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Opinion 93-10
… word "holiday", as used in County Law, §206-a, includes only those public holidays enumerated in section 24 (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10DiNapoli: Syracuse Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $21,000 in Pension Checks Meant for His Deceased Mother
… efforts of all those involved from the Comptroller’s Office, Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office, and the … in Onondaga County Justice Center Centralized Arraignment Court on a charge of grand larceny in the third degree. He is due back in court on Jan. 23rd. The charges filed in this case are merely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-syracuse-man-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-21000-pension-checks-meant-his-deceased-motherDiNapoli: New Yorkers Deserve a Transparent Hiring Process When Artificial Intelligence Is Used To Vet Their Job Applications
… do more to ensure that employers follow the law and gives complaints the attention they rightfully deserve.” Automated … auditors found DCWP’s intake process was ineffective. Complaints submitted through NYC's 311 system were often … New York State Artificial Intelligence Governance (April 2025) New York City Office of Technology and Innovation: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-yorkers-deserve-transparent-hiring-process-when-artificial-intelligence-used-vet-theirDiNapoli: Gaming Revenue Plays Increasing Role In State Budget
… $36 billion in SFY 2012-13, including the amount spent at video lottery terminals (VLT), racetracks and off-track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-gaming-revenue-plays-increasing-role-state-budgetOpinion 91-53
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … duties in their capacities as board members, the board may fix their salaries at an amount greater than other board … Town Law, §27(1) provides that the town board shall fix, from time to time, the salaries of all town officers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53Report on Local Governments FYE 2019
This Report on Local Governments provides a summary analysis of the financial state of the local governments outside of New York City for local fiscal years ending in 2019.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/report-on-local-governments-fye-2019.pdfOpinion 91-61
… such an approved plan. We have been asked whether town and village justice courts must collect the additional one … or village court shall be paid to the State Comptroller, and that "the additional one per centum of such bail moneys … as provided in subdivision three of this section, and shall be used to fund the alternatives to incarceration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61DiNapoli Statement on Special Education Provider Guilty Plea in Federal Court
… on the guilty plea to mail fraud in federal court by Cheon Park, the owner of Bilingual SEIT & Preschool Inc., which stemmed from a referral from DiNapoli’s office. “Cheon Park blatantly enriched himself to the tune of millions of … on the guilty plea to mail fraud in federal court by Cheon Park the owner of Bilingual SEIT Preschool Inc which stemmed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-statement-special-education-provider-guilty-plea-federal-courtState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… janitorial services. $2.1 million with the Salmon River School District for transportation of Native American … Skanska ECCO III HPA JV to improve access to the Hunts Point Interstate in Bronx County. $4.8 million with Concrete … Technologies Corp. for rehabilitation of the Route 394 bridge in Chautauqua County. $3.3 million with J. Anthony …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberNew York Youth Jobs Program
… determine if the Department of Labor (Labor) is ensuring that employers meet New York Youth Jobs Program (Program) eligibility requirements and are certified, and that the youth they hire are eligible for … To determine if the Department of Labor is ensuring that employers meet New York Youth Jobs Program eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/09/new-york-youth-jobs-programOpinion 98-1
… that the contracts authorized by section 99-r include only those by which a municipal corporation provides a … available to all individuals within the county, but rather only to a class of county residents. Accordingly, it is our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1DiNapoli: College Student Loan Debt Doubled in New York Over Last Decade
… for New York residents at a public college was $13,275 versus $20,549 in 2014-15. In 2005-06 it was $32,478 for private colleges versus $48,845 in 2014-15. While individuals’ student loan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-college-student-loan-debt-doubled-new-york-over-last-decadeDiNapoli: South Carolina Woman Arrested for Stealing $147,455 in Pension Payments
… System of her mother’s death until April 2024 and then only confirmed her passing after being confronted with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-south-carolina-woman-arrested-stealing-147455-pension-paymentsDiNapoli Analysis Finds Sharp Decline in Homeless Veterans in New York
… accounted for 53% of homeless veterans in the state, but only 11.1% of the overall veteran population. In New York, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-analysis-finds-sharp-decline-homeless-veterans-new-yorkInflation in the New York City Metropolitan Area
… and 6.1 percent in the New York City Metropolitan Area (NYC metro area) in March 2022 compared to the same month a … now growing at the highest annual rate in 30 years in the NYC metro area. 2 During this high inflationary period, increases in the NYC metro area have been less than those nationally and in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/inflation-new-york-city-metropolitan-areaOpinion 92-57
… water supply to "the new State Prison at Attica" could only be effectuated by means of a contract between the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-57Town of Covington – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-24)
… Determine whether the Town of Covington (Town) Tax Collector remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law). Key Findings The Tax Collector did not remit collections to the Town Supervisor … Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Tax Collector did not remit taxes to the Supervisor at least …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/03/town-covington-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-24-0DiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… taking immediate action when notified that convicted sex offenders have failed to comply with the state’s Sex Offender Registry Act, according to an audit issued … taking immediate action when notified that convicted sex offenders have failed to comply with the states Sex …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringTown of Middlebury – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-25)
… not remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and Wyoming County (County) Treasurer within the timeframes … 35.As a result, funds were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Tax Collector … payments totaling $656,657 in February, $327,001 in March and $92,168 in April. The Board did not audit the Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/10/town-middlebury-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-25DiNapoli: Clerk Pocketed Thousands in Fines
… to protect taxpayers’ money.” Dillon, 36, was charged yesterday with third degree grand larceny, third degree …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-clerk-pocketed-thousands-fines