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Opinion 2001-10
… or verification of claims) TOWN LAW §118: Vendors are not required to submit certified or verified claims to a town unless so required by town board resolution. You ask whether a town must require vendors to certify claims … see also, e.g., 1995 Opns St Comp No. 95-23, p 46). In so doing, the town board or town comptroller may require any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-10Opinion 88-56
… two of section 802 (General Municipal Law, §803[2]). Based on the foregoing, the commissioner would be deemed … not be directly affected as a result of such contract and (2) the duties of such employment do not directly involve the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Comptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… he is expected to pay the remainder of restitution and be sentenced to 1-1/2 to 4-1/2 years. As fire department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireState Agencies Bulletin No. 1135
… Earnings Code Description BOT Marine Off Road Pay COM Command Payment EXD Expanded Duty Pay HZM Hazard Material … -.01923: Earnings Code Description BOT Marine Off Road Pay COM Command Payment EXD Expanded Duty Pay HZM Hazard Material …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1135-2011-2012-deficit-reduction-plan-employees-agency-police-services-unitDual Employment
… at other State or New York City agencies are working their re …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-1DiNapoli: State Medicaid Program Made More Than $100 Million in Duplicate Payments
… a result may have more than one CIN assigned to them, but only one CIN should have active eligibility at a time. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-state-medicaid-program-made-more-100-million-duplicate-paymentsDiNapoli: Syracuse Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $21,000 in Pension Checks Meant for His Deceased Mother
… efforts of all those involved from the Comptroller’s Office, Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office, and the … in Onondaga County Justice Center Centralized Arraignment Court on a charge of grand larceny in the third degree. He is due back in court on Jan. 23rd. The charges filed in this case are merely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-syracuse-man-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-21000-pension-checks-meant-his-deceased-motherVoluntary Compliance Program
… What is Voluntary Compliance? Voluntary compliance provides an … and interest associated with the reported items if the holder complies with the terms of the program. Participants … is voluntary, however, complying with the NYS APL is a legal requirement. All companies are subject to the NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/voluntary-compliance-programOpinion 2003-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1DiNapoli: Former Clerk Padded Her Pay With Town Funds
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the arrest of Jordan Green after an investigation and audit found that she paid … thousands of dollars in unauthorized payroll payments. Green also had the town pay back her loans from the state’s … and Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague. "Ms. Green used her control over the town's accounts to allegedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-former-clerk-padded-her-pay-town-fundsOpinion 94-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (special assessment for snow removal) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Snow Removal (special … a special assessment to pay the cost of snow removal in excess of the amounts appropriated, but it may issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Opinion 2004-5
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … 564 NYS2d 717, appeal dismissed 80 NY2d 891, 587 NYS2d 901), we have concluded that it would be improper to use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5Town of Harmony – Justice Court (2014M-004)
… of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over the Court’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2012 … totaling approximately $4,000 were deposited into the Justice’s bank accounts between two and 39 days late. Neither … of what the Board had reviewed. We found that 10 of the 20 cases tested had been either dismissed or paid, and one case …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/04/18/town-harmony-justice-court-2014m-004DiNapoli: Village of Candor Mayor Arrested for Allegedly Stealing From the Village
… 2012. He was arraigned on charges of Grand Larceny in the 3rd degree and Corrupting the Government in 2nd degree before … Division of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-village-candor-mayor-arrested-allegedly-stealing-villageDiNapoli: Huntington Man Charged With Stealing Over $56,000 in State Pension Payments
… A. Tierney today announced the arrest of former Town of Huntington employee Moses K. Johnson, 63, of Huntington, for allegedly stealing his mother’s public pension payments following her death in April of 2021. “Mr. Johnson allegedly took advantage of … A Tierney today announced the arrest of former Town of Huntington employee Moses K Johnson 63 of Huntington for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-huntington-man-charged-stealing-over-56000-state-pension-paymentsOpinion 89-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … to the extent inconsistent. You ask whether a town may pay to the surviving spouse of a deceased town highway … of absence to its officers or employees with or without pay and adopt rules and regulations in relation thereto. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1DiNapoli: Fulton County Snowmobile President Arrested for Stealing Over $8,000 From Nonprofit
… organization. “Chad Daley allegedly violated the trust of club members and his community to serve his own ends,” said … stole $4,155 in checks made payable to the “Snowdrifters Club” by depositing them into his own personal bank account. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-fulton-county-snowmobile-president-arrested-stealing-over-8000-nonprofitContracted Programs With Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve Addicts, Inc.
… the contract, OASAS reimburses PROMESA for the net costs it incurs to provide the services for each contracted … Portions of these costs, in turn, are then allocated again – and in the case of PROMESA among at least 10 … management and oversight of programs. However, officials do not expect wholesale changes to begin for several years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/08/contracted-programs-puerto-rican-organization-motivate-enlighten-and-serve-addicts-incComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Criminal Conviction and False Claims Act Settlement with Bottini Fuel for Diverting Customers' Credit Balances for Their Own Benefit
… From 2004 to 2016, Bottini Fuel improperly retained customer overpayments and duplicative payments for heating … for heating oil; instead, the company swept excess customer balances out of customer accounts and used them to … General's Office. The Attorney General's Office will contact all defrauded customers to distribute the restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-criminal-conviction-and-false-claims-actOpinion 90-59
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (removal of snow and ice from private road) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Private Roads (removing of snow and ice from) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-59