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Oversight of the Pesticide Reporting Law
… research projects. The Department, in cooperation with Cornell University (Cornell), operates the pesticides sales and application database. Each year, the Department and Cornell receive data covering more than 7 million pesticide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/29/oversight-pesticide-reporting-lawNYC Schools Underreporting Bullying and Harassment
… programs, and operational and financial issues. In an era of limited resources, the Comptroller's Office will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-schools-underreporting-bullying-and-harassmentOpinion 88-24
… -- Interest in Contract (reimbursement to board member for expenses incurred in maintaining private pond) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3)(a): Town board member … with the town where she and her husband are reimbursed for expenses incurred in maintaining a private pond on their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24Real Property Portfolio
… Objectives To determine whether Empire State Development (ESD) fully and accurately accounted for and reported on its real property holdings and the need to either hold or dispose of … efficient use of loans, grants, tax credits, real estate development, marketing, and other forms of assistance. ESD, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/21/real-property-portfolioDiNapoli: Former Chief of Border City Hose Company Pleads Guilty to Stealing Company Funds and Repays More Than $18,000
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts, and the New York State Police announced the … make the company whole.” Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts said, “ At a time when funding for our Fire … efforts.” New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James said, “I commend the diligent work of our State Police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-former-chief-border-city-hose-company-pleads-guilty-stealing-company-funds-and-repays-moreDiNapoli: Recent Federal Actions Will Have Significant Impact on Higher Education in NY
… were 22 IHEs in New York out of a total 238 nationwide hosting 1,000 or more international students, 11 of these in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-recent-federal-actions-will-have-significant-impact-higher-education-nyState Agencies Bulletin No. 2320
… is to notify agencies of an automatic union dues increase for employees represented by the Police Benevolent … from the PBANYS dated February 19, 2025, membership dues for employees in Bargaining Unit 31 (Deduction Code 483) will … will automatically increase the biweekly deduction amount for union dues (Deduction Code 483) as follows: Current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2320-police-benevolent-association-new-york-state-inc-pbanys-dues-increaseOpinion 89-6
… -- Distribution of (fines imposed by a court of record) JUDICIARY LAW, §§791, 796; PENAL LAW, §190.60: A fine imposed … should remain with the locality. Article 20 of the Judiciary Law (§§790, et seq .) governs the collection of … the collection of a fine has been "otherwise made by law" (Judiciary Law, §796). Our research has determined that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6DiNapoli & Schneiderman Reach $10.75 Million Oil Spill Settlement With ExxonMobil
… our families safe.” The spill sites were operated as gas stations, some of which were in operation as early as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-schneiderman-reach-1075-million-oil-spill-settlement-exxonmobilDiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Pleads Guilty After Faking Retirement Benefits
… involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-after-faking-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli: Former Town of Minerva Clerk Pleads Guilty
… "Ms. Green used the public's coffers as her personal bank account. Thanks to our investigators and auditors, this fraud … official duties, funneled more than $9,000 to her own bank account from the town's payroll account. DiNapoli's office also found that Green, who is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-former-town-minerva-clerk-pleads-guiltyNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Wynn Resorts to Disclose All Political Spending
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), is asking … fellow investors in Wynn Resorts to vote their shares for the Fund's request that the company disclose its direct and indirect political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-wynn-resorts-disclose-all-political-spendingOpinion 93-9
… based on membership in the Association. March 11, 1993 Jack Youchah, Treasurer Florida Exempt Firemen's Benevolent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-9State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… In a follow-up, auditors determined HPD officials made little progress addressing the problems identified in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsDiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… to nearly $4.6 million by Dec. 31. Cash shortfalls occur when bills must be paid before revenue is received to pay them. Cash shortfalls also happen when expenditures consistently exceed revenue in a fiscal … treasurer’s office set aside $2.7 million to repay the RAN when it matures in October 2014. That money cannot be used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsManhasset Union Free School District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2025M-45)
… 10 invoices contained eight confirming purchase orders, meaning that purchase orders were issued after goods and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/09/19/manhasset-union-free-school-district-non-payroll-disbursements-2025m-45Town of Windsor – Capital Project (2025M-52)
… stored inside. The Town secured funding totaling $7.5 million to construct a new highway garage and began reconstruction in 2022 at a total cost of $6.7 million. Audit Summary Although three Project construction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/29/town-windsor-capital-project-2025m-52DiNapoli Expands State Spending Transparency on OpenBookNewYork.com
… tax dollars are being spent. This is the fifth expansion of the website, building on DiNapoli’s commitment to … the money," said DiNapoli. “New Yorkers in every corner of the state have a right to know how their taxpayer dollars … program and more. Users can compare up to three years of data or download the database. In 2008, DiNapoli launched …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-expands-state-spending-transparency-openbooknewyorkcomDiNapoli: Pharma Company Agrees To Bar Its Drugs From Use In State Executions
… Pharmaceuticals is taking action to prevent its products from being used in lethal injection executions and is asking any states that might have its products on hand for such purposes to return them. The company detailed its … actions the Fund will withdraw its shareholder resolution from consideration at the company’s annual meeting this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-pharma-company-agrees-bar-its-drugs-use-state-executionsDiNapoli: Former Utica City School District Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption
… Police Acting Superintendent Steven G. James said: “This case demonstrates the hard work of all our law enforcement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-utica-city-school-district-superintendent-pleads-guilty-public-corruption