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DiNapoli: Livingston County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $25,000 in Her Deceased Mother's State Pension Payments
… Steven G. James today announced that Patricia Chatley, 61, of Nunda, New York, pleaded guilty to stealing more than … system from fraud.” Williams said, “Concealing the death of a family member for personal financial gain is beyond … mother worked for the Livingston County Department of Social Services and retired in 1994. Upon her retirement, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-livingston-county-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-25000-her-deceased-mothers-state-pensionOpinion 88-53
… firefighters for working scheduled vacations pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement is not includable in the calculation of one year final average salary. You ask whether compensation paid to police officers or … preceding the date of such employee's retirement, exclusive of any lump sum payments for sick leave, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Opinion 92-14
… Corp. , 203 Misc 649, 123 NYS2d 642, (City Court, City of New York, 1952), the court stated that: These six subdivisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-14Opinion 89-1
… department employees which, among other things, provides for the employees to receive a certain number of sick, … or by necessary implication, or which are provided for in a collective bargaining agreement (see 1987 Opns St … from service for other than his or her scheduled salary entitlement. The court also rejected the employee's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1Opinion 90-4
… that a village, in its discretion, may provide that all or a portion of the cost of a drainage project shall be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-4About the Academy
… Comptroller DiNapoli launched The Academy for New York State's Local Officials – an innovative and … Hyde is the Director of Information, Research and Training for the Division of Local Government Services and School … Schwartz Ben Schwartz is the Chief of Policy and Research for the Division of Local Government and School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/academy/about-academyXI.11.D Equipment and Software Maintenance Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to state agencies on: Assessing the need … preventive maintenance is appropriate when the agency does not have the personnel with the capability to perform such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11d-equipment-and-software-maintenance-contractsDiNapoli: Majority of H&R Block Shareholders Want Disclosure of Company's Political Spending
… Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. KeyCorp Dr Pepper Snapple Group Noble Energy Inc. 2012 PG&E Corporation Sempra Energy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-majority-hr-block-shareholders-want-disclosure-companys-political-spendingState Agencies Bulletin No. 886
… Purpose To inform agencies of the process for reporting line number changes and to describe how account … page, insert a row and enter the effective date (3/26/09 for Institution or 4/2/09 for Administration). Enter the appropriate line number. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/886-reporting-line-number-changes-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2009State Agencies Bulletin No. 801
… Purpose To inform agencies of the process for reporting line number changes and to describe how account … page, insert a row and enter the effective date (3/27/08 for Institution or 4/3/08 for Administration). Enter the appropriate line number. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/801-reporting-line-number-changes-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2008DiNapoli and Brooklyn D.A. Gonzalez: Public Employee Arrested for Using Co-Workers' Identities to Steal Thousands in Gas
An employee for the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities was arrested on multiple charges of identity theft and grand larceny for using agencyissued gas cards to allegedly steal nearly $8000 in gas for his personal use
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-public-employee-arrested-using-co-workers-identities-stealOpinion 2001-10
… a town may be paid unless an itemized voucher therefor is presented, audited and allowed. The voucher must be … as the case may be, to ascertain whether each claim is a proper town charge (Town Law §§118, 119[1]; see also, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-10State Agencies Bulletin No. 1057
… line number changes, use LNR (Line Item Realignment); do not use MOV. Upon approval by NYSTEP, agencies must then … for the Incumbent on the effective date mentioned above. Do you want to continue?” Click “Yes” and save the page. If …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1057-reporting-line-number-changes-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2011Opinion 96-10
… unexpended balance of a capital reserve fund established for the acquisition of new equipment into the general fund. … or specific item or items, of equipment. A resolution for the establishment of a capital reserve fund to finance … use of the unexpended balance of a capital reserve fund for the acquisition of equipment, subdivision 8 of section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Opinion 94-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … AGREEMENTS -- Vacations (annual cash payment in lieu of) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Vacations (annual cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-31Oversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up)
… the State’s child welfare system, and its Central Office is responsible for supervising and coordinating child welfare … of a child in foster care. One alternative to foster care is direct placement, where a child is placed in the direct custody of a relative or suitable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… Fitzpatrick announced today that three employees of the Syracuse City School District’s after-school Twilight Program … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeDiNapoli: Former Bethel Tax Collector Arrested for Pension Fund Fraud
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the New York State … information is used to calculate their service time for retirement benefits. “Debra Gabriel allegedly defrauded the … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-former-bethel-tax-collector-arrested-pension-fund-fraudDiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Pleads Guilty to Defrauding New York State Health Insurance Plan
… by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State … of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … State Comptroller DiNapoli and Ulster County DA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-pleads-guilty-defrauding-new-york-state-health-insurance-planComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence of Brooklyn Man for Stealing Over $22K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefit
… concocted an elaborate scheme to steal his deceased mother’s pension," said State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … York State pensioner who retired in 1995. At the time of her retirement, Hairston selected to receive her pension as a … but allowed her to pass on pension payments to her daughter, Sandra Buie, following Hairston's death. When …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-brooklyn-man-stealing-over-22k-deceased