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State Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Scarpino Announce Arrest in $60K Pension Payments
… Rose, 40, of Mount Vernon, appeared in Mount Vernon City Court on Thursday. The case is being prosecuted by the Westchester County District … is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-scarpino-announce-arrest-60k-pension-paymentsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… $3,600 for 155 bills because they allowed an additional grace period after the 30-day payment period and also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Audit Finds Gaps in NYC School Safety Planning
… P. DiNapoli. Auditors found DOE was lax in requiring that safety plans were filed on time by schools and policies did … Act, as well as the safety planning of 25 of the city’s 1,800 schools. They found city regulations, which guide the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-gaps-nyc-school-safety-planningComptroller DiNapoli: IDA-Issued Tax Breaks Continue to Climb
… Agencies (IDAs) reported providing $751 million in net tax exemptions for local economic development efforts in 2017, up more than 5 percent from 2016, according to a … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The gap in net job gains created by IDA-sponsored projects narrowed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ida-issued-tax-breaks-continue-climbDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
… fraud in connection with his misuse of a school district credit card. The plea was entered before United States … capacity, Gregg was authorized to use a school district credit card for purchases for the school district. Instead, Gregg allowed a local contractor to use the credit card for his own personal purchases at Home Depot, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-district-official-pleads-guilty-credit-card-fraudDiNapoli: Needles, Birth Control Go Missing From NYC School Health Centers
… also mean that medications are not ordered when they are in low supply or not available when needed. The audit … were missing at Martin Luther King, Jr Educational Campus in Manhattan. Officials at the health center said they did … not be accounted for out of the 2,298.25 units listed in the sampled Centers’ records 712 packages of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-needles-birth-control-go-missing-nyc-school-health-centersComptroller DiNapoli's Office Releases State Revenue Forecast
… The Office of New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following … the Division of Budget and Policy Analysis, providing a state budget revenue forecast, as required by state law. Read … The Office of New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli released the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapolis-office-releases-state-revenue-forecastOpinion 88-18
… as the assessed value of said village or portion thereof bears to twice the total assessed valuation of the town. * * … the proportion which the assessed valuation of the village bears to twice the total assessed valuation of the town as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18Opinion 88-12
… municipal cooperation agreement) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Refuse and Garbage (joint refuse collection services) -- Competitive Bidding (need for where one municipality provides a service to another) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Collection of (municipal … Whether several villages may provide for refuse collection services on a cooperative basis either by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12Audit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… eight percent of unique reported incidents between July 1, 2013 to September 2, 2015. As a result, auditors were … addictions and mental illness from individuals who would harm them. The Justice Center faced the difficult task of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… Group’s COVID-19 report and the need for an independent commission to review the state’s pandemic response. The full … of proposed state legislation to establish an independent commission, with subpoena power, to provide the comprehensive … Groups COVID19 report and the need for an independent commission to review the states pandemic response …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseDiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
… by difficulty sourcing eligible products from farms and distributors, and concerns over the cost of eligible … to eligible foods by connecting SFAs with suppliers and distributors or developing other resources to assist with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-participation-new-yorks-30-school-lunch-reimbursement-program-can-be-increased-improvedOpinion 89-27
… AMENDMENT 14; COUNTY LAW, §200: A non-charter county by resolution may provide that county supervisors who take … who were in office prior to such date, as long as the resolution is consistent with equal protection provisions in … You ask whether a non-charter county may, by resolution, provide that county supervisors who take office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27Opinion 88-61
… and one late, appear on the envelope (24 Opns St Comp, 1968, p 179). In 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-39, p 50, we … Our opinion quoted the following from 24 Opns St Comp, 1968, p 179: "To avoid any question of timely mailing, we … omitted] Based on the foregoing, it is our opinion that, since a certificate of mailing is not associated with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61Opinion 92-11
… (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability claims) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Insurance … to Education Law, §1709(8-c). You ask whether a union free school district which maintains an insurance reserve … [10], [11]). Education Law, §1709(8-c) authorizes union free school districts to establish and maintain a program of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Opinion 91-62
… LAW, §10(1)(i): A village, by local law, may transfer a building to a school district public library without … reserving to itself the right to use a portion of the building and planned improvements thereto for village … You ask whether a village, by local law, may transfer a building to a school district public library without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62Opinion 91-40
… of period of entitlement); (rescheduling of work days to avoid conflict with military duty) MILITARY LAW, … municipal officer or employee is entitled to compensation for time spent on ordered military duty for the greater of 30 … adopt a policy to require its officers and/or employees to schedule their regular days off to coincide with required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on 2026 State of the State Address
… the State Address, Gov. Hochul outlined her priorities for New Yorkers in 2026, including addressing critical issues like the affordability crisis, gun violence, clean water, food insecurity and investing in universal child care. … the State Address Gov Hochul outlined her priorities for New Yorkers in 2026 including addressing critical issues like …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-2026-state-state-addressDiNapoli: Former City of Dunkirk Festivals Coordinator Indicted on Public Corruption Charges
… themselves, and most of us here in Chautauqua County, live paycheck to paycheck. Every dollar stolen is a dollar … Coordinator. In that capacity, Rosas ran the city’s summer festival programs through the city’s local development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-former-city-dunkirk-festivals-coordinator-indicted-public-corruption-chargesMiddletown Employee Charged With Theft
… for his own personal benefit. The State Police stands ready to assist in investigating and apprehending those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/middletown-employee-charged-theft