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Benefit Eligibility Assessment Process
… process is in compliance with applicable policies and procedures, and whether the Office of Temporary and Disability … ineligible, denying, reducing or terminating the Client's benefits. As a last resort, Clients deemed to be ineligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/28/benefit-eligibility-assessment-processDiNapoli: Former Alexandria Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Theft
… District Attorney’s office and the State Police for their hard work on this case.” “The Jefferson County District … and the Office of the State Comptroller for all of their hard work on this case to ensure that justice was served and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-former-alexandria-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftBest Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
There are several steps entities can take to improve their ability to quickly restore electronic data
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practices-0Erie County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-11)
… a maximum of $100 payment each year their probationer’s case was active. Key Recommendations Establish adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/erie-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-11X.7.B Local Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES A Business Unit should use Local Customers to bill and track receivables and receipts … the Department of Agriculture and Markets should set up as Local Customers those vendors who pay a fee to have a booth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7b-local-customersFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… degree, related to his diversion of federal and state grant funds meant to improve the area surrounding Lake … trial showed that Decker pocketed over $100,000 in state grant funds meant to reimburse subcontractors whom he never … 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/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Arizona Man For Theft of Over $100,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… pension funds that were intended for retirees, it harms all New Yorkers who count on their pension for a secure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-arizona-man-theft-over-100000-nys-pensionFormer Treasurer of Patterson Volunteer Fire Department Pleads Guilty To Fraud and Tax Charges Arising From His Embezzlement of More Than $1.1 Million
… York (“PFD”), pled guilty today to wire fraud and false subscription to tax returns before Magistrate Judge Judith C. … Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentence will be determined by the court. In … PFD New York pled guilty today to wire fraud and false subscription to tax returns before Magistrate Judge Judith C …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/former-treasurer-patterson-volunteer-fire-department-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-tax-charges-arising-hisDiNapoli: NYC Has Recovered Nearly All Private Sector Jobs Unevenly Across Sectors
… transportation and warehousing and office sectors, but retail, restaurants, construction and tourism continue to lag … and recreation, construction, office, restaurants, retail, securities, tourism and transportation and … of jobs compared to 22% in the rest of the private sector. Retail Retailers have only regained 87.4% of jobs in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-has-recovered-nearly-all-private-sector-jobs-unevenly-across-sectorsOpinion 2004-1
… aid and oxygen equipment ." [emphasis added]). In 1957, a new subdivision two was added to section 209-b by chapter 849 … 1969, the Legislature amended section 209-b(1) by adding a new paragraph (b) to authorize municipalities and fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1Wall Street Profits Up in 2016
… Securities industry profitability rose sharply in 2016, increasing by 21 percent, while the average bonus … line on compensation. The jump in profitability is good news since the industry generates a significant amount of tax … securities industry profits would reach $21 billion, business tax collections could be lower than anticipated. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/wall-street-profits-2016DiNapoli: Chatham Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Pension Double-Dipping and Defrauding Village
… Chatham Chief of Police Peter Volkmann following a joint investigation. As a result of his conviction, Volkmann is … together with (New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation) NYSP BCI Livingston, has been responsible for … of the statutory limit by funneling the earnings through a private business, PF Volkmann & Associates. He also plead to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-chatham-police-chief-pleads-guilty-pension-double-dipping-and-defrauding-villageOpinion 2001-8
… TOWN LAW §§170, 171, 176(27), 181, 185: (1) Pursuant to the procedural requirements of article 11 of the Town Law, … district. (2) There is no authority for a fire district to establish a scale of tax rates so that owners of multiple … within the town and instead establish a fire district to serve the same area previously served by the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8DiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea in $110,000 Health Contract Theft
… guilty plea of former Department of Health (DOH) contract employee George Dunkel for padding his bills and stealing … guilty plea of former Department of Health DOH contract employee George Dunkel for padding his bills and stealing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-110000-health-contract-theftState Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Indictment of Former NYU Director of Finance for $3.5M Fraud
… an approximately $3.5 million 6-year fraud relating to two New York University (“NYU”) programs. TAPPE used her … Equity and Transformation of Schools (the “Metro Center”) to divert approximately $3.5 million intended for minority … women owned businesses. She ultimately routed $3.3 million to bank accounts held by two shell companies TAPPE created, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-indictment-former-nyu-director-finance-35mAdministration of the Contract With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health
… account that primarily benefited three PCMH executives; a deferred compensation plan reserved solely for PCMH’s Chief Executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/administration-contract-postgraduate-center-mental-healthDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison and Ordered to Pay $459K in Full Restitution for Stealing NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… A 50-year-old Georgia woman, Sandra Smith, was sentenced to over a year in federal prison and ordered to pay full restitution after admitting she stole $459,050 in … but died on Sept. 14, 2006. Minnie Smith’s family did not notify the New York state retirement system or the Social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-georgia-woman-sentenced-over-year-prison-and-ordered-pay-459k-full-restitution-stealing-nysDiNapoli: Westchester Sisters Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Mother's Pension
… Attorney Rocah’s office for aggressively pursuing this case.” “Our office is committed to pursuing wrongdoing in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-westchester-sisters-sentenced-stealing-deceased-mothers-pensionAutomatic Orders – Divorce and Your Benefits
… Orders issued pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 236(B)(2) are binding on the parties to the matrimonial action. Automatic Orders are … Orders place no restrictions or limitations on NYSLRS and cannot be used to restrain NYSLRS and its personnel from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/automatic-ordersComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by New Jersey Man Resolving Allegations of Theft of Over $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… New Jersey, to the crime of Attempted Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class D felony, in Albany County … penalty of 2 and 1/3 to 7 years in prison. Fitzpatrick was originally charged for the alleged theft of $78,000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-new-jersey-man-resolving-allegations-theft