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DiNapoli: Former Utica City School District Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption
… campaign relating to the 2021 Utica City School Board election and a non-school related fundraiser. As part of the … Board President Louis LaPolla, were arrested in November 2023. Comptroller DiNapoli’s Office, the district attorney, … to send election mailers in support of a school board candidate. He was also accused of using school resources to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-utica-city-school-district-superintendent-pleads-guilty-public-corruptionOpinion 92-46
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … agreements for sums below the monetary threshold (see, e.g., Walton v Mayor , 26 App Div 76, 49 NYS 615; 1A Antieau, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46Arts, Entertainment and Recreation in New York City: Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19
… arenas at the end of February with capacity at 10 percent, movie theaters on March 5 with capacity at 25 percent limited … for shuttered arts organizations (live independent venues, movie theaters and museums). The Small Business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/arts-entertainment-and-recreation-new-york-city-recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19DiNapoli: Former Citizens Hose Fire Company Treasurer Arrested for Stealing More Than $100,000
… needed improvements in oversight, this is the second theft my office has found by this company’s officials in six years. Thanks to my partnership with District Attorney Ritts and Sheriff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-former-citizens-hose-fire-company-treasurer-arrested-stealing-more-100000DiNapoli: Former Hannibal Fire Chief and Father Arrested
… Attorney Anthony J. DiMartino, Jr., and the New York State Police today announced the arrest of former Hannibal Fire … DiNapoli the Oswego County District Attorney and the NYS Police today announced the arrest of former Hannibal Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-hannibal-fire-chief-and-father-arrestedDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Pled Guilty for Over $48,000 Theft
… Executive Director Jan Hoffman for stealing over $48,000 in WCHA funds, and Katherine (Katie) Pais, Hoffman’s mother and former WCHA consultant, for aiding in and concealing the scheme. “Hoffman and Pais brazenly … programs.” New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James said, “The individuals charged in this case stole funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-pled-guilty-over-48000DiNapoli: New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… York, Geoffrey S. Berman and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal … that Gregory Bayard pled guilty to wire fraud today in White Plains federal court. The charge arose out of Bayard's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-new-jersey-man-pleads-guilty-embezzling-decedents-estate-which-he-was-court-appointedOpinion 91-12
… Law, §204-a belong to the fire company to be used for the lawful purposes of the fire company. You ask whether … engage in certain "fund raising activities" (see also, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, §1402[e][4]). For purposes of section 204-a, the term "fire company" is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-12Opinion 94-14
… in the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to finance projects located outside the municipality for whose benefit the agency was created); (development … mean: any land, any building or other improvement, and all real and personal properties located within the state of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14Homeownership Rates in New York
… 53.6 percent in New York and 65.8 percent nationally. In 2021, New York’s annual homeownership rate was the lowest in … and the gap between White and Black homeownership averaged 26 percentage points nationally in the period between 2010 … participating in the Housing Choice Voucher Program. 21 The State can also take action to facilitate homeownership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/homeownership-rates-new-yorkDiNapoli: Former Hannibal Fire Chief and Father Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Go-Kart Proceeds
… serve as a reminder that financial crimes of any kind will not be tolerated in New York. I want to thank the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-former-hannibal-fire-chief-and-father-indicted-allegedly-stealing-go-kart-proceedsOpinion 93-27
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes … share of county sales tax be used to reduce townwide taxes on properties outside the villages. The town, however, may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27Former Treasurer of Putnam Engine & Hose Co. of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Dept. Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $38,000
Robert Gerardi pleads guilty for embezzlement of more than $38000 from Putnam Engine and Hose
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-treasurer-putnam-engine-hose-co-port-chester-volunteer-fire-dept-pleads-guilty-embezzling-moreTompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-143)
… information is accurate. The Board did not ensure payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) were billed and paid in accordance with PILOT agreements. As a result, a business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/17/tompkins-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoringTown of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
… Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings One Board member is the … the Board member had a prohibited conflict of interest in the welding company’s contracts with the Town pursuant to … Adopt procedures to help prevent prohibited interests in contracts. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/23/town-homer-conflict-interest-2022m-148DiNapoli: Former Mahopac VFD Treasurer Sentenced After $5.6 Million Embezzlement
… was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel to 77 months in prison for wire fraud, subscription to false tax returns, obstruction of the grand jury, and … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-former-mahopac-vfd-treasurer-sentenced-after-56-million-embezzlementDiNapoli: Two Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From 86-Year-Old State Pensioner
… Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly and the New York State Police today announced the arrests of Amber Diacetis, a 30-year-old Albany resident, and Devin … and depended on Diacetis and Zielinski as caregivers. I applaud the work done by our State Police members, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-two-arrested-stealing-more-200000-86-year-old-state-pensionerOpinion 96-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Department (abolishment in village) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when … LAW, §8-800: A village police department established in 1970 by a resolution of the village board adopted pursuant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20South Lewis Central School District – Conflicts of Interest (2021M-3)
… District (District) officials had prohibited interests in District contracts. Key Findings Three Board members had prohibited interests in contracts that the District awarded totaling more than $22 … to the District totaling $17,446. Due to deficiencies in the District’s conflict of interest disclosure forms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/south-lewis-central-school-district-conflicts-interest-2021m-3Opinion 88-41
… $5,000 shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after public advertisement for sealed bids in the manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-41