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DiNapoli and Oneida DA McNamara Announce Arrests of Utica School Superintendent and Former Utica Mayor for Theft of Public Funds
… well-being of students by high-ranking school officials is an appalling betrayal of the public trust,” DiNapoli said. … and LaPolla were both charged with Grand Larceny in the 4th degree and Public Corruption. Karam was also charged with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-and-oneida-da-mcnamara-announce-arrests-utica-school-superintendent-and-former-utica-mayorDiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the very near future unless it secures new financing or … The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Brooklyn Man for Allegedly Pocketing over $23K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefits
… a resident of Brooklyn, with Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony. Jimmie Buie is alleged to have … a resident of Brooklyn with Grand Larceny in the Third Degree a class D felony …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-brooklyn-man-allegedly-pocketing-over-23kXII.6.E Making an Emergency Payment – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section informs Business Units how to process vouchers to vendors when an … immediate payment is required. A purchase resulting from a Business Unit’s failure to properly plan in advance to process under normal business practices does not constitute an emergency. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6e-making-emergency-paymentDiNapoli: Son Left Father’s Body in Morgue to Steal His Pension and Social Security Payments
… individuals who abuse the system for their own benefit.” James Bunn was a designated beneficiary collecting retirement … his death. The funds were deposited electronically into James Bunn’s checking account from February 2010 through … York State and Local Retirement System that the body of James Bunn – who died on February 24, 2010 – remained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-son-left-fathers-body-morgue-steal-his-pension-and-social-security-paymentsDiNapoli Releases State Cash Report
… Tax revenues of $3.9 billion in May were stronger than … up more than 31 percent since March 31. “Personal income tax collections were robust through May and New York’s … purposes and not to support ongoing expenses.” May tax receipts were $166 million higher than projections for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-releases-state-cash-reportMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers
… for Medicaid services: fee-for-service (FFS) and managed care. Under the FFS method, the Department pays health care … enrollment data for individuals in New York City and the upstate WMS for individuals in the rest of the State. The … in foster care in New York City, but must use the upstate WMS. The eMedNY system relies on the information sent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipientsDetermining the Ex-spouse's Share – Divorce and Your Benefits
… According to New York State law, pension benefits earned during a marriage are marital assets … of the standard Majauskas formula (see above). Parties can negotiate the factors of the Majauskas equation, for … member or ex-spouse’s portion percentage. A share based on a hypothetical retirement benefit. NYSLRS can calculate a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/determining-ex-spouses-shareOpinion 90-59
… -- Gifts and Loans (removal of snow and ice from private road) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Private Roads (removing of snow … §140: A town may not regularly plow and sand a private road belonging to a disabled individual, except in an … ask whether a town may regularly plow and sand a private road belonging to a disabled individual. A town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-59Opinion 90-46
… §39(2)(e); STATE FINANCE LAW, §8(15): A county is entitled to retain $5.00 of each court index fee of $100.00 collected by a county clerk pursuant to Civil Practice Law and Rules, §8018(a). The State must refund to a county the county's $5.00 portion of each index fee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-46Opinion 90-40
… vote both as trustee and acting mayor on the filling of a vacancy in the position of mayor. Relying on the underscored …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-40DiNapoli: Former Erie County Deputy Clerk Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From County
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn, and Erie County Sheriff John C. Garcia announced the arrest of former Deputy Erie County Clerk Alexander McDougall for allegedly stealing … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Erie County District Attorney John J Flynn and Erie County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-erie-county-deputy-clerk-arrested-stealing-more-200000-countySex Offender Registration (2014-MS-2)
… (Departments) took action to help enforce the State’s Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) for the period January … 1, 2008 through January 22, 2014. Background The State’s Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), effective January 1996, established a Sex Offender Registry within the NYS Division of Criminal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/09/17/sex-offender-registration-2014-ms-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. State University of New York – Oversight of Disability Services (2021-S-42) The State University of New York (SUNY) is the largest comprehensive system of public education in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 2000-7
… corporation would have a prohibited interest in a contract for snow plowing and lawn maintenance between the fire … a prohibited interest in a contract with a corporation for snow plowing and lawn maintenance service under the … corporation would have a prohibited interest in a contract for snow plowing and lawn maintenance between the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-7Opinion 91-46
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY CLERK-- Compensation (increase during … purposes of the State Constitution's prohibition against in-term changes in compensation payable to state officers named in the … 1984 Opns St Comp No 8445 p 55 still represents our views in light of the decision of the Court of Appeals in National …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46Opinion 96-15
… Law] for zoning and planning shall be a charge upon the taxable property of that part of the town outside of any … townwide basis would be raised as a townwide charge on all taxable property in the town, including taxable property within any villages. Consequently, owners of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-15Opinion 90-43
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … EMPLOYEES -- Death Benefits (police officers - eligibility of children) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Death Benefits … Concerning section 208f of the General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43Opinion 90-37
… proposed use of property by the higher offeror, although lawful, is objectionable or less desirable to the community. … the most beneficial terms in the public interest for any lawful use (see, e.g., Ross v Wilson , 308 NY 605; Orelli v … for the 'best price obtainable in [its] judgment for any lawful use of the premises'..., and that it may not exercise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-37Opinion 88-66
… programs); (authority to release copyright) -- Powers and Duties (authority to market computer programs; (authority … particular computer program may be copyrighted. Your first question involves the provisions of the Federal Copyright Act … as a compilation, as an instructional text, as a test, as answer material for a test, or as an atlas, if the parties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-66