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Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the arrest of former New York City Council candidate Albert Alvarez for allegedly … in New York City public matching funds during Alvarez's unsuccessful 2013 run for Council. The felony complaint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea in $110,000 Health Contract Theft
… including a sitting state senator, a current member of the New York City Council, and elected officials from both parties … General’s Public Integrity Bureau. Prosecuting the case is Senior Counsel Darren Miller, with support from Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-110000-health-contract-theftOpinion 88-61
… AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (use of certificate of mailing to prove timeliness of) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §925: A … taxes without interest and that you returned the payment to the taxpayer for the addition of the appropriate late … that taxes paid by mail shall, upon delivery, be deemed to have been made on the date of the United States postmark …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61Opinion 88-18
… total assessed valuation of the town as shown on the most recent town assessment roll existing when the apportionment … Joseph E. Suarez, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Chestnut Ridge … Concerning how mortgage tax moneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18Audit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… neglect against vulnerable New Yorkers off a registry, a list of individuals prohibited from holding jobs that involve direct care of patients, according to an audit released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … multiple and different identification numbers assigned to suspected offenders. Based on an interpretation of certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityDiNapoli: Former City of Dunkirk Festivals Coordinator Indicted on Public Corruption Charges
… battle to service its residents with precious little money. City residents, themselves, and most of us here in … paycheck to paycheck. Every dollar stolen is a dollar not spent servicing our community. No one should use their public … Court before Judge Stephen Cass and is due back in court on June 13, 2023. The charges against the defendant are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-former-city-dunkirk-festivals-coordinator-indicted-public-corruption-chargesXVII.2.C Transactions Against Lapsing Appropriations – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… Travel and Expense . Refunds of Appropriation Expenditure All refunds are to be submitted in accordance with procedures … of Appropriation/AP Adjustment Vouchers of this Guide. All refunds against a lapsing appropriation not approved by … lapsing date will be deleted by the lapsing process and all related appropriation balances restored. Cash Advances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii2c-transactions-against-lapsing-appropriationsDiNapoli: Debt Adding to MTA's Financial Pressures With Riders and Fare Revenue Slow to Return
… money in the short-term, but those bills will eventually come due for future riders and taxpayers. If it continues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-debt-adding-mtas-financial-pressures-riders-and-fare-revenue-slow-returnXI.2.B Contract Numbering – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Identifiers to ensure that contract information contained in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) can be accurately … ensure that they can accommodate the CM numbering scheme being assigned. Agencies are encouraged to consider existing … can be used by state agencies or other users authorized by law. Includes: PC prefix for commodity contracts PD prefix …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2b-contract-numberingDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… the recommendations and indicated actions it had taken or will take to implement them. The department’s full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections in October Up Nearly 13% From 2020
… said. “The consistent growth over the last few months is a positive sign of our economic recovery and life moving … and Finance reconciles quarterly distributions against what had been reported by sales tax vendors for the reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-october-nearly-13-2020Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … IDA officials developed a uniform tax exemption policy for project selection, but the method of determining the … and did not develop an adequate recapture policy to allow for the recovery of previously granted benefits if job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2DiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… recipients and Medicaid claim costs totaled about $67.4 billion. Medicaid Program: Cost of Pharmacy Services Under … who had terminated coverage in NYSOH and another $4.9 million in improper and questionable payments was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpaymentsOpinion 89-27
… of fringe benefits, to which an employee is entitled (see 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-13, p 16; 1984 Opns St Comp No. … a county from offering fringe benefits to its supervisors (see, e.g., Opn No. 87-8, supra ). We are, therefore, of the … guarantees (U.S. Const, 14th Amd; NY Const, art 1, §11; see also Internal Revenue Code, §89, which, among other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27Comptroller DiNapoli: IDA-Issued Tax Breaks Continue to Climb
… These exemptions were partially offset by $642 million in payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs). Both total exemptions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ida-issued-tax-breaks-continue-climbDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… to review the state’s pandemic response. The full op-ed is below: The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of New … with New York state, was expected to be an objective assessment of the state’s response to the crisis. Sorry to … questions the review was expected to address, including: What mistakes were made? What processes and plans can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Guilty Plea of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Letitia James announced the guilty plea of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard … "Thanks to my partnership with Attorney General Letitia James, his scheme was exposed and he has now admitted his guilt. I will continue to work with Attorney General James to root out public corruption across the state." “By …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-guilty-plea-mount-vernon-mayor-richardDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Budget Financial and Capital Plans
… debt and the impacts of federal policies, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … baseline growth levels in coming years, but it is unclear how necessary savings might be achieved. PIT receipts, which … in this year’s Executive Budget tax projections, DOB added back nearly $500 million to its estimate of total tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-budget-financial-and-capital-plansDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Revenue Growing Slowly
… Local sales tax collections in New York state grew by $177 million, or 2.4 percent, for the first half of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, according to a … (3.5 percent) and mid-Hudson Valley (2.4 percent) outpaced western New York (1.7 percent), central New York (1.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-revenue-growing-slowlyDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Hits Record $611 Million
… and needs to be reined in,”DiNapoli said. “State agencies should take a hard look at how they are using overtime and for what. To hold the line on state spending, state agencies should double their efforts to reduce this expensive habit.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-hits-record-611-million