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Public Safety – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… of Crimes and Crime Rates Leveled Off in 2021 According to preliminary data, the number of crimes in seven major … dropped by 504 reported incidents (less than 1 percent) to 343,357 in 2021. There are seven major categories of … Property crimes include: Burglary (down 16.6 percent to its 2019 number following the same percentage jump in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-safetyTreasurer of Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Charged With Embezzling More Than $5.7 Million and Failing To Report The Income To The IRS
… State Comptroller, Shantelle P. Kitchen, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal … (“IRS-CI”), Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal … repaid the trust his fellow volunteer firefighters placed in him by allegedly stealing $5.7 million of their money over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/treasurer-mahopac-volunteer-fire-department-charged-embezzling-more-57-million-and-failing-reportComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Criminal Conviction and False Claims Act Settlement with Bottini Fuel for Diverting Customers' Credit Balances for Their Own Benefit
… substantial indications of knowingly fraudulent conduct on the part of the company and its principals. Thereafter, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-criminal-conviction-and-false-claims-actDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $21.3 Million in Suspicious 2016 Tax Refunds
… or fraudulent personal income tax refunds from being paid so far in 2017. DiNapoli's office paid out 4.6 … said. "We'll stay one step ahead of the schemes used by tax cheats, and look to ensure only legitimate refunds are … or fraudulent personal income tax refunds from being paid so far in 2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-213-million-suspicious-2016-tax-refundsControls Over Selected Expenditures
… report the crime within one week; file a claim within one year of the crime; and cooperate with police, the district … the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. During the State fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, OVS awarded 223 grants totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/04/controls-over-selected-expendituresMonitoring and Administration of Public Protection Grant Programs
… Objective To determine whether the Division of Criminal Justice Services (Division) is adequately … providing resources and services that improve the quality of the criminal justice system. To that end, the Division … in the 17 counties that account for about 85 percent of violent crime – such as aggravated assault, forcible rape, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/24/monitoring-and-administration-public-protection-grant-programsState Audits Issued in the Last 60 Days
… View state audits issued in the last 60 days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/new-releasesDiNapoli: Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Brazen Public Theft
… Metz, 55, pleaded guilty today in Wyoming County Court to grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, … report here: http://osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/towns/2014/bennington.pdf Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to fighting public corruption and fraud and encourages the public to help fight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-brazen-public-theftDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $24.2 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… to be paid this month. The Comptroller's auditors work with the state's Department of Taxation and Finance to stop … to unscrupulous tax preparers filing false returns. Other popular scams uncovered by DiNapoli's office include the use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-242-million-suspicious-tax-refundsFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Warren County District Attorney Jason … degree, related to his diversion of federal and state grant funds meant to improve the area surrounding Lake … meant to help his community,” said State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Thanks to my partnership with District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateDiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Arrested for Scheme to Defraud the New York State Health Insurance Plan
… will be held accountable.” Gina Bradshaw, 50, of Maybrook, NY, worked as an office manager for multiple doctors in … to the employee from NYSHIP. The employee must then pay the provider out of pocket either with their own funds or … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-arrested-scheme-defraud-new-york-state-health-insurance-plan2024 Year in Review: Fiscal Responsibility, Stewardship and Transparency
… 2024 Year In Review FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY STEWARDSHIP … of the Office of the New York State Comptroller in 2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/2024-year-in-reviewState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… been issued. State Education Department (SED): Volunteers of America – Greater New York Inc.: Compliance With the … not work in VOA-GNY's SED preschool programs. Department of Health (DOH): Medicaid Program: Improper Medicaid Payments … Medicaid payments were made for free vaccines and payments of the fee to administer the vaccines were not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Village of Hamburg - Recreation Department Cash Receipts - Cash Shortage (2018M-104)
… official misconduct in October 2018 and was sentenced in March 2019. As part of her sentence, she repaid the Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/05/10/village-hamburg-recreation-department-cash-receipts-cash-shortage-2018m-104Performance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… Purpose To determine whether firms that were issued a Certificate of Tax Credit met the eligibility requirements … firms in targeted industries. To receive the credits, over a 10-year period, the firms must create and maintain specific … We note, however, that ESD’s internal auditors reported similar findings more than three years ago, at which time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-programDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Arrest in $87K Contractor Theft
… General Eric Schneiderman today announced the arrest of Department of Health (DOH) contractor George Dunkel for … other expenses. DiNapoli also announced he is rejecting a $133,860 extension of a related contract due to the … or the Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-996-4630. For a copy of the audit, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-arrest-87k-contractor-theftDiNapoli Statement on Guilty Plea in Federal Court of Cancer Care Provider
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today issued a statement on the guilty plea in U.S. District Court by Joseph L. Junkovic related to a scheme to … for cancer screening support to fund his opulent lifestyle of globe-trotting and gambling. This plea sends a strong …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-statement-guilty-plea-federal-court-cancer-care-providerComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce the Arrest and Indictment of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… pay the personal legal expenses of the Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas and a public relations firm. “Mr. Porcari … law firms for the personal defense of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas in criminal proceedings, as well as a public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-arrest-and-indictment-mount-vernonComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… egregious," State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. "I thank Westchester District Attorney Scarpino and the … was able to shed light on this misuse of public funds." "I want to thank Westchester District Attorney Anthony … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Council Member Ruben Wills on Charges He Filed False Disclosures
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the indictment of New York City Council Member Ruben Wills for allegedly … filing false documents with the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board. The case is the latest joint investigation under the Operation Integrity partnership of the Attorney General and Comptroller which has resulted in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-council-member-ruben-wills-charges-he