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DiNapoli: Fix Delays With Child Support Payments
… districts. In addition to explaining procedures, identify best practices statewide for reducing UDC and initiating the … the escheatment process, to include information on best practices and how to use the available tools. OTDA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-fix-delays-child-support-paymentsOversight of Critical Foster Care Program Requirements
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has effective controls in … certification or approval for the placement of foster children, and to determine whether casework contacts occur as required for these children. Our audit covered the period April 1, 2012 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/21/oversight-critical-foster-care-program-requirementsOpinion 2003-7
… before a town planning board may approve a subdivision plat containing residential units, the subdivision plat must show, when required by the planning board, a park … population growth to which the particular subdivision plat will contribute ( id .). If the planning board makes a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-7Opinion 2007-5
… is subject to referendum requirements. Accordingly, with respect to the county at issue here, a resolution of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5Former Head of Niagara Falls Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds; Son and Daughter-in-Law Also Convicted
… fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Russell T. Ippolito, who is handling the case, stated that between 1997 and July 21, … Stephanie Cowart. The money was to be used for "A Better Me," a project that was to "teach children and youth the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/former-head-niagara-falls-housing-authority-pleads-guilty-stealing-government-funds-son-and-daughterDiNapoli & Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former MET Council Insurance Broker
… Auditor Edward J. Keegan, Associate Auditor Matthew Croghan, Supervising Analyst Paul Strocko of the Criminal … file a complaint online at [email protected].ny.us; or mail a complaint to: Office of the State … Investigations Unit, 110 State Street, 14th floor, Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-insurance-brokerDiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… for addiction, were formerly incarcerated, were victims of domestic violence, were chronically homeless, or left the foster care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellBorrowing Against Your Contributions – State Police Plan
… to repay the loan and interest within five years. Loans are repaid through payroll deductions. You may borrow … period. Prior to retirement, and 30 days after issuance, loans are fully insured in case you die before repaying them. … loan balances must be at least 2 percent of your earnings. Loans are repaid through payroll deductions. You may borrow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/borrowing-against-your-contributions-0Former Treasurer of Patterson Volunteer Fire Department Pleads Guilty To Fraud and Tax Charges Arising From His Embezzlement of More Than $1.1 Million
… by writing checks to the two businesses he owned, 211 Medical, P.C. (“211 Medical”) and N.A.S. Management Co., Inc. (“N.A.S.”). MELIN … expenses of 211 Medical and N.A.S. to the PFD’s debit card. MELIN embezzled more than $1.1 million by writing more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/former-treasurer-patterson-volunteer-fire-department-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-tax-charges-arising-hisDiNapoli: Audits Find $70 Million in Dubious Claims, Persistent Medicaid Billing System Failures
… reimbursed providers for excessive services, including 41 dental exams for one patient over three years and identified … intended to more accurately compensate providers for medical procedures. DiNapoli’s auditors determined that the … million in duplicate claims to 2,244 doctors and other medical professionals who separately billed the state for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-audits-find-70-million-dubious-claims-persistent-medicaid-billing-system-failuresOpinion 88-23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … OF INTEREST -- Construction Contracts (village trustee an employee, officer and stockholder of construction company) … 2(a); VILLAGE LAW, §5-524(2): A village trustee who is an officer, employee and stockholder of a construction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-23Opinion 2003-5
… the opinion. PAID FIREFIGHTERS -- Death Benefits (line-of-duty presumption) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Death … Law. 3 This inference is supported by memoranda in the bill jackets for chapter 49 of the Laws of 1997, which added … statute to retirement matters were dropped in a subsequent amendment, the Court held that the amendment was not intended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Opinion 95-24
… the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and Duties (deposit of State aid for education in mandatory reserve fund) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Mandatory Reserve Funds (criteria … SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (use of State aid); Reserve Fund (deposit of State aid in mandatory reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Opinion 98-4
… established in a county, the duties of the tax levying body provided for in Real Property Tax Law, §554 in … officer is the official to whom the county tax levying body may delegate authority to perform duties in connection … on tax rolls. Subdivision 9 authorizes a tax levying body to delegate, by resolution, to "an official who is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4Opinion 95-10
… (to maintain cemetery) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Around" (meaning of for purposes of Town Law, §291) TOWN LAW, §291: … describes three classes of cemeteries and burial grounds. A town has a duty to erect a fence encircling a cemetery or burial … to the provisions of section 291 the town must erect a fence entirely around the cemetery or may merely erect a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10State Comptroller DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney Hoovler Announce Guilty Plea in Bethel Tax Collector Pension Fraud Case
… the Town of Bethel for filing with the State Comptroller. Records of Activity are documents in which certain appointed or elected officials … for retirement benefits. An investigation of Gabriel’s Records of Activity conducted by the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-orange-county-district-attorney-hoovler-announce-guilty-plea-bethelXII.6.U Payments Pursuant to Awards and Non-Judicial Settlement Agreements – XII. Expenditures
… a legal dispute: after a proceeding has been begun in front of an administrative agency authorized to direct such a … withheld. Back pay awards are reported on IRS Form W-2. Front pay awards are also processed through the Bureau of … awards, and are also reported on IRS Form W-2. Generally, front pay awards will be paid only where front pay is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6u-payments-pursuant-awards-and-non-judicial-settlement-agreementsState Comptroller DiNapoli: Former Corrections Officer Used Fake Pay Stubs to Seek $237,000 Mortgage Loan
… his wife were arrested Friday for allegedly giving false pay stubs to "boost" their family income to qualify for … of Ravena, are accused of providing doctored prior DOCCS pay stubs to mislead two banks that Justin Marvelli was still … "This couple thought they could use a forged state pay stub to trick two banks into giving them a mortgage," …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-former-corrections-officer-used-fake-pay-stubs-seek-237000-mortgage-loanState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … office completed audits of the Village of Afton , Town of Brunswick , Erie County Water Authority , Village of Franklin … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 145,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Dept Treasurer Sentenced For Gambling-Related Theft of $46,000
… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-dept-treasurer-sentenced-gambling-related-theft-46000