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Opinion 94-1
… 12 and 12-A of the Town Law for the financing of town water districts manifested the Legislature's intent to … relating to the operation of a county sewer district treatment plant. In light of the foregoing, it is our opinion that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 89-56
… health care services billed but not provided) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a), (d)(3); TOWN LAW, §27; CIVIL … bargaining agreement, whether or not it involves a term or condition of employment subject to mandatory … a provision would not contravene Article VIII, §1 because benefits provided under a collective bargaining agreement are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program
… audit covers the period from January 2017 through March 2022. About the Programs HCR is the State’s affordable … RRP, which HCR administered between July 2020 and January 2022. Key Findings We found improvements could be made in … with some areas having a high number of issued and unused vouchers and others having allocated fewer vouchers than were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingNYS Comptroller DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Baker, and NYS Police: Former Addison Official to Be Sentenced to Prison and Will Forfeit State Pension After Million Dollar Public Corruption Conviction
… A former clerk-treasurer of the Village of Addison in Steuben County will be sentenced to serve three-to-nine years in state prison, pay full restitution of $1.1 million, and … A former clerktreasurer of the Village of Addison in Steuben County will be sentenced to serve threetonine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-steuben-county-district-attorney-baker-and-nys-police-former-addisonFormer Treasurer of Putnam Engine & Hose Co. of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Dept. Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $38,000
… Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York … life and property." FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. said: "Those who serve the public should be held …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-treasurer-putnam-engine-hose-co-port-chester-volunteer-fire-dept-pleads-guilty-embezzling-moreComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Jean Noel for Theft of Putnam Co. Funds
… today announced the guilty plea of Jean Noel, the former Director of the Putnam County Department of Consumer Affairs, for stealing money … said Superintendent Joseph A. D’Amico. “This former Director took money not only from taxpayers, but also from … today announced the guilty plea of Jean Noel the former Director of the Putnam County Department of Consumer Affairs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-and-sentencing-jean-noel-theft-putnamMedicaid Program – Appropriateness of Payments to Transportation Management Contractors and Providers
… $7.6 million over the next five years. We identified two taxi companies that did not maintain the required … documentation to support their transportation claims. One taxi company did not maintain the proper records for any … of the Maximus Contract for the New York State of Health (Insurance Marketplace) Customer Service Center ( 2015-S-80 ) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/15/medicaid-program-appropriateness-payments-transportation-management-contractors-andLead Poisoning Prevention Program
To determine if the Department of Health has provided adequate oversight of the Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/08/lead-poisoning-prevention-programComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence Of Former Met Council Chief Financial Officer For Role In Stealing $9m In Kickback Scheme
… T. Schneiderman today announced the felony conviction and sentence of Herbert Friedman, former Chief Financial Officer … pleaded guilty in the case. The OAG’s recommended sentence took into account Friedman’s age and medical … all payments to outside vendors such as Century. This sentence is a result of an ongoing investigation by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-former-met-council-chief-financial-officerBuffalo Business Delivers $9 Million Investment Gain To The State Pension Fund
… has generated an estimated $9 million investment gain for the New York State Common Retirement Fund, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. The investment was made through the Fund’s In-State Private Equity Program, which is designed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/buffalo-business-delivers-9-million-investment-gain-state-pension-fundComptroller DiNapoli and Acting Nassau County DA Singas: Pension Scammer Sentenced
… for deceiving the retirement system. The Comptroller’s discovery of Hoffman’s scheme was made possible by a 2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-acting-nassau-county-da-singas-pension-scammer-sentencedOpinion 92-50
… (preference to local bidder) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Commerce Clause (preference to local bidder) -- Equal … law would also raise constitutional questions under the Commerce, Privileges and Immunities and Equal Protection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Florida Resident For Allegedly Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Attorney … with stealing over $148,000 in pension payments from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System paid to her father, Jacob Yudenfreund, a New York State pensioner who died in March 2010. "As our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-florida-resident-allegedly-stealingPublic Housing Modernization Program – Administration of Selected Projects Outside of New York City
… To assess the effectiveness of the Division of Housing and Community Renewal’s administration of Public Housing … January 4, 2016. Background The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) is responsible for the supervision, maintenance, and development of affordable low- and moderate-income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/12/public-housing-modernization-program-administration-selected-projects-outside-new-york-cityOversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health (DOH) and State Education Department (SED) are following the State’s public health procedures to ensure New York’s … To determine if the Department of Health DOH and State Education Department SED are following the States public health procedures to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schoolsDiNapoli, James and Garnett Announce Sentencing in Straw Donation Scheme
… Mendez was convicted of 10 counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a class E felony. … Alvarez plead guilty to one count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree, a Class A … to felony counts of Grand Larceny and Offering a False Instrument for filing in connection with his role in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-james-and-garnett-announce-sentencing-straw-donation-schemeControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters
… and adequate controls over the capital improvement process at City-owned homeless shelters. Our audit covered the period … to other shelters or to other rooms within the shelter: At Brooklyn’s Auburn Family Residence, which housed 172 adult … 2018, is now expected to be finished in December 2022. At Park Slope, a 100-bed women’s shelter also in Brooklyn, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/25/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-sheltersOpinion 95-31
… Municipal Law, §207-m. You ask whether the starting salary for the new chief must be fixed at an amount equal to that … in this matter (see Memorandum of the Association of Towns for L 1977, ch 827, enacting section 207-m, dated July 22, … Whether the starting salary for the new chief must be fixed at an amount equal to that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-31Germantown Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-3)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Germantown Central School District (District) officials … to December 31, 2025. 2 Audit Summary District officials did not properly identify, report or implement needed … during Cycle Two. This occurred because District officials did not have a sampling plan to identify all water outlets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/03/germantown-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-3Commack Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-9)
… test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and … Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 20 water outlets (16 shower outlets and four … and provided to our office within 90 days, pursuant to Section 35 of the New York State General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/commack-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-9