for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-feds-must-step-or-nyc-metro-region-faces-end-public-transit-we-know-itDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Sentenced to Jail for $50K Theft
… Kristina Johnson was sentenced to jail time for repeatedly stealing village funds to cover her household … in March. DiNapoli’s audit and investigation found that for more than four years, Johnson cut herself extra … clerktreasurer Kristina Johnson was sentenced to jail time for repeatedly stealing village funds to cover her household …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-sentenced-jail-50k-theftFormer Perry Ambulance Service Manager Pleads Guilty To Larceny
… County Sheriff Rudolph, we were able to reveal Conaway’s scam. We will continue to work with law enforcement across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/former-perry-ambulance-service-manager-pleads-guilty-larcenyCity of Long Beach - Payments for Unused Leave Accruals (2019M-68)
… Key Recommendations Amend the City Code to clarify how the City intends to compensate officers and employees for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/12/11/city-long-beach-payments-unused-leave-accruals-2019m-68State Agencies Bulletin No. 1789
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase. Affected Employees Employees … employees should have Dues (Code 475) deducted at 1.3% of biweekly gross salary, not to exceed $31.68 and exclude … The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1789-civil-service-employees-association-csea-local-1000-dues-increaseUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-256
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2018 UCS Increments and Longevity Increments and … processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees in the following bargaining units who meet the following criteria may be eligible to receive the April …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-256-april-2018-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-incrementsOpinion 91-48
… a municipality (see, e.g., 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-68, p 135; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-60, p 84; 1983 Opns St Comp … of the Town of Shawangunk, Ulster County , 158 AD2d 801, 551 NYS2d 392, lv den 76 NY2d 706, 560 NYS2d 988, one board … ineligible to sit on the [b]oard" (158 AD2d at 802, 551 NYS2d at 394; see also Town of North Hempstead v Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-214
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … Chapter Laws provide for payment of longevity bonuses and in conjunction with Section 37 of the Judiciary Law provide … increments (longevity increments) for eligible employees in the UCS. Chapter 276 of the Laws of 2008 - implemented the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-214-april-2015-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-incrementsOpinion 2003-2
… the office of commissioner is appointive and there are an odd number of commissioners on the board, "the number that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Cost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… is growing interest by citizens and local governments to explore consolidation of justice courts, when practicable. … Benefits of consolidation include, but are not limited to, maximizing services by pooling resources and streamlining … justice court matters arising in the village. What needs to happen The village board must abolish the office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsOpinion 2008-3
… DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (authority to make cash refunds of unexpended monies in a capital reserve fund) -- Powers and Duties (authority to make cash refunds of unexpended monies in a capital … -- Capital Reserve Fund (authority of a fire district to make cash refunds of unexpended monies in a capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Military Service Credit
… P. DiNapoli If you are a veteran, or are currently serving in any of the branches of the United States military, you … Eligibility If you were honorably discharged from service in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard, or as a commissioned officer in the United States Public Health Service, you may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/military-service-creditFar Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… restitution to the New York City Department of Education (DoE) at the time of sentencing, sign a confession of judgment for an additional $1,391,023.15 to DoE, forfeit nearly $8,000 in seized assets and complete a … by the District Attorney’s Detective Bureau and his Economic Crimes Bureau and by Comptroller DiNapoli’s Division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsFormer Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… Rockaway in Queens and Williamsburg and Borough Park, in Brooklyn. Comptroller DiNapoli said, "Stealing from the … Roy Hoffmann, 53, of Woodmere, and Daniel Laniado, 44, of Brooklyn — were indicted on the alleged thefts in 2014. All …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedDiNapoli: Federal Housing Aid Going Unused Despite New York's Affordable Housing Crisis
… housing agency, Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), can do more to help low-income New Yorkers find housing by making full use of available federal funds for vouchers, according to an audit released today by New … included the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when the need for affordable housing intensified. During that time, HCR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-housing-aid-going-unused-despite-new-yorks-affordable-housing-crisisCollege Readiness
… covered the period from September 2015 through March 2022 and included students who were expected to graduate high school by August 2019. About the Program According to the U.S. … covered the period from September 2015 through March 2022 and included students who were expected to graduate high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/04/college-readinessDiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… nearly $5.6 million in restitution for the victims. I also want to thank all of our partners on the local, state, and … to pay Conmac’s bills and for his own personal interests. He took advantage of investors’ trust in his credentials and … owned another firm called Sisk Investment Services that he ran out of his Syosset home. He convinced his existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeDiNapoli: SED Oversight of Career Training Programs Falling Short
… ways in which the State Education Department is falling short. We need to do better for our students.” Approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-sed-oversight-career-training-programs-falling-shortState Agencies Bulletin No. 1811
… agencies of the new procedure using the NYS Position Number to indicate the downward reallocation of an employee’s … grade of the full title upon reallocation. The NYS item number is 99999 similar to other items that are appointment … for agencies to use to update the NYS position number of employees affected by the new procedure. Please …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1811-new-procedure-maintaining-job-data-information-employees-reallocatedOversight of Study Abroad Programs
… SUNY Office of Global Affairs (SUNY OGA) is responsible for the oversight of SAPs across the SUNY network. SUNY OGA … global initiatives. Each SUNY campus is responsible for administering and monitoring its own SAPs, including … with foreign partner institutions that outline the terms for exchanging students. SUNY OGA reviews new SAPs, leads the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/24/oversight-study-abroad-programs