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State Comptroller DiNapoli and Brooklyn DA Gonzalez Announce Arrest in Check Theft Scheme
… including a $1,148 check from DiNapoli’s Office of Unclaimed Funds, and various checks from the Jewish Communal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-announce-arrest-check-theft-schemeComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Three Arrests in $200,000 Contract Fraud
… fraud hotline at 1-888-672-4555; filing a complaint online at [email protected]; or mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-three-arrests-200000-contract-fraudOpinion 2002-15
… LAW §§64(3), (19), 81(1)(c), 220(3); HIGHWAY LAW §327: Real property taxes for the cost of street lighting within a … is also used by a village. As a general rule, all real property taxes raised for town purposes must be levied on the whole area of the town, including the real property located in villages situated within the town, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15Public Safety – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Number of Crimes and Crime Rates Rise for the First Time in Eight Years The number of crimes in seven categories …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-safetyOpinion 2001-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Opinion 92-13
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … town clerk and the town supervisor from two to four years does not violate the "single subject" requirement of … principles to the situation presented in your inquiry, we conclude that the town, by the adoption of a single local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13Opinion 92-44
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … (see Sponsor's Memorandum in Support and Memorandum of the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc. re: L 1977, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-44State Contract and Payment Actions in December
… in Fulton County. Major Payments Approved Tax Refunds and Credits $102 million for 579,663 personal income tax refunds. $86.8 million for 80,614 property tax credits. $82.1 million for 10,427 corporate and other … Other Cost Recoveries The office rejected tax refunds and credits valued at more than $850,000. The Comptroller’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberOpinion 88-26
… Uses (financing construction of building by town for State Police use) NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, ART. VIII, §2; EXECUTIVE … the construction of a building for use by the State Police on land owned by the State so long as the town retains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26Opinion 90-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation … compensation may only be provided to these employees under the circumstances specified in the FLSA, and at no … State law (General Municipal Law, §90; Civil Service Law, §200 et seq .) and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (29 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-11Opinion 97-18
… sewer district) COUNTY LAW, §§215(5), (6); 275: Pursuant to County Law, §215, real property acquired for a county … sold, upon a two-thirds vote of the board of supervisors, to the highest bidder after public advertisement. Such sale would not be subject to a referendum within the district. You ask whether the sale …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18DiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemeEnforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (Follow-Up) (2020-F-6) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our initial audit report, Enforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (2018-S-7).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f6-response.pdfOpinion 95-1
Whether the city is responsible for paying the cost of these benefits in the event the agency has insufficient funds to cover the cost
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-1Opinion 91-28
… for municipal purposes or for the payment of refunds to consumers" (see also NY Const, art 14, §1[f]). In our opinion, the reference to "profits" in section 94 means that operating revenues in … moneys may be transferred from the water fund pursuant to that statute and used for any lawful village purpose (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-28Opinion 96-7
… opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (advertising to recruit volunteer firefighters) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- … fire districts may enter into a cooperation agreement to implement an advertising campaign for the purpose of … the fire departments of those districts. If so, you ask how the cost for this campaign may be allocated among the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-7Attorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… personal legal expenses of the former Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas and a public relations firm. "Mr. Porcari … thousands of city dollars for the defense of former Mayor Richard Thomas' criminal case," said State Comptroller Thomas … Division of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … Attorney General James and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonExamination of Sunset LG Realty, LLC
… Purpose We examined more than $5,000 in select bonuses that Sunset LG Realty, LLC (Sunset) paid, … Downstate Medical Center (Downstate). Our objective was to determine whether the bonuses were appropriate and in … contract. Background This lease contract required Sunset to operate, maintain, and make necessary repairs to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/30/examination-sunset-lg-realty-llcOpinion 94-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-11Opinion 2002-15
… 81(1)(c), 220(3); HIGHWAY LAW §327: Real property taxes for the cost of street lighting within a town pursuant to … a rule, the cost of maintaining a town hall building used for the offices of town officials is raised on a townwide basis. You ask whether the cost of expenses for street lighting in a town and for maintaining a building …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15-0