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Transportation Company Owner and Office Manager Indicted in $1.8 Million Medicaid Scheme
… today. The company’s office manager was also charged with money laundering in connection with the scheme. Defendant, Mohammad … He was charged with grand larceny, health care fraud and money laundering. Shook also appeared before Judge …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/transportation-company-owner-and-office-manager-indicted-18-million-medicaid-schemeOpinion 98-12
Whether the moneys of a city with 125000+ inhabitants and the moneys of the city school district of such a city may be commingled in one or more bank accounts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Opinion 2007-6
… under General Municipal Law § 207-m was triggered only when the “base salary” of the next subordinate officer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-6Opinion 91-60
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (municipalities - scope of audit authority) MUNICIPALITIES -- Officers and Employees … Concerning the authority of the State Comptroller to obtain information relative to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60Opinion 99-4
… such as industrial development agencies, have only those powers which are conferred expressly by the State … 582 NYS2d 328, 329), and those powers may be exercised only in furtherance of its prescribed purposes ( Grossman v … of a public purpose of the donor municipality, but only by the enactment of a local law (1990 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-4Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in Check Theft Scheme
… charities. Today’s plea holds him accountable for his crimes and sends a strong message that thefts like these will … out this mission for almost 250 years, and along with our law enforcement partners will continue to pursue mail thieves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/brooklyn-man-pleads-guilty-check-theft-schemeAudit of the State Financial Aid Program at Vaughn College (2015-T-6)
To determine whether officials at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (Vaughn) complied with the State Education Law (Law) and the Commissioner of Educ
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-15t6.pdfOpinion 95-7
… Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law (§§119-m - 119-oo) authorizes municipal corporations and districts to enter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-7State Agencies Bulletin No. 1167
… Purpose To ensure use of the revised Direct Deposit Form for NYS employees and advise current participants in the Direct Deposit program of the revision to the Personal Privacy Law Notification on the Direct Deposit Form Affected Employees New enrollees and current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1167-revised-personal-privacy-protection-law-notification-direct-depositOpinion 2006-10
… of broadcasting meetings of the planning board and zoning board of appeals); (salary of registrar of vital … are credited to the general fund, town-wide (2006 Opns St Comp No. 2006-3; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-1, p 1; 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-784, p 214; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Town of Gardiner – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-78)
… an increased risk that collections could have been lost or stolen. The Clerk did not: Deposit 54 clerk fees totaling … tax collections tested totaling $69,975 in a timely manner or in accordance with New York State Town Law (Town Law) … over $250 to be deposited within three days of receipt or Town Law Section 35 that requires tax collections to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/10/11/town-gardiner-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-78Opinion 94-3
… or upon the board's own motion, to improve a street, highway, private road or right-of-way, and assess the expense … (see also Town Law, §202[2]). The improvement may include construction of sidewalks, curbs, gutters and culverts, or the construction or paving of the street, highway, private road or right-of-way. In the case of an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3Opinion 92-6
… authorized by the highway superintendent may be made only upon the submission to the town board or, if the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-6Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… the town. The indictment charges that Burlew stole the money by submitting fraudulent vouchers for payment to the Town of Erin. “This indictment shows that nobody is … E felony. He faces a maximum of 5 to 15 years in state prison if convicted of the highest charge filed against him. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-former-highway-superintendent-publicOpinion 88-56
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales … district, does not have a prohibited conflict of interest in purchase contracts between the firm and the district if the exception contained in General Municipal Law, §802(1)(b) is applicable. This is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Special 20-Year Plan for Investigators in the Office of a District Attorney (Sections 89-d and 89-d(m))
Information for members about special 20 year retirement plan for Tier 1 and Tier 2 investigators assigned to the office of a district attorney
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/special-20-year-plan-investigators-office-district-attorney-sections-89-d-and-89-dmOpinion 90-55
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Disability … its police department remains obligated to pay benefits in accordance with General Municipal Law, §207-c to police … injured in the line of duty his or her full salary or wages pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-c. In 1988 Opns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55DiNapoli: State Needs to Ensure Timely Execution of Contracts with Not-For-Profits
… services on behalf of government, and the continued late payment on State contracts hinders service to communities and can force providers to take out loans to cover costs,” said … Prompt Contracting Law was enacted in 1991 to prevent payment delays that could impair services to New York’s most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-needs-ensure-timely-execution-contracts-not-profitsFood Metrics Implementation (Follow-Up)
… two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Food Metrics Implementation ( 2017-S-18 ). Background To assist agencies in increasing their New York State food purchases, the State Finance Law (Law) requires the … guidelines, and provide training on New York State food purchasing to agency personnel involved in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/food-metrics-implementation-followOpinion 2004-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. HISTORIC PRESERVATION -- Contracts (by … ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW §57.07: A village may not permit an historical society to use an unneeded portion of a village building without consideration. A village may, however, enter into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-6