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Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on the Passing of Assemblywoman Barbara Clark
… lost one of its greatest legislators. Assemblywoman Clark and I were “classmates,” who were elected to the Assembly together in 1986. She stood out from the … for her devotion to her constituents in Queens County and for her tireless efforts to improve the lives and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-passing-assemblywoman-barbara-clarkDiNapoli: NYC Spending Priorities Shifted During Pandemic
… and current preliminary budgets for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) to examine how spending priorities shifted. “The mayor’s preliminary FY 2024 budget reflects the changes to city budget priorities … new initiatives and cost mandates to address public safety, social services, and quality of life issues when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nyc-spending-priorities-shifted-during-pandemicDiNapoli: NYC’s Solid Housing Growth at Risk As Permits Fall
… concentrated in specific areas like northeastern Brooklyn (Williamsburg, Greenpoint), Manhattan’s Midtown West, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-nycs-solid-housing-growth-risk-permits-fallDiNapoli: Capital Planning Problems Persist at NYRA
… long-term and short-term capital project planning, but my auditors discovered that NYRA’s planning was weak,” … has recently emerged from bankruptcy protection needs to do a much better job of minding its finances and seeing to … an overall vision for the organization or to explain how the projects listed on the annual plans related to those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-capital-planning-problems-persist-nyraDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… of gallons of untreated waste spills into New York's waterways, our health, environment, economy and quality of … their ecosystem. Contaminants can make a river, stream, lake or shoreline unfit for swimming or fishing, and can also impact drinking water supplies. Across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeDiNapoli: Former Halfmoon Supervisor Enters Guilty Plea to Two Felony Counts
… today to two felony counts charging her with extortion and making a false statement before Chief U.S. District Court … DiNapoli with United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany … Richard Hartunian, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their partnership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-halfmoon-supervisor-enters-guilty-plea-two-felony-countsDiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Arrested for Scheme to Defraud the New York State Health Insurance Plan
… of Gina Bradshaw, an officer manager for numerous doctors’ offices in Manhattan, for her alleged role in a … of Maybrook, NY, worked as an office manager for multiple doctors in Manhattan. Her husband was a New York State … yesterday of Gina Bradshaw an officer manager for numerous doctors offices in Manhattan for her alleged role in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-arrested-scheme-defraud-new-york-state-health-insurance-planDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Stealing $121K in Pension Checks Sent to Her Late Grandmother
… more than $121,000 in state pension checks that were sent to her deceased grandmother, New York State Comptroller … “Today’s arrest should serve as a warning that attempts to defraud our pension fund will be found and prosecuted,” DiNapoli said. “My thanks to District Attorney Doorley and the Monroe County Sheriff’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-stealing-121k-pension-checks-sent-her-late-grandmotherDiNapoli: Greene County Couple Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $35,000 in Pension Payments
… Tuomey, 56, and her husband, Stephen B. Tuomey, 60, today for allegedly stealing over $35,000 in pension payments. “The … I thank DA Stanzione and the New York State Police for their continued partnership in protecting the pension … state pension payments via direct deposit into a joint checking account which he shared with the defendants. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-greene-county-couple-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-35000-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Tax Collector Sentenced for Dodging Her Own Tax Bills
… Sheppard was sentenced to five years probation and paid a total of $4,303 in restitution for falsifying her own tax … is lacking,” DiNapoli said. “Ms. Sheppard’s crime might have been stopped years ago if the Town Board inspected the … recorded; The clerk print and keep detailed reports that can be reconciled to bank deposits; and The clerk deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-tax-collector-sentenced-dodging-her-own-tax-billsNiagara Falls Housing Authority – Compensation-Related Payments to the Executive Director (2012M-199)
… improper stipends and sold more unused vacation leave than her employment contract allowed. She also has improperly … that they were accurate, supported and complied with her employment contract and/or the Authority’s personnel … checks totaling $290,460 were paid in accordance with her contract. However, we found certain other payments that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/18/niagara-falls-housing-authority-compensation-related-payments-executive-directorHamburg Recreation Worker Sentenced to Jail and Probation for Stealing $156K
… months of weekends in jail and five years of probation for her theft of $156,374, which she has now repaid. Joanne … Erickson, 54, took fees from 2011 to 2017, including money for children’s programs, according to an investigation and … defendant embezzled money intended to support programs for children in her community. My office will continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/hamburg-recreation-worker-sentenced-jail-and-probation-stealing-156kDiNapoli Statement on Charges Against Former Delhi Village Clerk
… “Delhi's former village clerk Michele Barnes betrayed her colleagues and the public by allegedly writing $4,788 in village checks to herself for her personal use. She now faces grand larceny charges. Thanks … York State Police, she will now be held accountable for her actions.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-statement-charges-against-former-delhi-village-clerkDiNapoli: Clerk Admits Writing Nearly $5,000 in Village Checks for Herself
… use. Her thefts were brought to light during an audit and investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s … Richard Gumo in Delhi Town Court that she issued four checks to herself from December 2017 to October 2018. She … by filing a complaint online at [email protected].gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-clerk-admits-writing-nearly-5000-village-checks-herselfDiNapoli and Orange County DA Hoovler Detail Guilty Plea in Pension Fraud Case
… 58, of Middletown, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree. Under the plea … record at the time of the guilty plea, White was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $51,532.64, which is the … the time that White’s mother retired in 2000, she elected to receive her pension benefits in full until her death. When …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-and-orange-county-da-hoovler-detail-guilty-plea-pension-fraud-caseDiNapoli: Former Village of Chatham Clerk-Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Funds From the Village
… Henry is charged with tampering with public records in the first degree; two counts of grand larceny in the third degree; offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree and official misconduct for allegedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-former-village-chatham-clerk-treasurer-arrested-stealing-funds-villageDiNapoli: Former NYU Finance Director Pays Over $660,000 in Restitution for Role in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
… two NYU programs, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced … for its partnership as we continue to root out fraud in Manhattan. Those who take advantage of our students and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-former-nyu-finance-director-pays-over-660000-restitution-role-multi-million-dollar-fraudDiNapoli: Town of Alexander Clerk Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Nearly $3,000 of Taxpayer Funds
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Genesee County District Attorney Kevin T. Finnell, and the New York State Police … to hide her crime,” DiNapoli said. “I thank District Attorney Finnell and the State Police for their ongoing … in combatting public corruption.” Genesee County District Attorney Finnell said, “The Genesee County District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-town-alexander-clerk-arrested-allegedly-stealing-nearly-3000-taxpayer-fundsDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $121,000 in Pension Checks Sent to Late Grandmother
… larceny in Monroe County Court before Judge Stephen T. Miller. She is due back in court for sentencing on March 7. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-rochester-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-121000-pension-checks-sent-late-grandmotherDiNapoli: Queens Woman Sentenced to Probation and Pays Full Restitution for Stealing $85,000 in NYS Pension Payments Meant for Her Deceased Father
… convicted of stealing nearly $85,000 in New York state pension payments meant for her deceased father, State … in March 2003. He was receiving a direct deposit of his pension into a bank account that was in his and his deceased … wife’s name. He died in April 2020, at which time, the pension payments should have stopped. In July 2022, the state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-queens-woman-sentenced-probation-and-pays-full-restitution-stealing-85000-nys-pension