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Sign up for emails DiNapoli: Former Tupper Lake Fire Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $30k Theft
… Brown, 54, of Tupper Lake, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Court last week to grand larceny in the third degree, … is a warning to officials who would blur the line between public duty and private lives,” State Comptroller Thomas P. … to properly reconcile bank statements with department records and report bank activity on a monthly and annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/sign-emails-dinapoli-former-tupper-lake-fire-treasurer-pleads-guilty-30k-theftDiNapoli: Queens Economy Takes Off
… prerecession peak. A 49 percent increase in construction permits between 2011 and 2017 helped fuel a 32 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-queens-economy-takes-offState Comptroller DiNapoli Delivers Inaugural Address
… will be available on the Comptroller’s Flickr page on Monday or for an official head shot . CAREER HIGHLIGHTS can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-delivers-inaugural-addressOpinion 88-12
… cooperation agreement) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Refuse and Garbage (joint refuse collection services) -- Competitive … one municipality provides a service to another) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Collection of (municipal cooperation agreement … a cooperative basis either by jointly acquiring equipment and hiring personnel or by one village acting as "lead …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12DiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
… the way of feeding our kids better food and supporting our farmers. Breaking down these hurdles and creating new … using New York farm produce is a win-win: it supports our farmers by helping them sell their food, while providing … said , “The 30% initiative has given farmers a new market for their products while helping to ensure New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-participation-new-yorks-30-school-lunch-reimbursement-program-can-be-increased-improvedDiNapoli: Former Marbletown Fire Chief Pleads Guilty in Connection With $100K Theft From the Department
… Wayne County District Attorney Christine Callanan and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that William Storrs, a former fire chief and treasurer, pleaded guilty in connection with the theft of … funds, William Storrs abused his position as treasurer and chief to steal over $100,000 for his own gain,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-former-marbletown-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-connection-100k-theft-departmentOpinion 90-38
… when one or more residences or commercial buildings are occupied and are dependent upon the highway for access. We … residences or commercial buildings on the highway become occupied. Highway Law, §205-a authorizes a town highway … limited use highways as "those town highways without occupied residences or commercial buildings dependent upon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-38Opinion 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-95-14DiNapoli: Two Capital Region Residents Indicted for $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… two principles of Phinaliz Communications LLC, Philip Mtui and Mbaga Kaiza, were indicted for their alleged role in a … steal more than $1 million from Medicaid by filing false and inflated reimbursements for transportation services, New … announced today on behalf of the joint state, local and federal investigating agencies. “Mtui and Kaiza’s alleged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-two-capital-region-residents-indicted-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeDiNapoli: Surge in Tourism Bolsters NYC Hotel Industry
… City is the nation's third-largest hotel market, after Las Vegas and Orlando. DiNapoli's report notes that a record …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-surge-tourism-bolsters-nyc-hotel-industryVII.2.C Direct Journal Payment & Payment Worksheet - Treasury Requirements – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… must be ready to be deposited, e.g., no advice attached or staples. Limit fasteners such as paperclips, staples, rubber bands, etc. Best practice is to either use a … the document total and the amount entered into SFS. For Electronic (ACH or wire) funds, agencies must submit a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii2c-direct-journal-payment-payment-worksheet-treasury-requirementsDiNapoli: Monterey Fire Department President Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Funds from the Department
… allegations of larceny from volunteer fire departments and first responders very seriously. We will continue to aggressively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-monterey-fire-department-president-arrested-allegedly-stealing-funds-departmentResponse to Human Trafficking
… adequate services are being provided to victims of human trafficking (survivors). The audit covered the period from … January 2019 through May 2024. About the Program Human trafficking is recognized in two main forms—sex and labor trafficking, defined as the use of force, fraud, or coercion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/17/response-human-traffickingMonitoring of Select Programs
… to age in their community and avoid higher levels of care and publicly financed care. Programs are administered at … programs for the elderly, including the Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP) and Community … efforts of the AAAs to ensure both program and fiscal reviews are conducted according to NYSOFA policies. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/21/monitoring-select-programsMary Cariola Children’s Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… (SED) guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual RCM) and the Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual (CFR Manual).The audit covered expenses reported on Mary Cariola’s … Departments guidelines including the Reimbursable Cost Manual and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/07/mary-cariola-childrens-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualBuffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs and revenues reported by Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center, … (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) … The audit covered expenses reported on the Center’s 2017 and 2018 CFRs for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/27/buffalo-hearing-speech-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans
… each Water System is required under the Law to publish a notice in the area it serves, stating that the proposed Plan … Department did little to follow up when Water Systems were late in submitting or didn’t submit the revisions to the Plan … not verify whether Water Systems issue the required public notice of Plan availability, which provides a venue for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/27/oversight-water-supply-emergency-plansCompliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… with the statutory requirement to provide an appeal to Committee on Open Government (COOG) upon receipt for any of … meetings be attended by legal and non-legal supervisory staff from the main office and not providing all requested … offices were required to forward to the main office for review, as they claimed they were protected by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsCapital Asset Management
… inventory data, BCA conducts periodic physical inventory site visits (site visits) to State agencies. New York State has a … not established adequate policies and procedures for its site visit process, as our site visits to 17 sites (at 12 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/12/capital-asset-managementState Agencies Bulletin No. 2105
… information. Agencies must continue to use Earnings Code AJR (Adjust Raise) for all other override Time Entry Earnings … the Time Entry Interface (NPAY502) using the Earnings Code AJR, ARC or ARO: Earnings Begin Date: The first date included … Who Filed for Retirement Social Security Benefits Per Internal Revenue Service Publication 957, OSC will report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2105-change-shift-differential-payment-amounts-specific-nursing-titles