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DiNapoli: Greene County Couple Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $35,000 in Pension Payments
… guilty to grand larceny for stealing over $35,000 in pension payments, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … Court. In April, the couple were arrested for cashing pension checks meant for Stephen’s deceased father. “Stephen … deceased father’s name on checks to try to cheat the state pension system of over $35,000 they were not entitled to,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-greene-county-couple-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-35000-pension-paymentsEligibility Requirements – World Trade Center Presumption
… of NYSLRS or another New York public retirement system on September 11, 2001, and: Participated in the World Trade … from the Hudson River and Canal Street bearing east on Canal Street to Pike Street, continuing south on Pike Street to the East River and extending to the lower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/world-trade-center/eligibility-requirementsDiNapoli: Nearly 700 Authorities Operate With Little Oversight, Limited Transparency
… controls required of municipal governments, it’s difficult for taxpayers to know how effective they are. My audits have … sometimes leaving taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars in inappropriate costs.” Local authorities facilitate … (321). To read the report, which includes county-by-county breakdown of authority data, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-nearly-700-authorities-operate-little-oversight-limited-transparencyDiNapoli: Former Treasurer of Frewsburg Central School District Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $7,000 in School Funds
… and District Attorney Jason Schmidt today announced the arrest and guilty plea of Angela Smoulder, former Treasurer of the Frewsburg Central School District, for stealing nearly $7,000 in funds raised by students to … to the district in the amount of $6,982.42. The arrest is a result of a joint investigation between the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-former-treasurer-frewsburg-central-school-district-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-7000-schoolDiNapoli Statement on Special Education Provider Guilty Plea in Federal Court
… education providers in progress. In December, Governor Cuomo signed legislation – proposed by DiNapoli and sponsored …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-statement-special-education-provider-guilty-plea-federal-courtDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… collections declined by 7.1 percent in November compared to the same month last year, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. November’s sales tax … - November) are down $1.7 billion (10.1 percent) compared to the same period in 2019. “Sales tax collections are a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Decline 5.2 Percent in October
… Local government sales tax revenue declined by 5.2 percent in October compared to the same month last year, according to … for counties and cities, or $74.4 million less than in October 2019. This drop was less severe than previous … since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the spring when collections fell by double-digits. Still, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-decline-52-percent-octoberEthelbert B. Crawford Public Library – Disbursements (2013M-222)
… District is located within the Monticello School District, in Sullivan County. The Library is governed by a seven-member … The Board did not ensure that disbursements were made in an economic manner and for authorized Library purposes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2013/11/01/ethelbert-b-crawford-public-library-disbursements-2013m-222Your Home Public Library – Financial Management (2016M-228)
… 13, 2016. Background Your Home Public Library is located in the Village of Johnson City, within the Town of Union, in Broome County. The Library is governed by a five-member … balances. A $100,000 interfund advance from the Village in 2015 remains outstanding. Key Recommendations Determine an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/10/14/your-home-public-library-financial-management-2016m-228Overlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services (2020-S-45) 180-Day Response
To determine what workforce development programs and services State agencies and public authorities offer, who they serve, and what their eligibility requirements are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation among these programs and services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s45-responses.pdfClarence Public Library – Audit of Claims (2016M-355)
… 2016. Background The Clarence Public Library is located in the Town of Clarence in Erie County. The Library, which received its charter from … Board of Regents of the New York State Education System in 1969, is governed by an appointed seven-member Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/12/16/clarence-public-library-audit-claims-2016m-355Longwood Public Library – Bank Account Management (2015M-309)
… our audit was to examine Library officials’ management of bank accounts for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, … Longwood Public Library Bank Account Management 2015M309 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/02/05/longwood-public-library-bank-account-management-2015m-309Opinion 92-19
… PLANNING -- Subdivisions (authority of town to regulate traffic on private roads in residential subdivision) PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Private Roads (authority of town to regulate traffic in residential subdivision) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- … 400000 according to the 1990 federal census may regulate traffic in residential subdivisions on private roads open to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-19Report on the State Fiscal Year 2017-18 Executive Budget, February 2017
This report provides information for use by legislators and other policy makers, advocates and the public in their evaluation of the Executive Budget.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-executive-2017-18.pdfReport on the State Fiscal Year 2016-17 Executive Budget, February 2016
This report provides information for use by legislators and other policy makers, advocates and the public in their evaluation of the Executive Budget.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-executive-2016-17.pdfState Authority Contract Manual
The State Authority Contract Manual contains the procedures for State authorities to submit eligible contracts as described in Public Authorities Law (PAL) §287
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/public-authorities/pdf/contract-submission-manual.pdfComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident For Stealing $275k in NYS Pension Benefits
… Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony, in Albany County Court. The plea stems from charges that Mr. Eletz … pleaded guilty today before Judge Peter Lynch in Albany County Court and paid $150,000 in restitution. On November 5, … Larceny in the Third Degree a class D felony in Albany County Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-275k-nysPlattsburgh Public Library – Circulation Desk Cash Receipts (2015M-8)
… cash receipts recorded in the system or the cash register and stated that one employee was required to count the cash … Recommendations Establish comprehensive written policies and procedures that provide adequate guidance and internal controls over collecting and remitting cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/04/03/plattsburgh-public-library-circulation-desk-cash-receipts-2015m-8Cohoes Public Library – Governance and Operations (2015M-259)
… $242,000. Key Findings The Board has not governed and operated the Library in accordance with its charter, its bylaws and the City code. The Board is unfamiliar with the Library’s charter and bylaws and the City code pertaining to the Library. The … Cohoes Public Library Governance and Operations 2015M259 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/04/01/cohoes-public-library-governance-and-operations-2015m-259Bethlehem Public Library – Selected Cash Receipts (2014M-254)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library’s internal controls for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/11/07/bethlehem-public-library-selected-cash-receipts-2014m-254