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DiNapoli and Montgomery County DA Pearson: Former Executive Director of the Fulton-Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Arrested for Embezzling Over $440K
… Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced the arrest of MaryBeth Shults, the former Executive Director of the Fulton-Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, for allegedly stealing $440,351 from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-and-montgomery-county-da-pearson-former-executive-director-fulton-montgomery-county-chamberMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… Despite waiting lists for Mitchell Lama apartments being very long and turnover very slow, some … six lotteries for applicants to get on waiting lists for apartments in 2013, 2016 and 2017, collecting over $200,000 … in fees from 1,002 applicants. They awarded just 23 apartments. Another 29 people on the waiting lists asked to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Department of … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Audit: Growing Number of Youth in Juvenile Justice Centers at Risk Due to Staff Shortages
… around New York state are potentially putting youth at risk, according to an audit from New York State … to properly assess the physical and mental health of youth at intake as physical altercations, illegal drug use, and … services to lower the risk they reoffend. The audit looked at six facilities and found that OCFS did not do enough to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-audit-growing-number-youth-juvenile-justice-centers-risk-due-staff-shortagesDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) can take steps to improve its efforts to ensure survivors of human trafficking receive the services and assistance … New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Survivors of human trafficking face physical, emotional and financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingAnnual Financial Report
… and Supplementary Information Notice to CFOs [pdf] The videos listed below contain tutorials on how to navigate and … of negative values in the financial statements will be very limited. In most cases, issues resulting in a negative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-reportThe Concerning Growth of Hate Crime in New York State
… hate crimes over the last five years, with the number of incidents increasing by 12.7 percent in 2023 alone. As the number of hate crimes has grown, these crimes are increasingly … Male New Yorkers. Recent efforts recognize the severity of this issue, but more must be done to prevent the prejudice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/concerning-growth-hate-crime-new-york-stateControls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit … (Report 2022-S-8 ). About the Program The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) provides … To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/05/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individuals-followDiNapoli: Youth in NYC Face Double Digit Unemployment Rate
… ages of 16-24 continued to face a high 13.2% unemployment rate in 2024, which was 3.6 points higher than in 2019 and … improvement in 2023, the city’s youth unemployment rate was higher than the national rate. Black, Hispanic, and Asian youth, especially males, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-youth-nyc-face-double-digit-unemployment-rateDespite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists
… a wage gap of more than $10,435 based on median earnings for men and women who worked full-time, as reported by the … state-level data published by the U.S. Census Bureau are for 2019. 2 In that year, median earnings for men in New York working full-time, year-round, were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/despite-progress-pay-gap-women-persistsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Department of Health (DOH): Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients Diagnosed With Severe Malnutrition (Follow-Up) … calculated and allowable. These steps include performing desk reviews that incorporate computer-assisted auditing … each route per direction. Therefore, the majority of the service provided is not captured in the wait calculation. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Corporate America Must Show Progress on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
… for failing to ensure DEI throughout all levels of their companies. “Corporate America must foster and … inequities, they put themselves and their shareholder value at risk. We’re seeing more and more companies do the … mitigate investment risks, and improve shareholder value. When filing a shareholder proposal, the Fund seeks a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-corporate-america-must-show-progress-diversity-equity-inclusionOpinion 88-39
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … action is still pending in the town court, is the property of the town. You ask whether a county, a town in the county, … within the town is entitled to receive distribution of cash bail forfeited in a town court in connection with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Criminal History Background Checks of Unlicensed Health Care Employees
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health (Department) effectively oversees and monitors … in direct care positions. Our audit covered the period of April 1, 2014 through March 3, 2017. Background The … for conducting criminal history background checks of unlicensed persons in Nursing Homes, ACFs, and HHCs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/08/criminal-history-background-checks-unlicensed-health-care-employeesHomer Central School District - Criminal History Background Checks (2019M-76)
… ensure the safety of their students by performing proper criminal history background checks. Key Finding Officials did not perform fingerprint-supported criminal history background checks on nine out of 157 … files to ensure that they have gone through proper criminal history background checks. District officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/homer-central-school-district-criminal-history-background-checks-2019m-76Opinion 88-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. FEES -- Refund (refund by county treasurer of 2% cash bail fee) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties … is required to refund the fee prescribed in section 99m of the General Municipal Law where the defendant in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31Comptroller 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
… Taxpayer Protection Bureau. The Taxpayer Protection Bureau is overseen by Bureau Chief Thomas Teige Carroll and Deputy Chief Scott Spiegelman. … part of the Division of Economic Justice, which is led by Executive Deputy Attorney General Manisha M. Sheth. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-criminal-conviction-and-false-claims-actState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… audits and examinations have been issued. Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS): Oversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision … Treatment (SIST) parole officers to have a minimum number of monthly contacts with paroled offenders. An initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 2000-1
… officers. You state that three members of the village's police force testified before a grand jury under a waiver … officers. You also state that during the District Attorney's investigation and the proceedings before the grand jury, … 914; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-22, p 29). 1 Providing a defense at municipal expense pursuant to such pre-existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Reporting Through Retirement Online – Legacy Reporting
… Retirement Online allows you to securely report service and salary information and contribution, loan and service credit purchase (arrears) payments for employees who are NYSLRS members. If you do not have a … using the system, you can call the Retirement Online Help Desk at 844-619-9614 between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm Eastern …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/reporting-through-retirement-online