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Opinion 89-11
… if the meetings are for the purpose of providing care and relief to disabled or indigent volunteer firemen and their … these meetings will be devoted to discussing the care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer firemen and their … intercourse among the members of such corporation, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B17-6-8)
… The proposed budget does not comply with the tax levy limit because it includes a tax levy of $10,897,667, which is $208,037 above the limits … be mindful of the legal requirement to maintain the tax levy increase to no more than the tax levy limit as permitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/20/village-suffern-budget-review-b17-6-8Town of Humphrey – Financial Management (2013M-116)
… total $557,004, funded primarily by real property tax, sales tax, and State aid. Key Finding We reviewed the general and … they were reasonable and supported, except for sales tax and fund balance estimates in the general fund. The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/07/19/town-humphrey-financial-management-2013m-116Far Rockaway Pre-School Executive Director Sentenced to Jail Time for Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … plea agreement, Kurmen paid $650,000 in restitution to the New York City Department of Education. Kurmen and his three … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/far-rockaway-pre-school-executive-director-sentenced-jail-time-theft-education-funds-intended-specialComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the … Albert Alvarez for allegedly accepting straw donations and stealing thousands of dollars in New York City public … for Filing in the First Degree, a class E felony, and Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony. "Mr. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the Freeport Union Free School District , Island Trees Union Free School District , Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne … Springs Central School District , Wantagh Union Free School District , West Genesee Central School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction and Sentencing of Florida Man For Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… pension benefits were being direct deposited into a bank account held in a trust for the benefit of Petschauer; … for his brother and had exclusive access to the bank account. When Petschauer died, Schusteritsch concealed his … from the bank and the Retirement System and kept the trust account open to maintain the direct deposits. He then …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-and-sentencing-florida-man-theft-overDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improved Oversight of Nurse Licensing by State Education Department
… complaints against nurses and more actively monitor professional misconduct, according to an audit released … 1, 2014 to Oct. 31, 2016, there were about 450,000 active professional nursing licenses – in the titles of licensed practical nurse, registered professional nurse, clinical nurse specialist, and nurse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improved-oversight-nurse-licensing-state-education-departmentDiNapoli: Capital Planning Problems Persist at NYRA
… at Aqueduct Racetrack. Genting agreed to finance up to $5 million of the facility’s construction costs, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-capital-planning-problems-persist-nyraDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… action to avoid future financial troubles. DiNapoli is undertaking targeted outreach and training to help local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: NY Pension Fund Reaches Climate Agreements With Five Portfolio Companies
… ConocoPhillips Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., and Exxon Mobil Corp. The fund also supported the following shareholder … disclosure of how reductions in virgin plastic demand may impact its financial position; and Amazon.com Inc., seeking disclosure of how it is addressing the impact of its climate change strategy on key stakeholders. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-ny-pension-fund-reaches-climate-agreements-five-portfolio-companiesDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… from $1.9 to $2.1 billion per year from 2018 to 2022. Each client who enters a shelter must take part in a needs … third-party provider. The assessment, an evaluation of the client’s housing and care needs, is supposed to begin within … of admission and be completed as soon as possible. Once a client completes the assessment, the ILP is developed to set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersRabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, today … nearly $8,000. District Attorney Brown pointed out that New York State's Education Law requires that the State … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments Behind $700 Million in Improper Payments
… Hundreds of millions of dollars were spent on Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) costs for individuals who no longer qualified for the program, according to an … Maximus Health Services Inc. to assess whether individuals who voluntarily enroll meet the MLTC criteria. MLTC plans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-behind-700-million-improper-paymentsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former City of Rensselaer Department of Public Works Commissioner on Felony Charges For Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
… to divert $46,000 from the city by pocketing the cash from scrap metals acquired as part of their jobs with the city. … E felony). Mr. Capuano admitted his role in selling the scrap metal for his personal benefit between 2009 and 2013. … Foust and Jeffrey Clark. Surveillance videos from a local scrap yard showed Foust and Clark cashing in items discarded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-city-rensselaer-department-publicMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… from applicants who had virtually no chance of getting an apartment in their lifetime, an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. The audit determined that weak oversight by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… Attorney General Letitia James and Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the jury … expenses of the former Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas and a public relations firm. "Mr. Porcari violated his public duty, manipulated city finances and authorized payments of thousands of city dollars for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonDiNapoli: Stronger Oversight Needed for Social Adult Day Care Programs
… in Gravesend and Coney Island, Brooklyn; another in Flushing, Queens; and a third in Freeport, auditors found … occupancy from the building’s prior tenant. At an SADC in Flushing with a legal capacity of 323 people, auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-stronger-oversight-needed-social-adult-day-care-programsOpinion 95-22
… fire insurance tax moneys to purchase exercise equipment for use generally by members of the fire department. You ask … use such moneys as follows: Such taxes shall only be used for the care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer and … It is evident that the purchase of exercise equipment for use generally by members of the fire department does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-22State Agencies Bulletin No. 1364
… from employees who are receiving a prior year refund of Social Security and Medicare taxes for any reason, including … to file a claim for refund on the employee’s portion of Social Security and/or Medicare taxes. This form also … including the tax year, batch number, and the amount of Social Security and/or Medicare tax refund or deficiency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1364-new-procedure-reporting-prior-year-social-security-and-medicare-tax