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Far Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… investor in Island Child Development Center, once one of New York City’s largest providers of special education services to preschoolers with … for his participation in a scheme that stole millions of dollars in city and state funding between 2005 and 2012 – … for his participation in a scheme that stole millions of dollars in city and state funding between 2005 and 2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsFormer Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… that Rabbi Samuel Hiller, the former assistant director of Island Child Development Center, once one of New York City's largest providers of special education services to pre-schoolers with … that Rabbi Samuel Hiller the former assistant director of Island Child Development Center pleaded guilty to stealing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI); Beth Dinkins, Special Agent-in-Charge United States Department of Agriculture; Terry Harris, Special Agent-in-Charge, U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemeDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for October 2014
… the playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. The independent audits ensure payments … to provide current information about the number and types of contracts and payments entered into by the state. This … 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-october-2014Comptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman & DOI Commissioner Peters Announce The Sentence of Non-Profit Executive In Theft Scheme
… General Eric T. Schneiderman and New York City Department of Investigation (NYC DOI) Commissioner Mark Peters today … money she stole from these government grants to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial property she owned, … diverted nearly all of the program grant funds to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial building she owned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-doi-commissioner-peters-announce-sentence-non-profit-executiveThe Transportation and Warehousing Sector in New York City
… Version Highlights As of April 2022, the transportation and warehousing sector in the City has regained 82 percent of … in the nation for number of transportation, warehousing and utilities sector jobs (394,600), but makes up a smaller … workers in 2021 (which is down 5,400 from 2019). Transit and ground passenger transportation lost the most employment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/transportation-and-warehousing-sector-new-york-cityDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… A state agency’s failure to adequately monitor and inspect homeless shelters allowed violations and squalid living conditions to go unchecked, according to … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found fire and safety hazards, rodent and vermin infestations, and mold …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureState Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… that many of the companies participating in the Excelsior Jobs Program met their obligations or even justify giving the … companies did not meet expectations to not verifying if jobs were full-time or part-time. ESD also could not produce evidence that several companies actually created jobs and did not simply shift jobs. “New York state gives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programState Comptroller DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Harris Designate New Banking Development District To Support Community Banking in South Bronx
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris today announced the approval of Community District 9 as a Banking Development District … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A Harris today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-department-financial-services-superintendent-harris-designate-newOpinion 91-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Powers and Duties (public corporations -- scope of audit authority); (OTB's -- scope of audit authority) … Concerning the authority of the State Comptroller in performing an examination of an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2Opinion 88-75
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services (contract with city attorney's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-75X.5.A Assigned Single Payment Vendor IDs – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… SFS Vendor File using the Vendor Add Function. The Office of the State Comptroller’s Vendor Management Unit manages the … see guidance in Section 3 - Vendor Registration Overview of this Chapter. Other payments made in SFS for specific … are processed using single payment vendor IDs. The use of a single payment vendor ID is limited to programs with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x5a-assigned-single-payment-vendor-idsNY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities and Their Families Cover Costs
… maintain their health, independence and quality of life. New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, … families and individuals with disabilities some peace of mind as they plan for the future," DiNapoli said. … into law in December 2015. The bill authorized the Office of the State Comptroller to administer NY ABLE. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/ny-able-program-helps-new-yorkers-disabilities-and-their-families-cover-costsRefunding Local Debt
… Simplified Procedures for Local Governments Seeking the Comptroller's Approval of Certain Matters Relating to Refunding Local Debt Pursuant to Sections 90.00 and 90.10 of the Local Finance Law Pursuant to Sections 90.00(c)(2) and … Simplified Procedures for Local Governments Seeking the Comptrollers Approval of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/refunding-local-debtNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… rose by 3.9 percent from the previous year to $37,600 as of June 2020, according to newly available data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. That figure has increased 20.1 percent since … by State, 2020 (Table) Average Amount Owed Percentage of Borrowers Delinquent Alaska $33,000 11% Alabama $36,800 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-january-7-2021Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders (Follow-Up) (2020-F-15)
To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Health to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report, Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f15.pdfState Contract and Payment Actions in May
… In May, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,717 contracts for state … www.openbooknewyork.com . Major Contracts Approved Office of Children and Family Services $17.2 million with Turnpike … Redevelopment Group, LLC for lease space in the city of Rensselaer. $5.3 million with Early Care & Learning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayState Contract and Payment Actions in February
… In February, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,292 contracts for state … . Major Contracts Approved Department of Environmental Conservation $4.6 million to Scenic Hudson … Thermostat site in South Cairo, Greene County. Department of Health $57 million grant to Brooks Memorial Hospital for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-februaryComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman, State & DOI Commissioner Mark Peters Announce Conviction of Non-Profit Executive Involved in Six-Year Theft Scheme
… grants to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial property she owned, make improvements to that property to … gather dust while she stole $300,000 in government grants, buying vehicles to ship to Nigeria," said State Comptroller … by nothing more than greed,” said Scott Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-state-doi-commissioner-mark-peters-announce-conviction-nonDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2016
… Inc. $818,000 with Kubricky Construction Corp. for bridge and trail construction at Vander Whacker Mountain Wild Forest in Minerva, Essex County. $800,000 to renovate the Wells Bridge rest area on I-88 in Otsego County, including $509,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2016