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New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… unemployment rate has soared upward in recent months, with May's 14.5 percent nearly four times the 3.7 percent in February. But that rate is only one measure of the impact of lost jobs. 53% of New York adults age 18 and over live in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-july-9-2020Security Over Critical Information Systems
… its data and for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of its systems. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/19/security-over-critical-information-systemsPolice Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
Police Property Room Inventory 2014MS4
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4Lockport Housing Authority – Executive Director’s Compensation (2015M-329)
… Mayor of the City of Lockport and two Commissioners are tenant representatives elected by tenants of the Authority). … compare the Executive Director’s compensation with what it had authorized or monitor the Executive Director’s … compensation and leave accrual use and balances with what has been properly authorized. Record the official …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/05/06/lockport-housing-authority-executive-directors-compensation-2015m-329Selected Personal Service Contracts
… Center. The second was an $870,000 contract with a housing portfolio consultant, Adrienne Driben, with whom ESDC … Empire State Development Corporation/New York State Council on the Arts: Unnecessary and Potentially Illegal Consultant Contract With Former New York State Council on the Arts Executive Director ( 2011-S-6 ) Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/selected-personal-service-contractsDiNapoli Announces Nominee for the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his nomination of Nancy G. Groenwegen to the Commission on Ethics and … as counsel to the Comptroller from 2010 to 2019. “Nancy is well known for her integrity and independence,” DiNapoli … at Albany. The public has seven days to comment on the nominee. She will then be presented to the Independent Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-announces-nominee-commission-ethics-and-lobbying-governmentDiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… of Georgia Ryan K. Buchanan and Inspector General for the Social Security Administration Gail S. Ennis today announced that … Attorney Buchanan and the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General for their partnership in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsNYSLRS Fact Sheet
… System (PFRS) Member Information (as of March 31, 2024) Overall membership in NYSLRS: 1,236,057 713,802 members … 476,770 retirees 45,485 beneficiaries ERS (as of March 31, 2024) Average salary: $61,754 Average pension for all ERS … April 1, 2012 (62.6% of members) PFRS (as of March 31, 2024) Average salary: $129,323 Average pension for all PFRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/resources/nyslrs-fact-sheetVII.10.E Cash Advance Reimbursement – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… than a salary advance, agencies must submit an AP Voucher charging the appropriate account code for the expenditure … will reject cash advance reimbursement vouchers charging advance account codes. After OSC’s Bureau of State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10e-cash-advance-reimbursementFacility Planning Bureau Project Review (Follow-Up) (2021-F-25)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Facility Planning Bureau Project Review (2018-S-2).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21f25.pdfXIII.3 Record Retention – Travel and Expense – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… requirements for transactions that were not paid (i.e., denied or rejected). Online agencies must use the … should be returned so the traveler (or his/her proxy) can attach the necessary documentation. Bulkload agencies … transaction approval – if agencies attach documents that apply to the entire expense report at the header level and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii3-record-retention-travel-and-expenseDiNapoli: Jackson Heights Economy Energized By Immigrants and Small Businesses
… The Jackson Heights area is one of New York City’s most diverse communities with one of the … jobs and household income,” DiNapoli said. “Despite the neighborhood’s economic success, some challenges remain. The … include school overcrowding and a need for more affordable housing. “Comptroller DiNapoli’s thought-provoking economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-jackson-heights-economy-energized-immigrants-and-small-businessesAre You Vested? And What It Means
… eligible for a retirement benefit. The new legislation does not change eligibility for disability retirement … also did not change Tier 6 benefit rules such as how long you must contribute, your pension benefit calculation, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/are-you-vested-and-what-it-meansAdditional Service Credit for Unused, Unpaid Sick Leave – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Unused, unpaid sick leave may be added to your credited service and used in your pension … of the Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL). To be eligible for this benefit, you must retire directly from … Credit for your unused sick leave at retirement cannot be used to: Qualify for vesting. For example, if you need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/additional-service-credit-unused-unpaid-sick-leaveDiNapoli Recovers $42K From Woman Who Stole From State and Local Retirement System
… was an egregious act. Ms. Robertson kept her mother's death a secret to steal her pension. She was caught and now … New York State and Local Retirement System of her mother’s death and continued to fraudulently collect her mother’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-recovers-42k-woman-who-stole-state-and-local-retirement-systemSmall Businesses and the Economic Recovery: Work in Progress
… in the rest of the nation, and the negative impacts on small businesses with less than 500 employees persist. In … began collecting and reporting data through the Small Business Pulse Survey , New York’s small businesses have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/small-businesses-and-economic-recovery-work-progressDiNapoli and Orange County DA Hoovler Detail Guilty Plea in Pension Fraud Case
… 58, of Middletown, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree. Under the plea … defendant would be held accountable for her actions.” The case is prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Tanja Beemer. A criminal charge is merely an allegation by the police that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-and-orange-county-da-hoovler-detail-guilty-plea-pension-fraud-caseNYS Comptroller DiNapoli and the Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado Statements on Proposed Settlement of Boeing Lawsuit
… and corporate governance reforms, following two mass casualty 737 MAX crashes and the subsequent grounding of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-and-fire-and-police-pension-association-colorado-statements-proposedDeath of the Ex-Spouse – Divorce and Your Benefits
… will stop payments to the ex-spouse after receiving a copy of the certified death certificate. The ex-spouse’s share of the pension will then be paid to the member, retroactive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/death-ex-spouseFar Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… Hewlett, and Roy Hoffmann, 53, of Woodmere – were indicted on the alleged thefts in 2014. All were accused of illegally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needs