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To determine whether Office of Children and Family Services OCFS employees who are also employed at other State or New York City agencies are working their re
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-1DiNapoli: Village of Candor Mayor Arrested for Allegedly Stealing From the Village
… the arrest of Village of Candor Mayor Eric Halstead for stealing from the village’s General Fund. “Mayor Halstead … Attorney Kirk Martin and the New York State Police for their partnership in ensuring justice will be served.” … balance. Sporadically over the years, money was put back into the General Fund through cash or check deposits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-village-candor-mayor-arrested-allegedly-stealing-villageMedicaid Program – Oversight of Localities' Efforts to Coordinate Veterans' Health Care Benefits Under Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
… entitled to health care benefits through the VA. While it is a veteran's choice to use a VA health care benefit or a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/19/medicaid-program-oversight-localities-efforts-coordinate-veterans-health-care-benefitsDiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Receiving Deceased Mother's New York State and Local Retirement System Benefits
… and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS). This case was the result of a joint investigation with the Social Security … the EDTN and the Comptroller’s Office. In February of 2021, SSAIG contacted NYSLRS and informed them that a pension … one count of wire fraud (18 USC. § 1343) in the EDTN on January 27, 2022. She has agreed to pay $56,352 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-tennessee-woman-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-receiving-deceased-mothers-new-york-state-and-localCourt-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… Service and the New York State Comptroller. This case is being handled by the Office’s White Plains Division. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementOpinion 95-13
… which has excess proceeds of outstanding bonds issued for a completed capital project must retain these proceeds for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds, … a "call" provision. These excess proceeds may not be used for any other school district purpose. You ask whether excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-13DiNapoli: Fulton County Snowmobile President Arrested for Stealing Over $8,000 From Nonprofit
… County District Attorney Mike Poulin announced the arrest of Chad Daley, 52, for allegedly stealing over $8,000 from a … and his community to serve his own ends,” said DiNapoli. “I thank Fulton County District Attorney Mike Poulin and the … who used their position to take advantage of others. I thank the Comptroller’s Office and the Fulton County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-fulton-county-snowmobile-president-arrested-stealing-over-8000-nonprofitDiNapoli: Former CFO of St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Arrested for Stealing Over $26,000
… Montgomery County District Attorney Christina Pearson and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced. … Town Court. She is due back in court on March 26, 2025. The charges filed in this case are merely accusations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-former-cfo-st-johnsville-volunteer-ambulance-corp-arrested-stealing-over-26000Henrietta Fire District – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (2025M-26)
… proper recipients. Pursuant to Insurance Law and relevant case law, when a fire district’s fire department is comprised …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/30/henrietta-fire-district-distribution-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-proceedsDiNapoli: Livingston County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $25,000 in Her Deceased Mother's State Pension Payments
… Steven G. James today announced that Patricia Chatley, 61, of Nunda, New York, pleaded guilty to stealing more than … system from fraud.” Williams said, “Concealing the death of a family member for personal financial gain is beyond … mother worked for the Livingston County Department of Social Services and retired in 1994. Upon her retirement, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-livingston-county-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-25000-her-deceased-mothers-state-pensionOpinion 88-53
… firefighters for working scheduled vacations pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement is not includable in the calculation of one year final average salary. You ask whether compensation paid to police officers or … preceding the date of such employee's retirement, exclusive of any lump sum payments for sick leave, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Opinion 92-14
… Corp. , 203 Misc 649, 123 NYS2d 642, (City Court, City of New York, 1952), the court stated that: These six subdivisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-14Opinion 89-1
… department employees which, among other things, provides for the employees to receive a certain number of sick, … or by necessary implication, or which are provided for in a collective bargaining agreement (see 1987 Opns St … from service for other than his or her scheduled salary entitlement. The court also rejected the employee's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1DiNapoli and Brooklyn D.A. Gonzalez: Public Employee Arrested for Using Co-Workers' Identities to Steal Thousands in Gas
An employee for the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities was arrested on multiple charges of identity theft and grand larceny for using agencyissued gas cards to allegedly steal nearly $8000 in gas for his personal use
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-public-employee-arrested-using-co-workers-identities-stealDiNapoli: Majority of H&R Block Shareholders Want Disclosure of Company's Political Spending
… Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. KeyCorp Dr Pepper Snapple Group Noble Energy Inc. 2012 PG&E Corporation Sempra Energy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-majority-hr-block-shareholders-want-disclosure-companys-political-spendingCollection of Fines Related to Tenant Complaints (Follow-Up)
… our initial audit report, Collection of Fines Related to Tenant Complaints (Report 2018-S-58 ). About the Program … housing in the State. Within DHCR, the Office of Rent Administration (ORA) administers the State’s rent laws …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/collection-fines-related-tenant-complaints-followDiNapoli: Special Education Provider Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges
… in our special education. My office will continue to do everything it can to root it out." "Preschool students … for working with my office to ensure that fraud and theft do not compromise New York’s education system or its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-special-education-provider-pleads-guilty-felony-chargesOpinion 2001-10
… a town may be paid unless an itemized voucher therefor is presented, audited and allowed. The voucher must be … as the case may be, to ascertain whether each claim is a proper town charge (Town Law §§118, 119[1]; see also, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-10DiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Arrested for Scheme to Defraud the New York State Health Insurance Plan
… will be held accountable.” Gina Bradshaw, 50, of Maybrook, NY, worked as an office manager for multiple doctors in … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office … of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … State Comptroller DiNapoli announced the arrest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-arrested-scheme-defraud-new-york-state-health-insurance-planDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Labor Department Step Up Investigations of Violations in NYC
… in New York City are addressed promptly.” In fiscal year 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor found 2,819 minors … labor law violations in the state in 2022 compared with 2021. Labor investigations cannot be opened until a claim has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-audit-recommends-labor-department-step-investigations-violations-nyc