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DiNapoli: Special Education Provider Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges
… The executive director of special education provider IncludED Educational Services pleaded guilty in … The executive director of special education provider IncludED Educational Services pleaded guilty in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-special-education-provider-pleads-guilty-felony-chargesDiNapoli: Chatham Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Pension Double-Dipping and Defrauding Village
… enforcement officer of the village, defrauded the state retirement system and his community,” said DiNapoli. “Taxpayers have the … the fourth degree for circumventing New York state’s post-retirement income restrictions and cheating the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-chatham-police-chief-pleads-guilty-pension-double-dipping-and-defrauding-villageDiNapoli: 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 Village of Chatham Clerk-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Village
… DiNapoli, Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka, and the New York State Police announced that Barbara Henry, the Village of Chatham’s former clerk-treasurer, has … said DiNapoli. “This kind of corruption drives up costs and erodes the public trust. Those who abuse the system will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-village-chatham-clerk-treasurer-pleads-guilty-defrauding-villageOversight 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: 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-planDiNapoli: 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-grandmotherXI.9 Intergovernmental Agreements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… OVERVIEW This section provides information related to types of intergovernmental agreements and whether they are subject to the Office of State Comptroller (OSC) review and approval. Additionally, … This section provides information related to types of intergovernmental agreements and whether they are subject …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi9-intergovernmental-agreementsDiNapoli: Five Major Companies Adopt Pension Fund's Call for Transparency on Political Contributions
… the proposal at 11 other portfolio companies: Aetna Inc., Delta Air Lines, Express Scripts Holding Co., NextEra Energy Inc., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-five-major-companies-adopt-pension-funds-call-transparency-political-contributionsCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B24-6-9)
… revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s 2025 proposed budget were reasonable. Background The City of … estimates are not realized. The City has budgeted $23 .9 million for personnel services in the general fund. … a reduction of $3.7 million in the general fund for a “vacancy factor,” a budgeting technique used by the City to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/11/15/city-newburgh-budget-review-b24-6-9DiNapoli Releases Report on State Spending to Implement Raise the Age Law
… New York state has appropriated $1.71 billion through State Fiscal year (SFY) 2025 to help counties implement the provisions of the “Raise … most 16- and 17-year-old offenders are now adjudicated through procedures in family court, rather than the adult … New York state has appropriated $171 billion through State Fiscal year SFY 2025 to help counties implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-report-state-spending-implement-raise-age-lawDiNapoli and DA Carney: Owner of Medical Transport Company Sentenced to 3 to 9 Years in Prison for Stealing $700,000 from Medicaid Program
… company today was sentenced to serve three to nine years in state prison and pay restitution of $766,600 for stealing … Medical Transportation, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree in January in connection with his Medicaid fraud and … company today was sentenced to serve three to nine years in state prison and pay restitution of $766600 for stealing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-and-da-carney-owner-medical-transport-company-sentenced-3-9-years-prison-stealing-700000DiNapoli: Former Marbletown Fire Chief Sentenced for $101K Theft From the Department
… Steven G. James announced that William Storrs, the former chief and treasurer of the Marbletown Volunteer Fire Department, was sentenced to … The former chief and treasurer of the Marbletown Volunteer Fire Department was sentenced to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-former-marbletown-fire-chief-sentenced-101k-theft-departmentOpinion 97-19
… -- Insurance Transactions (fire district treasurer as officer and stockholder of insurance agency) GENERAL … 803; TOWN LAW, §177: A fire district treasurer who is an officer and stockholder of an insurance agency with which the … You ask whether a fire district treasurer who is an officer and stockholder of the insurance agency which was the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-19State Agencies Bulletin No. 1135
… to the Division of Staffing Services at the Department of Civil Service. Questions regarding the Payroll processing of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1135-2011-2012-deficit-reduction-plan-employees-agency-police-services-unitOpinion 2010-2
… district with a separately elected board of commissioners is not required to sell vehicles that are no longer needed for district purposes pursuant to a competitive … to which Town Law, article 13 (§ 210 et seq .) applies, 1 is required to sell vehicles that are no longer needed for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2Opinion 88-44
… Services (town board member employed by engineering firm) -- Interest in Contract (town board member employed by town's engineering firm); (interest arising after execution of contract) GENERAL … in the contract between the town and the engineering firm with which the town contracts when the board member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44Opinion 88-29
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (mayor's purchase of real property from village … be given to whether the relationship between the village and the agency creates an identity or overlap of interest … relative to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees. Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-29Opinion 88-75
… Services (contract with city attorney's profit corporation law firm) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 801, 802(1)(b), … who is an officer, employee, director or shareholder of a law firm which is a profit corporation and which represents … Municipal Law, §802 are applicable. You ask whether your law firm may represent a city in complex litigation under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-75