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Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Conviction of Woman Who Stole over $290,000 in Deceased Mother's Benefits from the Buffalo Firemen's Pension Fund
… of Pension Benefit forms, making the handwriting look shaky so that it appeared someone older had signed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-conviction-woman-who-stole-over-290000DiNapoli: Ithaca Woman Charged With Stealing Nearly $70,000 in Pension Payments
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Tompkins County … and the New York State Police announced the arraignment of Sharon Collins, 73, of Ithaca, New York yesterday for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-ithaca-woman-charged-stealing-nearly-70000-pension-paymentsOversight of Horizon and Crossroads Juvenile Centers
… To determine whether the New York City Administration for Children’s Services adequately operates Horizon and … secure detention facilities—Horizon Juvenile Detention Center (Horizon) and Crossroads Juvenile Detention Center … not reported until May 28, 2020—2 days later. Insufficient prevention of contraband entering facilities: Contraband …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/oversight-horizon-and-crossroads-juvenile-centersDiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Pleads Guilty After Faking Retirement Benefits
… and agreed to resign for her attempts to boost her state retirement benefits by using a town computer, State … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-after-faking-retirement-benefitsOpinion 95-20
… to commence a proceeding for an accounting (subd. 4, para [a]). The fee schedule for each type of petition is set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20Opinion 90-23
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (exclusion from … 1, 1928 for such purpose, does not exceed $10,000,000 in the case of Buffalo and Rochester and $5,000,000 in the case of Syracuse. This is in reply to your request for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23State Contract and Payment Actions in August
… of the Hudson Line Positive Train Control System. Other Payment Rejections and Other Cost Recoveries OSC rejected tax … the state. Cumulatively through August for calendar year 2021, the Comptroller’s office has approved 11,062 contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-augustFormer Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… sentencing, which will include making restitution. The case against Laniado is presently pending in court. District … him. After further investigation, DiNapoli referred the case to the Queens District Attorney's Office and the two … Detective Bureau and his Economic Crimes Bureau. The case was investigated by Comptroller DiNapoli's Division of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedBrooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in Check Theft Scheme
… Galker pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree following an indictment that accused him … service and pay $16,891 in restitution, which was the amount banks were not able to recover. If he meets the terms … he will receive a Conditional Discharge sentence. If he does not meet the conditions, his Grand Larceny conviction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/brooklyn-man-pleads-guilty-check-theft-schemeDiNapoli: Son Who Left His Dad’s Body In Morgue Sentenced For Stealing His Retirement Payments
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the sentencing today of Christopher Bunn of Queens for concealing his father’s death to collect his … and petit larceny. Bunn’s case is the latest in a series of investigations by DiNapoli’s office leading to more than a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-son-who-left-his-dads-body-morgue-sentenced-stealing-his-retirement-paymentsDiNapoli: Audits Recommend Fixes to Affordable Housing Programs
… done to address the complaint for more than a year between June 2011 and September 2012. Finally, more than three years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audits-recommend-fixes-affordable-housing-programsComptroller Dinapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrests in Public Corruption Case Involving Developer Who Allegedly Laundered Campaign Contributions to Former Halfmoon Supervisor
… and Nicholas M. DiNova, Jr. of Halfmoon for their roles in an alleged scheme to circumvent campaign finance laws. The … are accused of evading requirements that donations be in the true name of the donor. Tanski is accused of evading … stealing thousands of dollars from campaign accounts. “The law applies to everyone equally, no matter how rich or how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrests-public-corruption-case-involving-developerOversight of Adult Protective Services Programs
… Office of Children and Family Services adequately monitors Adult Protective Services activities to protect vulnerable … of Children and Family Services (OCFS) administers the Adult Protective Services (APS) program to assist vulnerable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/17/oversight-adult-protective-services-programsOpinion 91-40
… to schedule their regular days off to coincide with required military duty, provided that the policy does not … of ordered military duty, and while going to and returning from such duty, not exceeding a total of thirty days or … ch 161, Sponsor's Memorandum in Support; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-61, p 96). The amendment, therefore, was intended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40Chautauqua County Asst. Treasurer Guilty in $4,100 Theft
… and Soil District pleaded guilty today to stealing $4,100 in county funds, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. … she collected from the public, instead of depositing them in the bank. DiNapoli’s office discovered the gap during an … on this case.” “It is through the continued efforts of our law enforcement partners in the State Comptroller’s Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/chautauqua-county-asst-treasurer-guilty-4100-theftState Comptroller DiNapoli & U.S. Attorney Announce Guilty Plea & Sentencing of Former Albany Resident for Defrauding NYS Retirement System of $130,624
… States Code, § 2113(b), and was sentenced to probation for three years, including one year of home confinement. … other schemes has ended in his guilty plea and an order for restitution to the pension fund of $130,624," State … now resides in Lugoff, S.C. collected retirement benefits for his sister, a former New York state employee, even though …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-us-attorney-announce-guilty-plea-sentencing-former-albany-residentVillage of Scotia – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2012M-148)
… are not accurate and complete, and the two Justices do not maintain an accurate computerized bail list or perform … of fines and late fees for parking violations. Determine how much of the bail money in the combined bank account is not attributable to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/01/11/village-scotia-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2012m-148DiNapoli: New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… York, Geoffrey S. Berman and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal … that Gregory Bayard pled guilty to wire fraud today in White Plains federal court. The charge arose out of Bayard's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-new-jersey-man-pleads-guilty-embezzling-decedents-estate-which-he-was-court-appointedComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Council Member Ruben Wills on Charges He Filed False Disclosures
State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman today announced the indictment of New York City Council Member Ruben Wills for allegedly filing false documents with the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-council-member-ruben-wills-charges-heOpinion 90-55
… discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Disability Benefits (termination of police department) … firefighter under section 207-a vest at the moment of disability and may not thereafter be divested by other than … municipalities to apply for an accidental disability retirement, a retirement for disability incurred in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55