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DiNapoli: Former Old Field Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $60,000 Theft of Village Funds

… former Old Field treasurer Andrea Brosnan to grand larceny for stealing nearly $60,000 from the village. Brosnan, 43, … money. I thank District Attorney Spota and his staff for their diligence and hard work in bringing this local … 14th floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. For a copy of the audit, visit: …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-former-old-field-treasurer-pleads-guilty-60000-theft-village-funds

DiNapoli: Former Treasurer Charged in $11,000 Theft of Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Funds

… The former treasurer of the Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department was charged today in the alleged theft of more than $11,000 from the fire department over several … to the Comptroller’s fraud hotline. Amy Olmstead, 47, of Bolivar, in Allegany County, is accused of forging and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-former-treasurer-charged-11000-theft-bolivar-volunteer-fire-department-funds

DiNapoli Op-Ed in Crain's New York Business

… Crain’s New York Business published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today on the need …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-op-ed-crains-new-york-business

Three Indicted in Multi-State Prescription Fraud Ring

… Ciera Washington, age 35, of the Bronx, New York; Raven White, age 35, of the Bronx; and Bryan Otero, age … provided Washington with the names, dates of birth, and Medicaid identification numbers of various people. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/three-indicted-multi-state-prescription-fraud-ring

State Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children

… and observations are supposed to be documented as progress notes in CONNECTIONS – a statewide computer system … child welfare information maintained by the State Office of Children and Family Services. Both ACS and the … inability to record incidents of abuse or neglect in an area separate from progress notes, the inability of case …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-children

New York State’s Pension Fund and Church Commissioners Release Open Letter to ExxonMobil Shareholders

… The New York State Common Retirement Fund and The Church Commissioners for England have … effectively with its shareholders, if the company had an independent board chair," New York State Comptroller Thomas …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/new-york-states-pension-fund-and-church-commissioners-release-open-letter-exxonmobil-shareholders

Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Councilman Ruben Wills In Public Corruption Scheme

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York … check or a license to break the law.” "The Comptroller's Office joint task force with the Attorney General has … constituents and to the taxpayers who paid the bills. I thank Attorney General Schneiderman for his hard work in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-councilman-ruben-wills-public

Plattekill Public Library – Procurement and Investment of Funds (2020M-143)

… whether the Plattekill Public Library (Library) Board of Trustees (Board) made purchases in compliance with its … not: Ensure required quotes were obtained for the purchase of security cameras. Adopt a procurement policy that included … the procurement policy. Update the procurement policy to address the procurement of professional services and ensure …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2021/04/16/plattekill-public-library-procurement-and-investment-funds-2020m-143

DiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds

… Services (BOCES) withheld millions of dollars in surplus funds that should have been refunded to local school … with providing shared services and any operating surplus that resulted. New York state education law requires … also have improperly restricted more than $5 million of surplus funds and had approximately $2.4 million in reserves …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-funds

DiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care

… create an optional investment pool to help the state and local governments fund retiree health insurance and other … While pension costs are pre-funded and invested to help pay for these future benefits, most governments, including … of 2,293 local governments that reported it to DiNapoli’s office totaled $68.3 billion. Moody’s Investors Service …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-care

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1219

… to accurately produce or verify [i.e. audit] significant portions of every payroll. Only 25% of renamed queries should …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1219-preparing-queries-payserv-upgrade-peoplesoft-v89-v91

DiNapoli: Fire Chief Charged In Alleged $2,700 Gasoline Theft

… private use, according to an audit and investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Once again we see … report, which can be viewed here: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/firedists/2015/pennellville.pdf …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-fire-chief-charged-alleged-2700-gasoline-theft

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… address health and safety issues at each of the facilities it operates or oversees. New York City Department of Finance: …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits

Owego-Apalachin Central School District – Special Education Services and Medicaid Reimbursements (2020M-21)

… education services by ensuring students received services in accordance with their individual education programs (IEPs) … did not ensure that students received all services in accordance with their IEPs. We reviewed IEPs for 28 students who received services in 2018-19. We found that these students did not receive …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/18/owego-apalachin-central-school-district-special-education-services-and

Opinion 2000-17

… 1 whereby the award of contracts for work performed in connection with the construction of a water supply or … advertising and awarding any such contracts for ... public works." Thus, in accordance with section 197-a, a water … (see, e. g., Public Authorities Law §§1096[16], 1154[18]). 2 For purposes of this opinion, we assume the proposed …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-17

Accidental Disability – Regional State Park Police Plan

… fluids that may have involved the transmission of this disease), tuberculosis or hepatitis after contact with …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/accidental-disability

Accidental Disability – Police and Fire Plan

… any annuity savings contributions you may have made while in service. The contributions required of Tier 5 and 6 … The application must be filed while you are still in service or within two years of your discontinuance from service. When filing for this benefit, “in service” is defined as while you are: Being paid on the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/accidental-disability

Accidental Disability – En-Con Police Officers Plan

… job as the natural and proximate result of an on-the-job accident that was not due to your own willful negligence, you … after contact with members of the public. Notice of Accident To be eligible for this benefit, you must file an … retirement benefit within one year following the alleged accident. Otherwise, you must have filed a written notice of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/accidental-disability