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DiNapoli: Audit of NYC's CityFHEPS Program Reveals Weak Oversight and Rising Costs
… the seven providers. Key audit findings included: Unsafe Apartments: Families were placed in apartments with serious housing-code violations, including … who continued to receive rent payments for uninhabitable apartments, increasing costs and forcing families to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-audit-nycs-cityfheps-program-reveals-weak-oversight-and-rising-costsOpinion 90-55
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Disability Benefits (termination of … Whether a village which abolishes its police department is still required to pay a police officer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55Opinion 90-24
… of the municipality unless a state or local law provides for the delegation of that authority. As noted, Local Finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24State Comptroller DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Baker and the New York State Police Announce Arrest of Former Village of Addison Official for Theft of More Than $1.1 Million
… funds over the course of at least 19 years, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Brooks Baker, and the New York State Police announced today. “For well over a decade, Ursula … and our partnership with District Attorney Baker and the State Police, her crimes were uncovered, and she now faces …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-steuben-county-district-attorney-baker-and-new-york-state-police-announceDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… use of force, fraud or coercion to make someone engage in commercial sex or other forms of forced labor. OTDA’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingOpinion 88-31
… of the General Municipal Law, where the defendant in a criminal action is convicted of a lesser included or … 99-m of the General Municipal Law where the defendant in a criminal action is convicted of a lesser included or … that: "When, pursuant to the provisions of title P of the criminal procedure law [§500.10 et seq .] or the provisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31Comptroller DiNapoli And A.G Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas By Former Met Council Directors For Stealing $9M In Kickback Scheme
… Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty pleas of William Rapfogel, former executive director and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council), and David Cohen, also a former executive director of the council. Rapfogel and Cohen both face prison time after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-former-met-council-directors-stealingAdministrative Hearings
… staff will send each applicant an email invitation. On the day of the scheduled hearing, you will “join” the meeting by running the temporary Webex application on your desktop. If you are represented by an attorney, your … join the Webex hearing using the telephone number provided on your Notice of Hearing. An administrative hearing is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/administrative-hearingsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… indictment of Roger Burlew, former Highway Superintendent for the Town of Erin, in a public corruption case involving … Burlew stole the money by submitting fraudulent vouchers for payment to the Town of Erin. “This indictment shows that … of Erin since 2007. Burlew allegedly submitted vouchers for parts for equipment the Town does not own. One such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-former-highway-superintendent-publicDiNapoli: Former Beekman Tax Collector Sentenced for Theft of Over $86,000
… tax payments to pay for her online shopping, groceries and car payments. She pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the 4 th …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-former-beekman-tax-collector-sentenced-theft-over-86000DiNapoli: Former Alexandria Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Theft
… restored,” Jefferson County District Attorney Kristyna S. Mills said. Peck, 64, of Alexandria Bay, pleaded guilty to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-former-alexandria-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftBest Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… the specific method for backing up and any other important details relating to the process (e.g., file-naming … It is important to maintain offline copies of backups in case a cyberattack renders online files unusable. Some … applications and/or operating systems. If that is the case, the organization should have a written agreement with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practices-0Benefit Eligibility Assessment Process
… eligibility assessment process is in compliance with app …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/28/benefit-eligibility-assessment-processTown of Prattsville – Justice Court (2012M-243)
… of our audit was to review internal controls over the Court’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2011, to … Justices, Robert Blain and Donald Olson, who shared a court clerk. For the audit period, the Justices collected … cash receipts in a timely manner, adequately segregate the court clerk’s duties and provide proper oversight of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/01/town-prattsville-justice-court-2012m-243President of Gingerbread Learning Center and Wife Sentenced for Stealing Approximately $771,000 from Special Needs Pre-School
… items including; landscaping for their home, car and insurance payments for their vehicles, flowers and other … cell phone payments, personal purchases at Costco, life insurance, and also created a more than $100,000 no-show … website ($220), personal purchases at Costco ($17,835), life insurance for Dennis Mosesman with Elsie Mosesman as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/president-gingerbread-learning-center-and-wife-sentenced-stealing-approximately-771000-special-needsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea Of Former Halfmoon Town Supervisor For Stealing Campaign Funds
… the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the United States Attorney's … U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for partnering with us to bring this … General Bridget Holohan Scally of the Public Integrity Bureau. The Public Integrity Bureau is led by Bureau Chief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-halfmoon-town-supervisor-stealingThree Indicted in Multi-State Prescription Fraud Ring
… medications to be delivered to Otero or other buyers, who paid Washington. The charges in the indictment are merely accusations. The … targets its programs.” The healthcare fraud and conspiracy charges filed against the defendants carry a maximum term of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/three-indicted-multi-state-prescription-fraud-ringComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Florida Resident For Allegedly Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… her father, Jacob Yudenfreund, a New York State pensioner who died in March 2010. "As our investigation revealed, Renee … York taxpayer dollars are protected, and to punish those who steal from our state’s pension fund to the fullest … in Florida, and brought to Albany County to face these charges. Kanas was arraigned today on the indictment by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-florida-resident-allegedly-stealingDiNapoli, James and Garnett Announce Sentencing in Straw Donation Scheme
… City Department of Investigation, Ms. Mendez now faces justice and has been held accountable for her actions." “Anna Mendez misused thousands of dollars intended to aid our youngest and most vulnerable new Yorkers,” said … Leahy and Deputy Chief Investigator John McManus. Senior Legal Support Analyst Rachel Demma and Legal Analyst Jack …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-james-and-garnett-announce-sentencing-straw-donation-schemeAdministration of the Contract With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) is effectively administering its Supportive Housing Contract C007374 with the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (PCMH) by ensuring that contracted services were … To determine whether the Office of Mental Health OMH is effectively administering its Supportive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/administration-contract-postgraduate-center-mental-health