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Former Fire Co. Treasurer Admits Stealing $24K
… C. Povero and Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts on the case. Wharton, 54, of Manchester, stole thousands of … will be repaid." Wharton must complete full repayment on a court-imposed schedule. If not repaid, she faces one to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/former-fire-co-treasurer-admits-stealing-24kNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Former Orange County IDA Officials Guilty Plea
… light and recover their ill-gotten gains.” Press Release DA Hoovler Announces Felony Guilty Pleas In Orange County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-former-orange-county-ida-officials-guilty-pleaTown of Geddes - Account Clerk's Salary and Benefits and Cash Disbursements (2019M-56)
… Attorney’s Office. In April of 2019, the clerk was arrested for grand larceny in the third degree, falsifying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/17/town-geddes-account-clerks-salary-and-benefits-and-cash-disbursements-2019m-56Health and Safety of Children in Foster Care (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Health and Safety of Children in Foster Care (Report 2016-N-2 ). About the Program Our initial … audit report Health and Safety of Children in Foster Care Report 2016N2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/18/health-and-safety-children-foster-care-followX.10 Record Retention for Vendor Records – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… State payments. Business Units should not anticipate an engagement letter or opening conference in conjunction with these requests. Process and Document Preparation: OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x10-record-retention-vendor-recordsXVI.4.A Cash and Investments – XVI. Financial Reporting
… ) most recently updated by GASB Statement No. 72 - Fair Value Measurement and Applicatio n GASB Statement No. 28 … which requires reporting by the Investment Type, Fair Value and Investment Maturities in Years (segregated by: … currency risk by investment, currency, maturity, and fair value. Disclose foreign currency-denominated investments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4a-cash-and-investmentsDiNapoli: System Glitch Left Too Many NYC Heat & Hot Water Complaints Ignored
… Having no heat or hot water is a hazard that is supposed to be addressed in 24 hours, but the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development … were duplicates, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “It is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-system-glitch-left-too-many-nyc-heat-hot-water-complaints-ignoredDiNapoli: Convicted Drunk Drivers Not Installing Court-Ordered Ignition Locks
… (DWI), allowing them to evade the provisions of “Leandra’s Law” that require them to install Ignition Interlock … to the vehicle’s ignition system and prevents the car or truck from starting if the operator’s blood alcohol … to run a DMV check to determine whether the probationer’s driver license was previously suspended or revoked, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-convicted-drunk-drivers-not-installing-court-ordered-ignition-locksOpinion 2001-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … must be complied with (Town Law §185[1-a]; Report to the Governor on Legislation for L 1966, ch 907, Department of … Opns St Comp No. 90-39, p 88; NY Const, art. XVI, §1). August 6, 2001 Donald J. Holland, Esq., Town Attorney Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8DiNapoli: Homeless New Yorkers Relying on CityFHEPS Face Significant Delays for Permanent Housing
… December 2023. Unreliability of Data DSS’s data of shelter exits was found to be unreliable. Case files for 57 … households identified in exit reports as having left the shelter system were reviewed. In several cases, the … System (CARES), including exit reports, may limit a shelter resident’s access to permanent housing because this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-homeless-new-yorkers-relying-cityfheps-face-significant-delays-permanent-housingHalfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison
… and by former Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney John Duncan. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/halfmoon-town-supervisor-sentenced-12-months-prisonComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Jean Noel for Theft of Putnam Co. Funds
… plea of Jean Noel, the former Director of the Putnam County Department of Consumer Affairs, for stealing money … after a joint investigation by the State Police, the Office of the New York State Comptroller, and the Attorney General’s Office revealed Ms. Noel’s theft of cash that she accepted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-and-sentencing-jean-noel-theft-putnamOpinion 93-20
… of countersignature) TOWN LAW, §37(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10, 23(2)(f): A town, by local law, may require … moneys deposited to his or her credit ( cf . Town Law, §29[3], which authorizes the town board to require … issued by the town supervisor). Pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law, §10, however, towns may adopt and amend local laws, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20Opinion 98 - 19
… "subject to a permissive or mandatory referendum, as the case may be, in the same manner as provided for such … such vote, referendum or such referendum and vote, as the case may be, in the same manner as provided for such vote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Opinion 95-29
… IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when assets are sold to a public authority) WATER DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when assets are sold to a public authority) TOWN LAW, §§198(12), 202-c: The governing board of a town water district may, subject to a mandatory referendum, sell all the property and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Opinion 94-4
… statement of the officer whose action gave rise or origin to a claim may be executed by a signature stamp affixed with the intent to execute the statement, unless the town board or town … the town board, or by the town comptroller if claims are to be audited by the town comptroller, is presented to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4DiNapoli: Georgia Woman Allegedly Stole Over $450K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Office of the State Comptroller for investigating with us. I also thank the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Special … moved to Georgia to be close to family but died on Sept. 14, 2006. Her family did not notify the New York State … account. Instead, she kept Minnie Smith’s bank account open and NYSLRS and SSA continued to deposit funds into the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-georgia-woman-allegedly-stole-over-450k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsOversight of Shelter Placements
… of Homeless Services is effectively placing clients into shelters or facilities that have the necessary services and … a “right to shelter” mandate, the City provides temporary emergency shelter to every eligible person who requests … and elderly population shelters. On average, DHS provided emergency shelter to 18,000 single adults daily for City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/01/oversight-shelter-placementsDiNapoli, Erie County DA Keane and Erie County Sheriff Garcia Announce Former Deputy Clerk Sentenced for Stealing More Than $320,000
Former Deputy Erie County Clerk Alexander McDougall was sentenced today to 1 13 to 4 years in state prison and ordered to pay full restitution after pleading guilty to stealing over $320000 in county funds
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-erie-county-da-keane-and-erie-county-sheriff-garcia-announce-former-deputy-clerk-sentencedOpinion 92-33
… professional services (see also Wickham v Trapani , 26 AD2d 216, 272 NYS2d 6). Accordingly, a contract for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-33