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DiNapoli: Former CFO of St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Arrested for Stealing Over $26,000
… from the company, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Montgomery County District Attorney Christina Pearson and New … expenses,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my partnership with Montgomery County District Attorney Pearson and the New York … State Police members, the Comptroller’s Office, and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. The State …
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)
… (District) officials properly distribute foreign fire insurance (FFI) tax proceeds? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – … Law (Insurance Law), FFI tax proceeds are generated from a tax, generally at a rate of 2 percent that is imposed … paid firefighting personnel and multiple volunteer fire companies, the fire district treasurer should distribute FFI …
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
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Livingston County District Attorney Ashley Williams and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James today … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Livingston County District Attorney Ashley Williams and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G James today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-livingston-county-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-25000-her-deceased-mothers-state-pensionDiNapoli: Owner of Medical Transport Company Charged With Running Sham Transportation Service Scheme
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York John A. Sarcone III, and Acting Inspector General for U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General … “My thanks to Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District John A. Sarcone III and Special Agent in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-owner-medical-transport-company-charged-running-sham-transportation-service-schemeOpinion 88-53
… shall in no event include any of the following...(3) any additional compensation paid in anticipation of … that there is no such obstacle. Pursuant to Article 5, §7 of the New York State Constitution, membership in any …
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
… Compensation (authority to convert employee's accumulated leave time into cash upon death in service) -- Leave time … (authority to convert into cash upon death in service) -- Sick Leave (authority to convert into cash upon death in … in service, the cash value of the employee's accumulated sick leave, vacation and personal leave time. Enclosed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1DiNapoli: Majority of H&R Block Shareholders Want Disclosure of Company's Political Spending
… supported the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s request that H&R Block disclose its spending on political … supported the New York State Common Retirement Funds request that HR Block disclose its spending on political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-majority-hr-block-shareholders-want-disclosure-companys-political-spendingDiNapoli and Brooklyn D.A. Gonzalez: Public Employee Arrested for Using Co-Workers' Identities to Steal Thousands in Gas
… identity theft and grand larceny for using agency-issued gas cards to allegedly steal nearly $8,000 in gas for his personal use, State Comptroller Thomas P. … her knowledge. He unlawfully purchased $7,978 worth of gas including super-unleaded gas which none of the DDSOO …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-public-employee-arrested-using-co-workers-identities-stealOpinion 2001-10
… in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (necessity of vendor certification) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to … claims) TOWN LAW §118: Vendors are not required to submit certified or verified claims to a town unless so required by … may determine , by resolution, that vouchers shall be certified or verified." (emphasis added). The last quoted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-10State Agencies Bulletin No. 1057
… line number changes and to describe how account codes will be charged in Fiscal Year 2011-12. Affected Employees … Enter the appropriate line number. The Action of Z12 will automatically default on the Description page. If … the bottom of the page. If the position is filled, a row will be automatically inserted on the incumbent’s Job Data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1057-reporting-line-number-changes-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2011Opinion 96-10
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … among other things, the acquisition of a type, or specific item or items, of equipment. A resolution for the … the acquisition of a specific item or items of equipment must set forth the estimated cost thereof and is subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Opinion 94-31
… Vacations (annual cash payment in lieu of) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Vacations (annual cash payment in lieu of) … in a collective bargaining agreement between a village and its employees for the annual exchange of cash for one … accumulated during the year. You ask whether a village and the union representing its employees may provide, in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-31Oversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up)
… welfare system, and its Central Office is responsible for supervising and coordinating child welfare services, … regarding children in direct placement is tracked in CONNECTIONS, the system of record for child welfare in New … (FCA) Section 1017. Our initial audit report, issued March 2, 2020, examined whether OCFS had effective controls in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick … a joint investigation. Jason Cecile, Tina DeCarlo and Nichole Murray were charged with Defrauding the Government (Penal Law §195.20(a)(i)) and Corrupting the Government in the Third Degree (Penal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeDiNapoli: Former Bethel Tax Collector Arrested for Pension Fund Fraud
… the arrest of Debra Gabriel, the former tax collector for the Town of Bethel, for allegedly stealing unearned benefits from the state … a false Record of Activities (ROAs) with the town for filing with the State Comptroller. ROAs are documents in … the arrest of Debra Gabriel the former tax collector for the Town of Bethel for allegedly stealing unearned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-former-bethel-tax-collector-arrested-pension-fund-fraudDiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Pleads Guilty to Defrauding New York State Health Insurance Plan
… offices in Manhattan, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the New York State Insurance Plan (NYSHIP) out of more than $12,000 by submitting phony medical claims for … following a joint investigation by Comptroller DiNapoli, the Ulster County District Attorney ’s office, the Federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-pleads-guilty-defrauding-new-york-state-health-insurance-planComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence of Brooklyn Man for Stealing Over $22K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefit
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the sentencing of Jimmie Buie, a Brooklyn resident, for stealing over $22,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to his deceased mother, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-brooklyn-man-stealing-over-22k-deceasedDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Stealing $121K in Pension Checks Sent to Her Late Grandmother
… A Rochester woman, Elona Roberts, was arrested today for the alleged theft of more than $121,000 in … in addition to making cash withdrawals. Roberts was arrested this morning on charges of Grand Larceny in the … A Rochester woman Elona Roberts was arrested today for the alleged theft of more than $121000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-stealing-121k-pension-checks-sent-her-late-grandmotherDiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Charged With Pocketing Court Fines and Fees
… Wayne County District Attorney Michael Calarco, and the New York State Police announced the arrest of Eileen Steurrys, the former part time court clerk for the Town of Marion, for … Wayne County District Attorney Michael Calarco and the New York State Police announced the arrest of Eileen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-charged-pocketing-court-fines-and-fees