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DiNapoli: Potsdam Audit Finds Missing Court Funds
The former justice court clerk in the town of Potsdam was arrested for embezzling $117000 after an audit found she manipulated court accounting records and pocketed cash receipts according to State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-potsdam-audit-finds-missing-court-fundsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … do not provide adequate oversight of court operations to ensure moneys are accounted for accurately. Additionally, … accounting records, present accurate financial reports to the board or provide adequate oversight of the clerk to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Binghamton Woman Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Father-In-Law's Pension Payments
… County District Attorney Battisti for partnering with us to ensure she was brought to justice.” “The sentencing of … his wife was to continue receiving payments after his death. However, she predeceased him, so payments should have … $31,872.55. LaBarr was sentenced in Broome County Court by Judge Carol A. Cocchiola. Since taking office in 2007, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-binghamton-woman-sentenced-stealing-deceased-father-laws-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Albany Woman Pleads Guilty: Second Defendant Indicted for Stealing More than $230,000 from Elderly Pensioner
… from an elderly victim. “Forcing an elderly man to live in squalor in order to take advantage of him and steal his hard earned … schemed to convince the victim to become his live-in caregivers . The victim, whose wife had died years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-albany-woman-pleads-guilty-second-defendant-indicted-stealing-more-230000-elderly-pensionerDiNapoli: Former CFO of St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Arrested for Stealing Over $26,000
… Superintendent Steven G. James announced. The defendant, Shannon Countryman, 46, was charged with grand larceny in the third degree and forgery in the third degree. “Shannon Countryman allegedly abused her position of trust to …
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)
… 2025 Understanding the Program In accordance with New York State Insurance Law (Insurance Law), FFI tax proceeds are … imposed on the premiums of fire insurance policies written by certain out-of-state insurers against loss or damage by … individual. As a result, two fire companies received more money than their pro-rata share ($1,322 and $61, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/30/henrietta-fire-district-distribution-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-proceedsIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act – Federal Funding and New York
… education in the least restrictive environment possible to children with disabilities and provides federal funding to … and responsibilities related to the identification of special education students, the development of Individualized … IDEA funds pass through the State Education Department (NYSED) and are allocated by the City’s Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/individuals-disabilities-education-actNew Yorkers in Need: Food Insecurity and Nutritional Assistance Programs
… related to basic needs such as shelter, health care, food and transportation. Often, the result is hunger or food insecurity, which is uncertainty or inability to get enough food because of a lack of resources. The consequences can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-food-insecurity-and-nutritional-assistance-programsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-224
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2016 UCS Salary Increase (Bargaining Units 87, … in Bargaining Unit 87 provides for a salary increase of two percent (2.00%) effective April 1, 2016 and includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-224-april-2016-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-salaryOpinion 2000-14
… provided by a public retirement system, or payments to a fund or insurer to provide an income for retirees or payment … provided by a public retirement system, or payments to a fund or insurer to provide an income for retirees, or payment … be provided by a public retirement system", "payments to a fund or insurer to provide income to retirees", or "payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-14Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-335.1
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April … Schedule. If an employee appears on this report but is due a salary increase, the agency must submit the appropriate … Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence due to a Workers’ Compensation Leave (Action/Reason code of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-3351-april-2024-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-salaryMedicaid Program – Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program
… Medicaid recipients who are receiving opioids while also in a Treatment Program for opioid use disorder. This audit … currently faces an opioid misuse epidemic, which began in the 1990s with the over-prescribing of opioid drugs for … prescriptions. I-STOP is a tool to assist prescribers in determining the most appropriate prescription(s) for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/20/medicaid-program-opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-programDiNapoli: College Student Loan Debt Doubled in New York Over Last Decade
… of 112 percent. “New Yorkers from all walks of life have found higher education the path to a more satisfying and … or saving for the future. Such struggles have implications not only for those individuals and families with such debt … debt in New York in 2015. Figures on student loans do not include other debt families and individuals incur to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-college-student-loan-debt-doubled-new-york-over-last-decadeOperational Training and Medical Assessments of Train Crews
… whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) – Staten Island Railway (SIR) established and implemented training and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/01/operational-training-and-medical-assessments-train-crews-0Oversight of Chronic Absenteeism
… factor to whether a student may be chronically absent. Researchers have estimated that the rate of chronic … York school districts, by encouraging school personnel to track student absenteeism and develop strategies to increase … at the morning’s homeroom period are reported as absent. In contrast, students at another high school in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/18/oversight-chronic-absenteeismCompliance With Jonathan's Law
… April 1, 2015 through January 9, 2019. About the Program In February 2007, Jonathan Carey, a 13-year-old non-verbal … autistic and developmentally disabled boy, died while in the care of a State facility operated by the Office of … several unexplained injuries, unauthorized changes in treatment, and suspected abuse and neglect while at a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/19/compliance-jonathans-lawComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence Of Former Met Council Chief Financial Officer For Role In Stealing $9m In Kickback Scheme
… Three other defendants, David Cohen, William Rapfogel and Joseph Ross, previously pleaded guilty in the case. The OAG’s … The thefts began in 1992, when Cohen devised the scam with Joseph Ross, of Century Coverage Corporation. The company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-former-met-council-chief-financial-officerComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of unexpended surplus fund balance. Unexpended surplus funds were consistently more than the actual expenditures in … analyze and calculate cost allocations for its enterprise funds including the boat basin fund. Although the cost … village, highway–town-wide and highway–outside village funds; the fire district; and the water and lighting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… , Southside Academy Charter School and the True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School . “In an era of limited … for services paid to its management company. True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School – West Campus – Employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits