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Opinion 96-8
… FEES -- Justice Courts (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-l[1][a] for handling violations of … by photo-monitoring); (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-l[1][a] for handling cases which … -- Justice Court Fund (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-l[1][a] for handling violations of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8DiNapoli, Social Security Administration IG Ennis Announce Guilty Plea of Maryland Man for Stealing Deceased Mother’s Retirement Payments
… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-social-security-administration-ig-ennis-announce-guilty-plea-maryland-man-stealing-deceasedDiNapoli Announces Guilty Plea in Town of Crawford Embezzlement Case
… County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown, to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Tampering with Public Records in the First Degree, in connection with the embezzlement of … Jolene Roy pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Tampering with Public Records in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-announces-guilty-plea-town-crawford-embezzlement-caseBenefit Eligibility Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … applicable policies and procedures, and whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s (OTDA) Fair Hearing … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/benefit-eligibility-assessment-process-followDiNapoli: Former Citizens Hose Fire Company Treasurer Arrested for Stealing More Than $100,000
… company was arrested for allegedly stealing over $100,000 from the company over a four-year period, State Comptroller … County District Attorney James Ritts, and Ontario County Sheriff David Cirencione announced today. The defendant, Jill … to provide a most valuable service, the larceny of funds from the departments must be investigated and prosecuted," …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-former-citizens-hose-fire-company-treasurer-arrested-stealing-more-100000State Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… New York City's Administration for Children's Services (ACS) should improve … to protect those children, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Children in … are supposed to be documented as progress notes in CONNECTIONS – a statewide computer system for recording child …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenInvestigation of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… housing discrimination complaints timely and in accordance with its policies and procedures and the related laws. Our … if the basis for a housing discrimination complaint filed with DHR is a class covered under both State and federal laws, DHR “dual files” the case with HUD. DHR receives reimbursement from HUD for processing, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/15/investigation-housing-discrimination-complaintsRegulation for Scheduling, Adjourning and Conduct of Administrative Hearings
… the proper disposition of the application; and Whereas, In recent years there has been a significant increase in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/regulation-for-hearingsPandemic and Recovery: Local Government Finances and Federal Assistance - Lessons from the Mid-Hudson Region
The case studies described in this report provide insight into some of the fiscal challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic presented to individual local governments in 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/pandemic-and-recovery-lessons-from-the-mid-hudson-region.pdfLabor Investigations in New York City
… increased in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fiscal year 2021, for example, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage … 56 cases (64%), including 36 cases that took more than a year to complete or are still in Active Investigation. … investigations were not completed in the targeted 1-year time frame for 80% of such cases. Other oversight and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/31/labor-investigations-new-york-cityFormer Treasurer of Putnam Engine & Hose Co. of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Dept. Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $38,000
… the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and George P. … Robert Gerardi pleads guilty for embezzlement of more than $38000 from Putnam Engine and Hose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-treasurer-putnam-engine-hose-co-port-chester-volunteer-fire-dept-pleads-guilty-embezzling-moreOpinion 93-22
… to a clerical error when the defendant, in fact, did not miss a court date. You state that a village justice in his … forfeiture was in error because the "defendant ... did not miss a Court date." He attributed the error to "a computer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-22DiNapoli: Former Oneida City Chamberlain Arrested for Stealing More Than $78,000 in City Funds
… and the New York State Police today announced the arrest of former Oneida City Chamberlain Nancy Andrews for allegedly … stealing more than $78,000 from the city over the course of 14 years. “For over a decade, Andrews allegedly betrayed her office and the trust of her community to fund her social life and gamble with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-former-oneida-city-chamberlain-arrested-stealing-more-78000-city-fundsOpinion 93-30
… Duties (liability for the cost of transportation to county jail) COUNTY SHERIFF -- Powers and Duties (transportation of … Duties (liability for the cost of transportation to county jail) CORRECTION LAW, §500-c; COUNTY LAW, §657-a: If, after … sheriff, a village transports the individual to the county jail because the sheriff is unable to do so, the cost of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… June 17th, he faces no less than one year behind bars and up to 1 ½ to 4 ½ years in state prison. Cohen, who served as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackDiNapoli Audit Finds Lapses in Treatment Under Kendra's Law
… The state’s Office of Mental Health (OMH) needs to do a better job of overseeing … “Kendra’s Law was enacted to ensure that those with severe mental illness get treatment to prevent them harming … of Kendra’s Law at a time when we’re facing a serious mental health crisis.” Kendra’s Law was enacted in 1999 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-lapses-treatment-under-kendras-lawDiNapoli: NYC Department for the Aging Faces Challenges Meeting Growing Home Care Needs
… New York City’s Department for the Aging (DFTA) provides home care and case management services to support older New Yorkers in maintaining their independence and … by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City’s older population is growing, and demand for home care and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-nyc-department-aging-faces-challenges-meeting-growing-home-care-needsDiNapoli: Former Essex County Fair Treasurer and Willsboro Town Clerk Ordered To Pay Full Restitution for Theft of Nearly $90,000
… James announced that Bridget Brown, the former treasurer of the Essex County Agricultural Society and former Willsboro … five years probation and ordered to pay full restitution of nearly $90,000 after her conviction by guilty plea of grand larceny in the second degree and grand larceny in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-former-essex-county-fair-treasurer-and-willsboro-town-clerk-ordered-pay-full-restitutionComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the … case involving the theft of more than $65,000 in goods and services from the town. Burlew today entered a guilty … Burlew will be sentenced to six months of incarceration and a period of five years of probation. Burlew will also pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-highway-superintendent-publicFormer West Carthage Treasurer Charged With Stealing Thousands of Dollars From the Village
… The former Deputy Clerk-Treasurer of the Village of West Carthage, Kaytlin Ennis, was arraigned yesterday afternoon for allegedly stealing over $3,000 from … in conducting this arrest.” Ennis began working for West Carthage in October 2018 as Deputy Clerk-Treasurer and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/former-west-carthage-treasurer-charged-stealing-thousands-dollars-village