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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… accurately and in a timely manner. As a result, officials do not have assurance that all collections at the golf course … opt-out payments totaling $6,000. Officials were unable to explain why the former supervisor was treated differently … occurred and were not detected or corrected due to a variety of factors including a decentralized process for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Opinion 96-13
… State Employees' Retirement System. Indeed, section 219-d(3)(b) provides that "[p]ayments under the service award … and the State Employees' Retirement System. June 21, 1996 Vincent J. Messina, Jr., Esq., Town Attorney Town of Islip …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-13Opinion 2002-1
… -- Mandatory (content of proposition to establish a service award program for volunteer firefighters); (need for when amending a service award program for volunteer firefighters) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (content of proposition to establish); …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-1Hiring Public Retirees – When Employees Retire
… retirees, earnings are limited if they are returning to public employment in New York State. Public employment … Unit for information: By phone: 866-805-0990 (press 1 to access the employer menu) By email: … in 2026 . Section 212 employees are not active members and do not receive service credit for their public employment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/hiring-public-retireesXI.4.B Standard Contract Language for Grant Contracts: Fixed Term, Multiyear Contracts and Simplified Renewals – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… renewal agreement. The purpose of this section is to present standard contract language for each of those types of agreements for grant contracts, and to provide guidance for their use. As detailed in the New … RENEWAL AGREEMENTS For grant program contracts that do not meet the criteria for multiyear agreements, due to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi4b-standard-contract-language-grant-contracts-fixed-term-multiyear-contracts-and-simplifiedOpinion 92-54
… LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §60.10: A prospective appointee to fill a vacancy in the office of town supervisor who is an … the bank, and the future sale of obligations by the town to the bank, unless one or more of the exceptions in General … the town; and that the individual's duties at the bank do not directly involve the municipal finance functions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-54XII.5.I Prompt Payment Interest – XII. Expenditures
… New York State Finance Law (SFL) §179-f requires the State to pay vendors promptly (within 30 days for most vendors, 15 … for qualified Small Business vendors. When the State fails to pay the vendor by the Net Due Date, the State may be required to make an interest payment to the vendor. This section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5i-prompt-payment-interestState Agencies Bulletin No. 502
… Purpose To inform agencies of the eligibility of CSEA employees to receive the Workers’ Compensation Supplemental Pay Benefit … To inform agencies of the eligibility of CSEA employees to receive the Workers Compensation Supplemental Pay Benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/502-eligibility-and-processing-instructions-workers-compensationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1473
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s processing of the repayment of … Unit 68 Deficit Reduction Plan (DRP) created pursuant to Section 7 of Part A of Chapter 491 of the Laws of 2011 and … New Earnings Code OSC has created a new earnings code to process the repayment of the United University Professions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1473-repayment-united-university-professions-uup-bargaining-unit-68-deficitDiNapoli: Oversight of Supportive Housing Falls Short
… of Mental Health (OMH) allowed not-for-profit providers to bill for improper expenses, such as salaries, alcohol and spa services, and for health and safety violations to go uncorrected. “The Office of Mental Health can do more to monitor and safeguard money that’s earmarked to assist New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-oversight-supportive-housing-falls-shortDiNapoli to Audit Hempstead IDA, Valley Stream School District in Wake of Controversial Development Project
… District 30. The audits will be conducted in response to multiple requests his office received related to approval of the Green Acres Mall project in Hempstead. … Fare, have brought the concerns of their constituents to the attention of my office. As a result, our auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-audit-hempstead-ida-valley-stream-school-district-wake-controversial-development-projectState Comptroller DiNapoli: Former Corrections Officer Used Fake Pay Stubs to Seek $237,000 Mortgage Loan
… A former New York state corrections officer and his wife were arrested Friday for allegedly … A former New York state corrections officer and his wife were arrested for allegedly giving false …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-former-corrections-officer-used-fake-pay-stubs-seek-237000-mortgage-loanDiNapoli: Office Has $14.5 Billion in Unclaimed Funds; Urges New Yorkers to Claim Lost Money
… today announced that his office has over $14.5 billion in unclaimed funds and urged New Yorkers to see if any of it … record for the third consecutive year for the most unclaimed funds returned in one year totaling $452 million. … our website." There are currently more than 35 million unclaimed funds accounts, some dating back to the 1940s. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-office-has-145-billion-unclaimed-funds-urges-new-yorkers-claim-lost-moneyComptroller DiNapoli and Mayor Brown Urge Buffalo Residents to Claim $88 Million in Lost Money
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown today urged local residents to search for unclaimed funds during a news conference at City Hall
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-mayor-brown-urge-buffalo-residents-claim-88-million-lost-moneyDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… The Times Union published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … shortcomings of the Olson Group’s COVID-19 report and the need for an independent commission to review the state’s pandemic response. The full op-ed is … The Times Union published an oped from New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseDiNapoli: Former Vernon Center Fire Department Treasurer Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Over $300,000
… Carville, and the New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced today. Rose pled guilty to the sole …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-former-vernon-center-fire-department-treasurer-sentenced-prison-theft-over-300000DiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Pleads Guilty to Defrauding New York State Health Insurance Plan
… numerous doctors’ offices in Manhattan, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the New York State Insurance Plan (NYSHIP) out … personal gain,” said State Comptroller DiNapoli . “Thanks to my partnerships with District Attorney Nneji, the FBI, and … the New York State Office of the Comptroller, is essential to the detection and prosecution of fraud against New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-pleads-guilty-defrauding-new-york-state-health-insurance-planDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Stealing $121K in Pension Checks Sent to Her Late Grandmother
… more than $121,000 in state pension checks that were sent to her deceased grandmother, New York State Comptroller … “Today’s arrest should serve as a warning that attempts to defraud our pension fund will be found and prosecuted,” DiNapoli said. “My thanks to District Attorney Doorley and the Monroe County Sheriff’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-stealing-121k-pension-checks-sent-her-late-grandmotherDiNapoli: Former Morley Fire Company Treasurer Ordered to Pay $50,000 for Theft of Public Funds
… Volunteer Fire Co., Cindi Perkins, was yesterday ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution and sentenced to serve five years of probation for stealing from the fire company. Perkins, 58, previously pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree in November 2023. “Ms. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-former-morley-fire-company-treasurer-ordered-pay-50000-theft-public-fundsDiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal His NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General … Gritman, a Pennsylvania resident, on wire fraud and Social Security fraud charges for stealing over $200,000 of … New York State and Local Retirement System and $87,790 in Social Security benefits. “Timothy Gritman hid his father’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-his-nys-pension-and-social-security