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DiNapoli: Two Capital Region Residents Indicted for $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… and inflated reimbursements for transportation services, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-two-capital-region-residents-indicted-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeDiNapoli and Oneida DA McNamara Announce Arrests of Utica School Superintendent and Former Utica Mayor for Theft of Public Funds
… including stamps, envelopes, and other supplies to send election mailers in support of school board candidates that … report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-and-oneida-da-mcnamara-announce-arrests-utica-school-superintendent-and-former-utica-mayorDiNapoli: Former Chatham Rescue Squad Business Manager Charged With Stealing Over $17k From Squad
… meant to protect her community,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my ongoing partnership with District Attorney Czajka and the … paying herself an additional $6,481. Thorne had a personal credit card she used for rescue squad purchases. Rather than use the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-former-chatham-rescue-squad-business-manager-charged-stealing-over-17k-squadDiNapoli: Retired Westchester County Police Officer Indicted for Forging State Records to Illegally Double-Dip From State Pension Fund
… announced the indictment of former Ulster County BOCES criminal justice instructor Anthony Sciacca, a retired … was hired as an instructor at Ulster County BOCES teaching criminal justice and earning a salary of over $70,000. As a … BOCES employment. Sciacca was arraigned in Ulster County Criminal Court before Judge Bryan E. Rounds on Feb. 6, 2023, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-retired-westchester-county-police-officer-indicted-forging-state-records-illegally-doubleDiNapoli: Daughter Allegedly Stole Over $240K in Deceased Father's NYS Pension Payments
… state pension payments made to her deceased father over a 4 ½-year period. “The defendant took advantage of her … with his daughter, Alayne Bertolino, now a resident of Georgia. All pension payments were to cease upon his death. … taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-daughter-allegedly-stole-over-240k-deceased-fathers-nys-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Town of Altona Official Misused $23,500
… funds, according to an audit and investigation released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “This … funds according to an audit and investigation released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-town-altona-official-misused-23500DiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… including with the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation. In pleading guilty, O’Hara admitted that between … from a Prattsville-based modular home business, Moore’s Homes, purporting to reflect construction work performed on … automotive garage, O’Hara’s Service Station, which Moore’s Homes did not perform. O’Hara issued checks to Moore’s Homes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsDiNapoli: Chatham Police Chief Sentenced for Pension Double-Dipping
… many suffering from addiction. With his conviction before Judge Koweek, those funds were returned in full to the … to ensure that justice was served.” Columbia Court Judge Richard Koweek also sentenced Volkmann to two years of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-chatham-police-chief-sentenced-pension-double-dippingFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… announced today that David Decker, former director of the Lake George Watershed Coalition, was sentenced today in … state grant funds meant to improve the area surrounding Lake George. The jury convicted Decker after hearing evidence … well as a for-profit basketball league for children. The Lake George Watershed Coalition is a consortium of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateDiNapoli: Son Left Father’s Body in Morgue to Steal His Pension and Social Security Payments
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the pending sentencing of a Queens man for concealing his father’s death so he could continue to unlawfully collect pension payments of $7,542 and social security payments of $17,790 which were … electronically deposited into a checking account in the name of his father. Christopher Bunn, 49, is scheduled for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-son-left-fathers-body-morgue-steal-his-pension-and-social-security-paymentsDiNapoli: Albany Man Who Victimized Elderly NYS Pensioner Sentenced to State Prison
… Devin Zielinski was sentenced to serve two to six years in state prison for stealing $230,000 in pension and social security benefits from an elderly victim. Zielinski was also ordered to pay $115,000 in restitution. Zielinski’s partner in the scheme, Amber …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-albany-man-who-victimized-elderly-nys-pensioner-sentenced-state-prisonComptroller DiNapoli and D.A. Kindlon: Siblings Plead Guilty to Stealing State Rent-Relief Funds
… District Attorney’s Office. Mahtani and Melwani bought a condo in Brooklyn for $1.6 million in 2018. In February 2021, … falsely claiming that Melwani was Mahtani’s tenant in the condo and that he owed his sister back rent for a period of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-da-kindlon-siblings-plead-guilty-stealing-state-rent-relief-fundsFinancial Condition and Outlook
… determine the financial condition of the State University Hospital of Brooklyn (Hospital). Background The State University of New York Health … Studies, School of Public Health, and the University Hospital of Brooklyn (Hospital). Downstate employs about … determine the financial condition of the State University Hospital of Brooklyn Hospital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/17/financial-condition-and-outlookNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and New York City Retirement Systems and Pension Funds Announce Appointment as Lead Plaintiffs in Wynn Resorts Shareholder Lawsuit
… have been appointed co-lead plaintiffs in a derivative lawsuit filed against certain officers and directors of Wynn … have been appointed colead plaintiffs in a derivative lawsuit filed against certain officers and directors of Wynn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-new-york-city-retirement-systems-and-pension-funds-announceDiNapoli: FirstEnergy Corp. Agrees to Disclose Its Political Spending
… withdrew its shareholder resolution with the Ohio-based electric utility. “Many publicly traded companies use … spent,” DiNapoli said. “This is a positive step for a company that has run into significant troubles with its … benefits of political donations outweigh the risks.” The company agreed to the Fund’s request to post semi-annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-firstenergy-corp-agrees-disclose-its-political-spendingDiNapoli: Office of Children and Family Services Can Improve Efforts to Investigate Child Fatalities
… An audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found … An audit released today by Comptroller DiNapoli found the states Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-office-children-and-family-services-can-improve-efforts-investigate-child-fatalitiesDiNapoli: $90,000 in Full Restitution Paid for Rental Assistance Theft
… office and the State Police. Mahtani and Melwani bought a condo in Brooklyn for $1.6 million in 2018. In February 2021, … falsely claiming that Melwani was Mahtani’s tenant in the condo and that he owed his sister back rent for a period of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-90000-full-restitution-paid-rental-assistance-theftOpinion 89-34
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway superintendent) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- … laborers and the participation in such acts by the deputy highway superintendent. Following such inquiry, where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Federal Impact on Higher Education – Federal Funding and New York
… upcoming budget appropriations for federal fiscal year 2026 and Executive action put at risk the competitiveness … of regulations on borrower defense and closed school loan discharge became effective immediately, 6 most … Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 168 $121,706 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 170 $117,483 Touro C. and U. System 176 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-impact-higher-educationFormer Treasurer of Putnam Engine & Hose Co. of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Dept. Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $38,000
… Co. No. 2 ("Putnam Engine and Hose"), a unit of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Department, for embezzlement of more … been stolen from the bank accounts. Gerardi, 62, of Port Chester, New York, pled guilty to one count of theft …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-treasurer-putnam-engine-hose-co-port-chester-volunteer-fire-dept-pleads-guilty-embezzling-more