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DiNapoli: Texas Woman Charged with Stealing Over $65,000 in NYS Pension Payments
… announced the indictment of a 53-year-old Texas woman for allegedly stealing more than $65,000 in New York state pension payments meant for a deceased acquaintance. Christy Gibson, of Smith County, … determined that Gibson used the joint account to pay for entertainment and food. Gibson also made electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-texas-woman-charged-stealing-over-65000-nys-pension-paymentsOversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program
… those that are actually delivered. In addition, clients can make voluntary contributions to the providers for the … once every 2 months to check on their welfare. Clients can submit meal delivery complaints (e.g., poor meal quality, … in a procurement portal, PASSPort. This information can be used during procurements to help DFTA award contracts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/20/oversight-home-delivered-meals-programDiNapoli Finds Schools Falling Short on Emergency Planning
… Schools are not doing enough to prepare for emergency situations like shootings, according to an audit of safety planning at 19 schools released today by New York … to make sure our children and school personnel are safe. Emergency planning must be a priority for all New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-finds-schools-falling-short-emergency-planningDiNapoli Announces Review of State Health Department's Progress in Addressing Nursing Home Pandemic Failures
… homes,” said DiNapoli. “The audit released last year by my office exposed the devastating extent to which residents were not adequately protected. Now, a year later, my office is initiating a follow-up review of the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-announces-review-state-health-departments-progress-addressing-nursing-home-pandemic-failuresWall Street Bonuses Went Up In 2013
… industry in New York City has stabilized. DiNapoli’s office releases an annual estimate of cash bonuses paid to … who work in New York City during the traditional bonus season. Bonuses paid by firms to their employees located … The securities industry, for example, accounted for 22 percent of all private sector wages paid in New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/wall-street-bonuses-went-2013DiNapoli: More New Yorkers Facing Food Insecurity, Tariffs and Federal Funding Cuts Could Worsen Problem
… spending for the average household, or about $9,664, in 2022-23, according to the latest data available from the U.S. … City metropolitan area rose by 56.2% between 2012-13 and 2022-23, more than the 46.4% increase nationally. Metro area … the New York City metropolitan area grew 8.8% from 2021 to 2022, the highest growth in over 40 years, leaving many …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-more-new-yorkers-facing-food-insecurity-tariffs-and-federal-funding-cuts-could-worsenOversight of Adult Protective Services Staffing and Case Management (New York City Human Resources Administration)
… Services (APS) providers have sufficient staffing and case management practices to implement APS requirements and … such as requiring providers to develop a PIP to address case management or staffing shortages, as required. While … and technical assistance, are necessary to improve case management. Develop basic standards or guidance for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/20/oversight-adult-protective-services-staffing-and-case-management-new-york-city-humanHalfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison
… year and one day in prison as a result of her convictions for extortion and making a false statement, announced State … which she admitted that she accepted money in return for her official actions. She admitted that she received … which was characterized as “consulting fees,” in return for using her official positions as Town Supervisor and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/halfmoon-town-supervisor-sentenced-12-months-prisonDiNapoli High-Tech is on the Rise in NYC
… “Silicon Alley now stretches from Midtown South to Lower Manhattan and into Brooklyn and Queens. New York City is … the securities industry); Once clustered exclusively in Manhattan neighborhoods such as Chelsea, the Flatiron … Square, the so-called Silicon Alley now reaches into Lower Manhattan, Downtown Brooklyn, Dumbo, the Brooklyn Navy Yard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-high-tech-rise-nycLow Income Home Energy Assistance Program – Federal Funding and New York
… percent of the federal poverty level or if at least one adult household member is a recipient of certain other public … requirements and cannot afford to replace depleted fuel supplies or are subject to utility termination of service due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/low-income-home-energy-assistance-programOpinion 97-8
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … A city is not required by general State statute to accept only vouchers which have been certified. You ask whether a city is required by State law to accept only vouchers which have been certified by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-8Inflation in the New York City Metropolitan Area
… The most commonly used measure of household inflation is the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which has historically … communication, and other goods and services. The basket is developed from detailed spending information provided by … second largest expense varies. In the NYC metro area, it is food (13 percent); in the Los Angeles metro area, it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/inflation-new-york-city-metropolitan-areaLittle Flower Union Free School District – Tuition (2015M-233)
… July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Background The Little Flower Union Free School District is a special act public … Little Flower Union Free School District Tuition 2015M233 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/20/little-flower-union-free-school-district-tuition-2015m-233Opinion 98-24
… (for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law coverage for a firefighter of a bordering fire company providing on-going services) … it applies "[e]xcept as otherwise provided ... in section two hundred nine-i of the general municipal law ...". Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 2006-5
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … of office by local law subject to mandatory referendum. You ask whether the salary of an elected town officer, other … …” Section 27(1) further provides that the town board may not fix the salaries of certain listed elected officials in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Court-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… Bayard embezzled more than $1.4 million from the estate’s bank account. From June 2011 to June 2012, Bayard wrote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementOpinion 89-55
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (delegation of power to determine promotions) -- … which presently awards all promotions within the town police department may delegate that authority to the chief of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Travel Advisory No. 15
… Updates During the Governors Executive Directive to Work from Home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/15-covid-19-travel-and-expense-temporary-exceptionsOpinion 2002-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Dock Districts … districts. Subdivision 10 of section 198 provides, in pertinent part, that, except as otherwise provided by law, … one hundred ninety-eight". There is, however, nothing in section 198, or any other State statute, that would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3Oversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program (Follow-Up) (30-Day Response)
To assess the extent of implementation of the 12 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program (Report 2020-N-5).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f25-response.pdf