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Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… a guilty plea before The Honorable James Hayden in Chemung County Court to the charge of Grand Larceny in the Second …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-highway-superintendent-publicDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… Fitzpatrick announced today that three employees of the Syracuse City School District’s after-school Twilight Program … DeCarlo and Murray were supposed to help the students of Syracuse graduate from high school,” DiNapoli said. “Instead, … not reflect on the hardworking dedicated teachers of the Syracuse City School District,” said Onondaga County District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeSyracuse Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring and Administration of the Development Fund (2015M-240)
… January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015. Background The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency is an independent … State Legislature in 1979 for the benefit of the City of Syracuse and its residents. The Agency, which is governed by … to the Development Fund should be repaid to the City. … Syracuse Industrial Development Agency Project Approval and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2016/01/08/syracuse-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-andDiNapoli: MTA Budget Continues to Face Serious Risks
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expected to devote one-fifth of total revenue to debt service by 2023 … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The MTA’s ambitious capital program promises significant … operating budget, which already faces risks. Unless the MTA can change the way it does business and reduce costs, for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-mta-budget-continues-face-serious-risksBest Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… There are several steps entities can take to improve their chances of quickly recovering from an IT disruption. Assemble a Team – Assemble a team responsible … function, the plan should include an explanation of how payroll processing will continue in the event of an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practicesDiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… required placement policies, which set how certain groups of students should be prioritized. “Thousands of New York City students rely on a fair and transparent … lottery number. The audit reviewed selected aspects of NYC’s high school admissions process from the 2018–2019 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processXI.2.C Contract Funds Reservation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… OVERVIEW To create a funds reservation means to set aside or reserve all or a … their availability for payment of specified expenses. Once funds are reserved, they are not available for other than the … special revenue funds-federal appropriation enacted for grant period(s) that extend beyond March 31 of the fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2c-contract-funds-reservation-overviewOpinion 93-26
… district is established, the board is authorized, inter alia , to contract on behalf of the district with one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-26Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence of Brooklyn Man for Stealing Over $22K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefit
… today the sentencing of Jimmie Buie, a Brooklyn resident, for stealing over $22,000 in pension benefits issued by the … he disclosed that his mother, Sandra Buie, died on May 15, 2011. However, Jimmie Buie, who lived in the apartment … 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/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-brooklyn-man-stealing-over-22k-deceasedDiNapoli: NYC Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Balanced, but Out Year Gaps Continue to Grow
… on if and how the city will implement these policies or pay for them. DiNapoli’s report also found: Total citywide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-nyc-fiscal-year-2024-budget-balanced-out-year-gaps-continue-growAmended Complaint for Wynn Resorts Lawsuit
Amended complaint in legal action against Wynn Resorts Board of Directors.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/wynn-complaint-amended-180323.pdfDiNapoli, Social Security Administration IG Ennis Announce Guilty Plea of Maryland Man for Stealing Deceased Mother’s Retirement Payments
… of Charles Alton Bump Jr. to two counts of felony theft for stealing $53,320 in payments from the New York State … Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General for their partnership in seeing that justice was served.” “This sentence holds Charles Bump accountable for deceiving the Social Security Administration so that he …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-social-security-administration-ig-ennis-announce-guilty-plea-maryland-man-stealing-deceasedOpinion 89-34
… the "general management, custody and control" of all town property, Highway Law, §142(2) specifically provides that the … the town board has general management and control of town property (Town Law, §64[3]). The town board also, at any … the matter to assure the proper use of town moneys and property (1979 Opns St Comp, No. 79-134, p 25; 1969 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34State Comptroller DiNapoli: $360M Needed to Repair Local Dams
… New York are facing an estimated $360 million price tag to fix locally-owned dams that are considered a high- or intermediate-hazard to public safety, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-360m-needed-repair-local-damsDiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
Despite a now decadelong economic expansion in the country New York still lags behind other states when it comes to its rainy day reserves
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesIX.6.B OSC Draw Procedures – IX. Federal Grants
… For most grants, drawdowns on grants cash-managed by OSC BSAO are based on an award’s Accounts Receivable balance. OSC BSAO managed grants are associated with an “ACTIVE” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6b-osc-draw-proceduresDiNapoli Urges Consumers to Read the Fine Print on Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… office as abandoned property after five years of dormancy. In State Fiscal Year 2013-2014, $5.8 million … encouraged New Yorkers to use gift cards within a year of purchase to avoid inactivity fees. While some gift card … purchasing a gift card. Under the Federal Credit Card Act of 2009, many types of retail cards sold after August 22, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-urges-consumers-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonXII.6.S Paying a Vendor in a Foreign Currency – XII. Expenditures
… Units with guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in foreign currency using the Statewide Financial System. New … cannot process Automated Clearing House or check payments in foreign currencies. In the event that a vendor requires checks to be paid in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6s-paying-vendor-foreign-currencyXII.6.A Paying Another State Agency – XII. Expenditures
… Payments from one Business Unit to another require the use of the Special Use Vendor IDs called Interagency Vendor IDs. The Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) Vendor Management Unit (VMU) … SFS. The transaction is processed without the production of a check. The Billing Business Unit creates a bill to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agencyFare Revenue Considerations for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
… business district of Manhattan. 3 The MTA also receives funds from local governments’ budgets, including New York … for the MTA and downstate transportation systems. MMTOA funds come from sales and use taxes and a corporate surcharge …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/fare-revenue-considerations-metropolitan-transportation-authority