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Former President of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $120,000
… DiNapoli, Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney … Garcia has admitted brazenly writing checks to himself for $122,000 from the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department. … four years, Garcia abused his elected position to channel over $120,000 into his personal accounts. Instead of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/former-president-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-pleads-guilty-embezzling-more-120000Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-88
… promotion to a higher grade where the promotional salary is greater than or equal to 1st Longevity and less than 2nd … used and the FIS (Fixed Incremented Salary) Amount field is left blank. YR is the two-digit year in which the employee is eligible to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-88-new-reason-codes-373-judiciary-law-373-and-379-judiciary-lawInvestors: Exxon Needs to Step Up on Climate Change
… the rising tide of investor concern over climate change, is shortsighted and puts shareholders’ investments in … marketplace publicly recognize that a lower carbon future is not only inevitable but rich with opportunity. While Exxon … rightly concerned and increasingly impatient that Exxon is lagging behind its peers in its climate disclosure, and I …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/investors-exxon-needs-step-climate-changeOpinion 91-16
… of unredeemed lands pursuant to the Real Property Tax Law is based upon the actual line count, rather than upon agate … tabular matter, the newspaper publishing such notice is entitled to the additional per line charge allowed by … forth the rates to which the proprietor of a newspaper is entitled for publishing legal advertisements "[e]xcept …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 91-19
… gift by a fire company to the fire district. This is in response to your letter concerning firefighting … , 10 NY2d 94, 217 NYS2d 593; 62 NY Jur 2d, Gifts, §13). It is a general rule that once an unconditional gift is validly executed, it is not revocable in the absence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing for Rensselaer DPW Employees Who Stole Scrap Metal Proceeds
… today announced the sentencing of Ronald Foust and Jeffrey Clark, former employees of the city of Rensselaer Department of Public Works, for teaming with DPW Commissioner Thomas Capuano to divert $46,000 from … Larceny and was sentenced to five years of probation. Clark pled guilty to Attempted Fourth Degree Grand Larceny. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-rensselaer-dpw-employees-who-stole-scrapOpinion 90-2
… which was established by the town within which the village is located and which is supported by town-wide taxes, for library services beyond … which was established by the town within which the village is located and which is funded by town-wide taxes. Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Opinion 88-43
… sheriff's personnel account, the county governing board is not obligated to replenish the sheriff's personnel account … from a self-insurance fund maintained by the county. This is in reply to your letter with respect to deputy sheriffs … the sheriff's department. You also state that the county is self-insured for workers' compensation. You ask whether, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-43Opinion 92-17
… and the area outside the cities in a proportion which is based on factors other than the populations of the … interpreted Tax Law, §1262(c) in a manner which is contrary to the long-standing interpretation of this … we believe that it must be given great weight. This is particularly so because we are aware of no judicial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-17Opinion 97-20
… or a portion of the tax to the fire department of which it is part. This Office has expressed the opinion that foreign … members of the fire department or, if the fire department is comprised of several companies, the members of each … p 143; 13 Opns St Comp No. 57-269, p 66). Similarly, it is our opinion that the members of a fire department may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Opinion 93-16
… work periods" are those times during which an individual is required ordinarily to be at work under the terms and … does not alter the periods when, in fact, the volunteer is ordinarily expected to be at work. This is in reply to your letter concerning the accrual of credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 95-14
… computer for fire department); (ceremony to dedicate fire house and apparatus) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless … purposes and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire apparatus. You ask whether a volunteer … purposes, and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire apparatus. Sections 9104 and 9105 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Scheneiderman Announce 2 to 6 Year Prison Sentence for Former Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… of former New York City Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Queens) to 2 to 6 years in prison; Wills was also ordered to pay nearly $33,000 in restitution and a … of former New York City Councilman Ruben Wills DQueens to 2 to 6 years in prison Wills was also ordered to pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenDiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Restitution is a key part of the legal process that allows crime victims … victims are getting the funds they deserve.” Restitution is court-ordered compensation requiring a defendant on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victimsDiNapoli: NYC Forecasts $965 Million Surplus Fueled by Federal Aid
… billion in federal aid over four years, but $8.8 billion is planned to be spent in FY 2022, leaving less than $5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-nyc-forecasts-965-million-surplus-fueled-federal-aidXII.7.B Voucher Denials – XII. Expenditures
… Goods/services are not covered by the referenced contract 5D Duplicate Payment 5E Services were not rendered 5G …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7b-voucher-denialsXIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… of the ARO AROs should be initially measured based on the best estimate of their current value. Per paragraph 15 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsDiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… a decade ago when damaging impacts of the Great Recession forced state policymakers to cut spending, raise taxes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesMedicaid Program – Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance
… Department. To prevent such premium payments – and, in the case of unrelated-provider coverages, unrecoverable premium …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/13/medicaid-program-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-partyOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law
… chemicals into the environment from landfills, and in the case of lithium-ion batteries can ignite and start fires at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/29/oversight-and-enforcement-rechargeable-battery-law