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State Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Scarpino Announce Arrest in $60K Pension Payments
… Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced the arrest of Rochelle Rose for grand larceny in the second degree after she … 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/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-scarpino-announce-arrest-60k-pension-paymentsNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… nationally. Another 10 percent of respondents in New York do not believe the business will ever return to its normal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-december-2-2020Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Fixed Assets (2016M-268)
… school districts with approximately 55,800 students in Orange and Ulster counties. BOCES is governed by a … on the Fixed Assets list, and assets were not always in the locations indicated. Not all assets were tagged and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/04/orange-ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-fixed-assets-2016m-268DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop 8.2 Percent in July
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in July fell 8.2 percent … March, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to affect sales tax collections. Nearly every county in every region of the … counties had increases, including Westchester, where its tax rate increase in August of 2019 boosted year-over-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-82-percent-julyDiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… T. Donnelly announced a Syosset man was sentenced today to up to ten-and-a-half years in prison for his role in a $12 … Feb. 8, 2022, before Judge Teresa Corrigan to charges of Grand Larceny in the First Degree (a B felony) and Conspiracy … Island, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Westchester; Norwalk, Conn; Jupiter, FL; Redlands, Calif; and South Carolina, North …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeColton-Pierrepont Central School District – Financial Duties (2017M-229)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials adequately segregated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/29/colton-pierrepont-central-school-district-financial-duties-2017m-229DiNapoli: Clerk Admits Writing Nearly $5,000 in Village Checks for Herself
… guilty to petit larceny, a misdemeanor, and agreed to pay full restitution plus $500 to cover the village of Delhi’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-clerk-admits-writing-nearly-5000-village-checks-herselfDiNapoli: Former Essex County Fair Treasurer and Willsboro Town Clerk Ordered To Pay Full Restitution for Theft of Nearly $90,000
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Franklin County District Attorney Elizabeth Crawford, and New York State Police Superintendent … … Comptroller DiNapoli Franklin County District Attorney Elizabeth Crawford and NYS Police Superintendent Steven G …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-former-essex-county-fair-treasurer-and-willsboro-town-clerk-ordered-pay-full-restitutionRecord of Activities (ROA) – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… Completing the Record of Activities If there are questions about completing the ROA, our ROA Template may help. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/record-activities-roaDiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected
… TAB contracts out most of its functions to a vendor with about 40 employees. Four Transit employees oversee the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-millions-nyc-transit-fines-and-fees-uncollectedWithdrawing Your Contributions and/or Your Membership – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Leave your contributions in your account and qualify for a retirement benefit when you are 55. To help you decide which … members can use our benefit calculator to estimate your pension using the “vested retirement” choice. You can also … Members in non-contributory plans who are eligible to make voluntary contributions (also known as excess contributions) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/withdrawing-your-contributions-andor-your-membershipDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… to health care information. Too often, however, it gives negligent health care providers a slap on the wrist by not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsOpinion 88-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation of … or having its principal office outside of a city having a population of over [350,000] inhabitants, as a condition … in the town, and in any town of the second class having a population in excess of [60,000] according to the latest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-28Resources and Responsibilities: New York State’s Environmental Funding
… On the founding Earth Day just over 50 years ago, New York State created the Department of Environmental … Comptroller Executive Summary Founded in 1970, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is … functions within the limits of available resources. New York has created a number of dedicated funds for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/resources-and-responsibilities-new-york-states-environmental-fundingNewsroom
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/pressTown of Geddes - Account Clerk's Salary and Benefits and Cash Disbursements (2019M-56)
… Determine whether the salary and benefits paid to the account clerk (clerk) were accurate and authorized. Determine … paid for her health insurance coverage totaling $30,876 from April 2017 through July 31, 2018. The clerk did not … … Determine whether the salary and benefits paid to the account clerk clerk were accurate and authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/17/town-geddes-account-clerks-salary-and-benefits-and-cash-disbursements-2019m-56Niagara Falls Housing Authority – Compensation-Related Payments to the Executive Director (2012M-199)
… formed for the purpose of providing housing services in the City of Niagara Falls in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by … Key Findings The Executive Director received $6,400 in improper stipends and sold more unused vacation leave than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/18/niagara-falls-housing-authority-compensation-related-payments-executive-directorSherman Central School District – Claims Audit (2024M-92)
… (District) claims auditor properly audited claims prior to payment. Key Findings The claims auditor does not meet … the Board of Education’s (Board) minimum qualifications for the position, was not provided the District’s policies … she needed to confirm claims complied with, was unaware of how to properly perform her job duties and did not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/18/sherman-central-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-92New York’s Labor Force: Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks
… with their incomes enhancing the economies in which they live. New York has a well-educated workforce with an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-labor-force-assessing-10-year-trends-and-pandemic-setbacksXIV.1 Outstanding Check Outreach and Escheatment – XIV. Special Procedures
… outreach for all checks issued out of their agency sole custody accounts. Notification Process For checks with a … a Vendor, Employee Expense or SSP Check . Agency Sole Custody Account Outreach For the reissuance of an uncashed … for transferring the funds from their agency’s sole custody accounts once the required information is transmitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv1-outstanding-check-outreach-and-escheatment