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Opinion 92-1
… substituted for) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§106, 109-b: (1) A municipality does not have discretion to refuse to permit … monitor the market value of the deposited securities to make sure that the market value at all times is substantially … a custodial bank's federal reserve system account or to a member bank with which the custodial bank maintains an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-1Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Insurance Brokers
… to five years of probation and will each pay $1.5 million in restitution to Met Council. As part of their sentence, … broad conspiracy was an insult to those who donated money in good faith to help the needy," said State Comptroller … Ross and Lieber previously pled guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree (a class D felony), Criminal Tax Fraud in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-insurance-brokersOpinion 90-55
… discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Disability Benefits (termination of police department) … firefighter under section 207-a vest at the moment of disability and may not thereafter be divested by other than … municipalities to apply for an accidental disability retirement, a retirement for disability incurred in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55State Comptroller DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Baker and the New York State Police Announce Arrest of Former Village of Addison Official for Theft of More Than $1.1 Million
… clerk-treasurer of the Village of Addison in Steuben County has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than … residents to systematically steal over a million dollars from her community,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to the work of my … and she now faces the consequences of her actions. I thank our law enforcement partners for their commitment to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-steuben-county-district-attorney-baker-and-new-york-state-police-announceDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… coercion to make someone engage in commercial sex or other forms of forced labor. OTDA’s Response to Human Trafficking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendants in Elaborate Multi-Million Dollar Bid-Rigging Case Involving Public Contracts
… this kind of corruption whenever and wherever I find it.” Daniel Lynch, a Rochester-area businessman was sentenced … to Monroe County. In February, Lynch pleaded guilty before Judge Kehoe in Monroe County Court to four felonies, … Officer for Monroe County was sentenced today by Judge Kehoe to five years of probation, a condition being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendants-elaborate-multi-million-dollarNew York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2023
… Message from the Comptroller April 2025 The distribution of federal resources—and the fiscal relationship between … for Needy Families (TANF), Child Nutrition programs (e.g., school breakfast and lunch), programs for Children and … of approximately $158 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief aid from school districts 9 and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-balance-payments-federal-budget-federal-fiscal-year-2023SUNY Bulletin No. SU-308
… using an overpayment earnings code or an AC-230. In this case, the negative retroactive adjustment may be re-generated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-308-2020-retroactive-salary-increase-psnu-employeesOpinion 88-31
… (refund of 2% cash bail fee) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-m: A county treasurer is not required to refund the fee … Section 99-m of the General Municipal Law provides that: "When, pursuant to the provisions of title P of the criminal … liability (see NY Legis Ann., 1986, p 128). Section 99-m does not define the word "case", but CPL, §1.20(16) defines a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31Town of Prattsville – Justice Court (2012M-243)
… internal controls over the Court’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2011, to June 29, 2012. Background … Robert Blain and Donald Olson, who shared a court clerk. For the audit period, the Justices collected approximately … recordkeeping duties or institute compensating controls. Report to the JCF partial payments of fines, fees and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/01/town-prattsville-justice-court-2012m-243Best Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… various factors such as the volume and frequency at which new electronic information enters the computer system and the … numbers). In addition, local governments should check with New York State Archives personnel to gain an understanding of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practices-0DiNapoli: Former Beekman Tax Collector Sentenced for Theft of Over $86,000
… Jennifer Colucci, a former tax collector for the town of Beekman, was sentenced to pay full restitution of $88,821.40, … of those who put their trust in her.” Colucci served as Beekman’s tax collector for two years ending in August 2020. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-former-beekman-tax-collector-sentenced-theft-over-86000DiNapoli: Former Alexandria Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Theft
… Alexandria Town Clerk Ellen Peck pleaded guilty yesterday in Jefferson County Court to stealing $26,285 in public funds. Peck pocketed cash paid … by residents for fines, fees and surcharges, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “For years, Ms. Peck …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-former-alexandria-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftVillage of Waterville – Payroll and Time and Attendance Records (2017M-281)
… Findings The Board did not segregate the Clerk-Treasurer’s payroll processing duties and did not establish adequate compensating controls to oversee payroll processing. Not all employees completed detailed time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/04/06/village-waterville-payroll-and-time-and-attendance-records-2017m-281Tapestry Charter School – Procurement (2017M-203)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether School officials used a … The Tapestry Charter School, located in the City of Buffalo, is a public school that is not under the local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/01/12/tapestry-charter-school-procurement-2017m-203Unadilla Valley Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-37)
… training as required to any staff for the 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020. None of the 12 recommended components of mental health that educators …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/unadilla-valley-central-school-district-mental-health-training-componentSchalmont Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-35)
… Central School District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. Key Findings The District did not provide mental health training as required to all staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/schalmont-central-school-district-mental-health-training-component-newDover Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-27)
… mental health training to any staff for the 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020 as required by New York State Education Department (SED) regulations. None of the 12 recommended components of mental health that educators …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/dover-union-free-school-district-mental-health-training-component-newEden Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-28)
… Central School District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. Key Findings The District did not provide mental health training to any staff for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/eden-central-school-district-mental-health-training-component-new-yorkTown of East Fishkill – Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2014M-95)
… financial duties. Require duplicate receipts be issued for all moneys received by Department employees. Require all deposit slips be sufficiently detailed. … Town of East …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/13/town-east-fishkill-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2014m-95