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State Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Scarpino Announce Arrest in $60K Pension Payments
… appeared in Mount Vernon City Court on Thursday. The case is being prosecuted by the Westchester County District … she is being held accountable for her actions. This case sends a clear message to those who would exploit a … and his team for their outstanding efforts on this case." Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-scarpino-announce-arrest-60k-pension-paymentsDiNapoli 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 over $21,000 from the … 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-caseOpinion 93-1
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY ATTORNEY -- Assistant (entitlement to salary fixed for county attorney in the event of a vacancy) COUNTY CLERK -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1Health and Safety of Children in Foster Care
… them for the care provided to the children. Agency case planners (including case workers) are required to conduct regular contact visits … of July 1, 2014 through August 31, 2016, we reviewed case files for a sample of 48 foster children and their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/09/health-and-safety-children-foster-careComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence Of Former Met Council Chief Financial Officer For Role In Stealing $9m In Kickback Scheme
… larceny and kickback scheme. “The conspirators in this case abused their positions of trust to help steal millions … residents,” Attorney General Schneiderman said. “As this case and others have shown, those who rip off taxpayers will … Rapfogel and Joseph Ross, previously pleaded guilty in the case. The OAG’s recommended sentence took into account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-former-met-council-chief-financial-officerOpinion 92-21
… to receive a fee under this section for each individual case. You have asked if towns and villages are entitled to … and other proceedings: (a) for all services in each case of a misdemeanor or other offenses, including … present procedure, by which a single fee is paid for each case, originated with the enactment of Laws of 1947, chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-21Opinion 96-8
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … of toll collection regulations under section 2985 does not constitute a misdemeanor. However, Public … services in connection with processing a case. Here, we are informed that a town or village justice, in handling a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Town of Edinburg – Justice Court Operations (2014M-226)
… were not accurate. The Justice did not maintain adequate case files. The reconciled bail bank account balance did not … the bail bank account. Maintain adequate documentation of case activity in the case files and court records. Reconcile the bail balance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/11/14/town-edinburg-justice-court-operations-2014m-226DiNapoli, Social Security Administration IG Ennis Announce Guilty Plea of Maryland Man for Stealing Deceased Mother’s Retirement Payments
… Bump concealed his mother’s death and continued collecting her retirement and SSA payments. He stole $28,679 from the … of Jamaica, Queens, who moved to Maryland to live with her son, Bump. In 2019, a concerned neighbor reported to the … seen in over a year. After repeated attempts to contact her, the SSA requested that she appear in person in order to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-social-security-administration-ig-ennis-announce-guilty-plea-maryland-man-stealing-deceasedBenefit Eligibility Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… Fair Hearings. These hearings were unnecessary because the case had either already been resolved to the client’s … satisfaction, or HRA could not proceed due to missing case file support or erroneously prepared documents. We also found that OTDA’s closed-case coding system did not always adequately describe the …
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
… and encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving …
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
… Plans (FASPs) for each foster child that help support case assessment by determining if the needs of the children … instituted a new oversight structure in which day-to-day case management was delegated to the non-profit agencies. … and to give the agencies expanded authority to make case management and other decisions on behalf of families. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenInvestigation of Housing Discrimination Complaints
To determine whether the New York State Division of Human Rights reviewed and addressed housing discrimination complaints timely and in accordance with its policies and procedures and the related laws
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/15/investigation-housing-discrimination-complaintsRegulation for Scheduling, Adjourning and Conduct of Administrative Hearings
… present all evidence and witnesses in support of his/her claim. (c) Rebuttal evidence shall not be permitted. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/regulation-for-hearingsLabor Investigations in New York City
… the claim appears to be valid, it will be registered as a case in the Division’s Worker’s Protection Audit/Management … is used to track details chronicling the history of the case. The Division’s Labor Standards’ Field Investigator’s … investigations, including target completion dates. A case is complete when the investigator concludes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/31/labor-investigations-new-york-cityDiNapoli: L.I.C., Sunnyside and Woodside Are Drivers of Economic Growth in Queens
… that allowed larger buildings on major corridors and near transit but preserved the lower density characteristics … Investment in signals on the 7 train line and station repairs at Queensboro Plaza, Court Square, and Vernon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-lic-sunnyside-and-woodside-are-drivers-economic-growth-queensFormer Treasurer of Putnam Engine & Hose Co. of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Dept. Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $38,000
… today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul E. Davison. This case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Nelson S. … duty to the public and to his fellow firefighters. This case illustrates the need for vigilant oversight of anyone in … the New York State Police for their partnership in this case." U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: "Robert Gerardi …
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
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … that " [i]f, without sufficient excuse, a principal does not appear when required ..., the court must enter such … Fund should refund the bail as requested by the justice. We should treat this as an act by the court, through its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-22DiNapoli: Former Oneida City Chamberlain Arrested for Stealing More Than $78,000 in City Funds
… New York State Comptroller,” Gabor said. “As is always the case, the District Attorney’s Office will aggressively prosecute this case involving an alleged violation of public trust by an … Attorney’s Office for their outstanding work on this case," New York State Police Acting Superintendent Steven A. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-former-oneida-city-chamberlain-arrested-stealing-more-78000-city-fundsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… for the Town of Erin, in a public corruption case involving the theft of more than $65,000 in goods and … Schneiderman and his staff for their diligent work on this case. Together, our Operation Integrity partnership has led … Gorman of the Public Integrity Bureau is prosecuting the case, with support from Deputy Bureau Chief Stacy Aronowitz, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-highway-superintendent-public