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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Town of Lincoln – Disbursements (Madison County) The board and former supervisor did not ensure that … were adequately supported and properly approved. The former supervisor received 13 check payments, totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Oswego County – Court and Trust Funds (2022-C&T-5)
… controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2019 through September 7, … any person entitled to payment from the estate is unknown, funds from estates are entrusted to the Treasurer for … of internal controls to account for and safeguard these funds. Key Findings We found the records maintained by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/11/23/oswego-county-court-and-trust-funds-2022-ct-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 1123
… employment taxes and will be reported on the employee’s Form W-2 in box 14 under code UTA (Uniform/Tool Allowance). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1123-2011-tool-allowance-payment-csea-operational-services-unit-bargainingDiNapoli and Brooklyn D.A. Gonzalez: Public Employee Arrested for Using Co-Workers' Identities to Steal Thousands in Gas
… Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today. "George Thomas posed as his co-workers to steal thousands in … We will now seek to hold the defendant accountable." George Thomas, 33, of Queens faces seven counts each of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-public-employee-arrested-using-co-workers-identities-stealOpinion 89-63
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … from the payment of court fees when it is a litigant in Supreme Court, a County Court, the Civil Court of the City of … municipal housing authority is exempt from the payment of court fees when it is a litigant in Supreme Court a County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63DiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… after-school Twilight Program were arrested for engaging in several schemes to defraud the program following a joint … (Penal Law §195.20(a)(i)) and Corrupting the Government in the Third Degree (Penal Law §496.03). “Cecile, DeCarlo and … services that never occurred. My office will not relent in its commitment to rooting out corruption. Thanks to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeOpinion 96 - 14
… of Interest (purchases from hardware store owned by college trustee) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Approval of … (consideration $100 or less) -- Purchases and Sales (community college purchasing from hardware store owned by … §§801, 802(2)(e): A member of the board of trustees of a community college would have a conflict of interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14Opinion 2001-11
… on behalf of private corporation doing business with fire district not relevant for purposes of section 801 of the … Municipal Law) -- Purchases and Sales (assistant fire chief as stockholder of corporation doing business with fire district) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §801: An assistant chief of a fire district fire department who owns more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-11Opinion 2009-1
… -- Codes of Ethics (requiring disclosure and recusal by fire district commissioner whose spouse is to be appointed treasurer) -- Family Relationships (spouse of fire district commissioner as appointed treasurer) FIRE DISTRICTS --Treasurer (spouse of fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1Regulation for Scheduling, Adjourning and Conduct of Administrative Hearings
… §317.4 Initial hearings — presentation of applicant's case (a) The term “initial hearing” shall be defined as the … scheduled hearing at which the official record of the case is opened by the hearing officer. (b) At the initial … party other than the retirement system shall present its case at the initial hearing. (1) In the event that a witness …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/regulation-for-hearingsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… audits of the Central Valley School District Cornwall CSD CubaRushford CSD DeRuyter CSD Margaretville CSD Newburgh Preparatory Charter High …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 93-12
… (travel expenses - spouse of school board member attending conference) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §77-b: A school district … education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference, even if board member has provided advance payment … education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference. You state that the board member would pay to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Arizona Man For Theft of Over $100,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging John H Eydeler III 66 a resident of Glendale Arizona with grand larceny in the second degree a class C felony
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-arizona-man-theft-over-100000-nys-pensionDiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… Syracuse and Utica; and a county police department in Suffolk. DiNapoli’s auditors found that several of these … were not consistently being completed and processed for admissions and releases at county correctional facilities; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringSUNY Bulletin No. SU-244
… Benefits>Retirement Plans). Enter employee's Empl ID in search box. Click Search . Select the correct Empl Rcd # for the corresponding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-244-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-tiaa-optional-retirementSUNY Bulletin No. SU-255
… will prompt for: Calendar Year – Enter 2016 Department ID – Enter 5 Digit Department ID Coverage Elect Date (Greater than) – Enter 3/31/2012 … In Benefits>Retirement Plans). Enter employee's Empl ID in search box. Click Search . Select the correct Empl Rcd …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-255-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-tiaa-optional-retirementOpinion 90-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Expenses (defense and indemnification by municipality of employees of industrial development agency) GENERAL … to Public Officers Law 18 a city may indemnify the members of an industrial development agency IDA established for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-7Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges Over Alleged Theft of $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… Schneiderman. "Many New Yorkers count on their pension for a secure retirement, and those who cheat the system are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-over-alleged-theft-78000-new-yorkPublic Safety Overtime
… received from employers who are seeking clarity about public safety overtime, Regulation 315.5 of the New York … been established to help employers determine what overtime is reportable and pensionable. As of July 1, 2019, public safety overtime that is paid by a public entity, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/public-safety-overtimeComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by New Jersey Man Resolving Allegations of Theft of Over $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… continue to work with Attorney General Schneiderman in our Operation Integrity partnership to hold accountable those who … This case is the latest investigation conducted as part of Operation Integrity, a joint partnership between the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-new-jersey-man-resolving-allegations-theft