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Collection and Use of the Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Fee
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Financial Services … and distributed Fee revenue. However, the Department could better ensure that all Fees are remitted by the insurance … companies. Division employees visit grantees to monitor how they are using funds, but do not review documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/12/collection-and-use-motor-vehicle-law-enforcement-feeMotor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts Statement of Assessable Expenses for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2011
… Purpose To express an opinion on the fair presentation of the Report … adequate insurance coverage, or are financially secure to compensate those persons they might injure, or whose property they might damage, as a result of an accident, before they obtain a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/25/motor-vehicle-financial-security-and-safety-responsibility-acts-statement-assessableDiNapoli: Tax Collections Down $1.3 Billion in First Half of Fiscal Year
… state fiscal year (SFY) fell $1.3 billion (3.5 percent) to $36.9 billion from the same period a year ago as personal … largest source of revenue, lagged expectations, according to a mid-year report on revenue and monetary settlements … exceeded initial and updated projections. The decline is due largely to corporate tax reforms made in 2015, decreased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-tax-collections-down-13-billion-first-half-fiscal-yearNew York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… efficient operation of the corrections system in New York State is critically important to protecting public safety, … As shown in Figure 1, the State prison population declined by half from March 2008 to March 2021, while the number of … – representing increases from 2008 to 2017, offset in part by fairly sharp decreases from 2018 to 2021 – likely reflects …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-york-states-aging-prison-population-share-older-adults-keeps-risingOpinion 90-1
… of moneys to public entities) LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authorizing gift of to another municipal corporation) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (use of commercial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1Opinion 2005-6
Whether a town may donate monies to sponsor a symposium on violence by teens in the community to be conducted and hosted by a parochial school
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-6Opinion 91-36
… facility constructed or improved with park trust funds should be in or sufficiently near the developments … is available to the municipality holding the trust funds for recreational development in the geographic area of … the investment of the municipality holding the trust funds in the event that its license to use the property is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-36Opinion 88-67
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services (law partner of village mayor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67Opinion 93-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … of the particular personnel to be present on that day is, in the first instance, to be made at local level, subject … the Friday immediately following Thanksgiving and, if so, what particular support staff is required to report to work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10Focus on Identity Theft
… heard about someone whose personal information was stolen to file false unemployment claims or credit card applications or to gain access to bank or social media accounts. The consequences of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/focus-identity-theftNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (April 16, 2021)
… Protection Program (PPP) is a loan program administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) first authorized by Congress in March 2020 to respond to the economic … February 28, 2021. Breakdown of PPP Loans in New York State Number and Value of PPP Loans Approved in New York by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-april-16-2021Compliance With Navigation Law (2019-S-59)
To determine if the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is adequately monitoring and enforcing requirements to ensure boaters’ safety and quality of life on State waters.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s59-response.pdfDiNapoli: NYC Pre-K Special Education Provider Claimed Nearly $3 Million In Ineligible Expenses
… A Brooklyn preschool special education provider, Yeled v’Yalda Early Childhood … for reimbursement, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Schools for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-nyc-pre-k-special-education-provider-claimed-nearly-3-million-ineligible-expensesDiNapoli: New York's March 31 Cash Standing Above Projections, but Faces Significant Shortfall in Weeks
… According to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York closed out the … 2019-20 Year-end Cash Report Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-new-yorks-march-31-cash-standing-above-projections-faces-significant-shortfall-weeksOpinion 88-50
… in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old, 250,000 gallon water storage tank. You state the work, … improvement' rather than a 'repair' is often whether old, worn materials are completely replaced with new materials". We then concluded that the replacement of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 98-1
… LAW, §§99-r, 103; SOCIAL SERVICE LAW, §365-a: Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-r, a county, by direct … services, which the county provides pursuant to the Social Services Law and regulations, for Medicaid clients. This is in reply to your letter concerning a proposal in connection with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1DiNapoli: Livingston County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $25,000 in Her Deceased Mother's State Pension Payments
… system and line her own pockets,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to District Attorney Williams and the New York State … gain is beyond reprehensible and unacceptable. Thank you to our partners at the State Comptroller’s Office and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-livingston-county-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-25000-her-deceased-mothers-state-pensionDiNapoli: State Needs to Ensure Timely Execution of Contracts with Not-For-Profits
… approvals prompted interest payments, mandated under the Prompt Contracting Law, that cost the state $195,663 last … remains as serious a problem for NFPs today as when the Prompt Contracting Law was enacted in 1991. Over that time, … services on behalf of government, and the continued late payment on State contracts hinders service to communities and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-needs-ensure-timely-execution-contracts-not-profitsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest and Indictment of Defendant Accused of Theft of Over $50,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… Court. Cizik is alleged to have stolen over $50,000 in pension benefits from the New York State and Local Employees … and passed away in 1988. “Those who defraud our state pension system are stealing from every individual who is … Attorney General Schneiderman. “There has to be one set of rules for everyone, and we will hold people accountable when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-and-indictment-defendant-accused-theft-overFederal Funding and New York – Federal Funding and New York
… and how it supports services in the State of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny