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DiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft of Public Funds
… pleaded guilty yesterday after pocketing public funds for her personal use and must pay back $46,646 in … County Court that she stole cash payments made to the town for property taxes and fees for marriage licenses, dog … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theft-public-fundsDiNapoli: Gaming Revenue Plays Increasing Role In State Budget
… $36 billion in SFY 2012-13, including the amount spent at video lottery terminals (VLT), racetracks and off-track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-gaming-revenue-plays-increasing-role-state-budgetCompliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… place to fulfill CDTA’s responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), and to determine if CDTA is in … acknowledgment of the request that states the approximate date when such request will be granted or denied. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/16/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsDiNapoli: Trouble Ahead for Local Governments and Schools
… (AIM) payments to 12 cities and 20 percent of June Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) aid payments to 15 counties, … pushing for legislation that gives local governments and school districts more flexibility in repaying debt and using …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-trouble-ahead-local-governments-and-schoolsDiNapoli: Local Government Debt Levels Off
… in 2018, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Total debt has remained … if a recession hits or can limit its ability to take on critical infrastructure projects. When a local government … . Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-local-government-debt-levels-offAction Needed on New York's Long-Delayed Adoption of Crucial Next Generation 911
… communications system that would allow photos, voice and video calls and text messaging to be rerouted to other county … communications system that would allow photos voice and video calls and text messaging to be rerouted to other county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/action-needed-new-yorks-long-delayed-adoption-crucial-next-generation-911Opinion 93-31
… your letter asking whether commissioners of the Rushford Lake Recreation District may be reimbursed for mileage from … Opns St Comp, 1957, p 166). Thus, absent express statutory authority (see, e.g., County Law, §203[2][b], expressly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31Town of Poestenkill – Credit Card Purchases (2024M-34)
… ensured credit card purchases were adequately supported, for legitimate purposes and approved before payment. Key … all credit card purchases were adequately supported, for legitimate purposes and approved before payment. As a result, the Town paid $1,322 for inappropriate personal purchases including, but not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/07/town-poestenkill-credit-card-purchases-2024m-34New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler Announce Guilty Plea in City of Newburgh Embezzlement Case
… is a serious matter. My office will continue to prosecute any theft of public monies. I thank the city of Newburgh …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-orange-county-district-attorney-david-m-hoovlerOpinion 2001-7
… DISTRICTS -- Expenses (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within an extension to a public parking … district) -- Extensions (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within an extension to a public parking … -- Public Parking Districts (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within extension) LOCAL LAWS -- Fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7DiNapoli: Capital Planning Problems Persist at NYRA
… and the support for estimated costs. Further, NYRA did not have any “long-term” plans providing an overall vision for the … probable that many of the costs NYRA is now facing could have been avoided with better planning. DiNapoli recommended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-capital-planning-problems-persist-nyraOswego School District Public Library – Selected Cash Receipts (2013M-397)
… The Oswego School District Public Library is located in Oswego County, and is part of the North Country Library … amount of money paid to the Library when there are refunds in property assessments due to tax certiorari judgments. … receipts. The Library does not have procedures in place to record all receipts at the time of collection and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/03/21/oswego-school-district-public-library-selected-cash-receipts-2013m-397Oversight of Mental Health Education in Schools
… anxiety, which has led to a decline in mental health. The American Psychological Association reports that nearly 81% of … of the nation’s leading experts in pediatric health (American Academy of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Association, and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/11/oversight-mental-health-education-schoolsNewark School District Public Library – Board Oversight (2014M-54)
… its services. Key Recommendations Adhere to and enforce all provisions of its investment policy, divest from all improper investments and place all Library moneys in time deposits, certificates of deposit, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/06/20/newark-school-district-public-library-board-oversight-2014m-54Controls Over Revocable Consents (Follow-Up)
… to ensure all structures requiring revocable consents have one in place . We found that DOT did not bill and collect the … Of the initial report’s five audit recommendations, two were implemented, one was partially implemented, and two were not implemented. Key Recommendation Officials are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/13/controls-over-revocable-consents-followTranscript for 529 College Savings Program Video
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/savings/pdf/529-video-transcript.pdfDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… of New York; Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field … Caliendo, the owner of food service providers Smart Starts NY, Inc. (Smart Starts), and Prince Umberto’s restaurant in … at the expense of the public they serve.” "As alleged, Ms. Gardner and Ms. Caliendo engaged in a scheme in which Ms. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemeDiNapoli: Feds Must Step Up or NYC Metro Region Faces End of Public Transit As We Know It
… Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement today in response to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s … infusion of federal funds, the region faces service cuts in 2021 that would change public transit as we know it. It’s … to get through 2020 and saddling it with even more debt in the coming years. “The severe service cuts the MTA has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-feds-must-step-or-nyc-metro-region-faces-end-public-transit-we-know-itDiNapoli High-Tech is on the Rise in NYC
… in the city between 2007 and 2013. Those investments have realized solid returns and helped create more than 1,300 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-high-tech-rise-nycDiNapoli: Majority of Cities and Villages Statewide Below Fiscal Stress Threshold
… System has identified seven villages and three cities in New York in some level of fiscal stress in 2018. DiNapoli evaluated all non-calendar year local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-majority-cities-and-villages-statewide-below-fiscal-stress-threshold