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DiNapoli: Clerk Pocketed Thousands in Fines
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the arrest of Lisa Dillon after an investigation with the St. Lawrence … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced the arrest of Lisa Dillon after an investigation with the St Lawrence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-clerk-pocketed-thousands-finesOpinion 95-19
… LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §11.00(a)(85); RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§317-a, 323(1)(b): A city which has previously … chapter 62 applied to its current retirement expense, it can be argued that the amount to be amortized pursuant to … Whether a city which has previously prepaid to the State Policemens …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-19DiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds
… officials are required to report to each district the cost allocated to that district in the past year’s budget, … officials consistently overestimated appropriations by an average of $4.4 million (or 6.6 percent) each year. As a … contributions ($615,000, or 14 percent) and health insurance costs ($710,000, or 11 percent). BOCES officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-fundsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the East Islip Union Free School District , Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School District , George Junior Republic Union Free School District and the Otsego Northern Catskills Board … spent appropriately and effectively.” East Islip Union Free School District – Financial Condition (Suffolk County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Arrest in $87K Contractor Theft
… a $133,860 extension of a related contract due to the criminal probe. “Mr. Dunkel diverted more than $87,000 in … grant contracts from 2006 to 2013. As a result of the criminal probe, DiNapoli’s office today rejected a $133,860 … For a copy of the criminal complaint, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-arrest-87k-contractor-theftOpinion 88-53
… Retirement Benefits (exclusion of compensation for working vacations from calculation of final average salary) … to police officers or firefighters for working scheduled vacations pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement is … to police officers or firefighters for working scheduled vacations pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53DiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceed Latest Projections by $7.7 Billion
… through the third quarter of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23, exceeding the latest projections from the Division … above the latest financial plan projections through Dec. 31. However, PIT receipts were $6.9 billion lower than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceed-latest-projections-7-point-7-billionOpinion 90-15
… nor any other provision of State law, however, provides for the establishment of the office of deputy police … ( cf . Town Law, §§20, 30[10], 32[2], 35[3], 42, providing for the establishment of deputy positions for various town offices; also see Public Officers Law, §9, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the six … audit report, Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in … To assess the extent of implementation of the six …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-or-attending-providers-noXVII.1 Overview – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… aid "Lapsing Action by Transaction Type" published to SFS Coach. SFS Coach is accessible from the SFS home page after logging in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii1-overviewDiNapoli: Some Bright Spots for NYC Finances in FY21, but Long-Term Challenges Looming
… (FY) 2021 because of better-than-projected revenues from income and corporate taxes, debt service savings from lower interest … industry and other sectors have boosted personal income and business tax revenues to soften the blow,” … year FY 2021 because of betterthanprojected revenues from income and corporate taxes debt service savings from lower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-some-bright-spots-nyc-finances-fy21-long-term-challenges-loomingSmall Businesses and the Economic Recovery: Work in Progress
… November 23, 2021 Businesses in New York were more severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 than in the rest of the nation, and the negative impacts on small businesses with less than 500 employees persist. In … Businesses in New York were more severely impacted by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/small-businesses-and-economic-recovery-work-progressDiNapoli: Mount Vernon Officials Failed to Establish Basic and Routine Financial Policies
… The City Council of Mount Vernon did not have adequate financial information for the effective … reports and issue audited statements. In addition, they did not have financial information available to develop … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Our audit found city officials did not establish basic and routine financial policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-mount-vernon-officials-failed-establish-basic-and-routine-financial-policiesTitle V Operating Permit Program Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the Eight Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017 (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report Title V Operating Permit Program Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund … Environmental Protection Agency established an operating permit program (Program) under Title V of the federal Clean … sources subject to the Program must obtain an operating permit and pay annual fees established by the Act. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/title-v-operating-permit-program-revenues-expenditures-and-changes-fund-balance-eightState Agencies Bulletin No. 1857
… efforts of agency Personnel/Payroll Officers and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). Affected Employees … match: DOB and gender code not checked Other SSN Deceased Contact the SSA office for more information. Agency Actions … Information>Modify a Person. On the Biographical Details tab, the National ID field must be populated with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1857-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Three Arrests in $200,000 Contract Fraud
… Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the arrests of three contractors for conspiring to defraud the … into paying more than $200,000 in bloated payments. The arrests are the latest in the combined efforts of the … Integrity which resulted in more than 30 public corruption arrests last year alone and more than $5 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-three-arrests-200000-contract-fraudState Agencies Bulletin No. 2275
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to reconcile employee Social Security Numbers and names in the NYS payroll system (PayServ) with the Social Security Administration (SSA) system through … The purpose of this bulletin is to reconcile employee Social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2275-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Outpaced Projections Through December
… State tax receipts totaled $79.9 billion through the first three quarters of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25, $1.2 billion higher than … State tax receipts totaled $799 billion through the first three quarters of State Fiscal Year SFY 202425 $12 billion higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-outpaced-projections-through-decemberDiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits an Additional $2.4 Billion Through Sustainable Investment Program
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) committed an additional approximately $2.4 billion to three funds as part of its Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions (SICS) … to the FTSE Russell TPI 1000 Climate Transition Index , an index fund that examines companies’ fossil fuel reserves, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-additional-24-billion-through-sustainable-investment-programDiNapoli: Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $80,000 in Pension Payments Meant for His Deceased Father
… The defendant, Richard Gaines Jr., 55, of Daytona Beach, Florida was arrested in November 2024 following an … theft in the first degree in Nassau County Court before Judge Colin O’Donnell. He is due back in court on July 17. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-florida-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-80000-pension-payments-meant-his-deceased-father