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Comptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman & Acting Tax Commissioner Manion Announce $4.3 Million Settlement With Owners of For-Profit School Network for Overcharging State; Failing To Pay Taxes
… education preschool, Sunshine Development School (“SDS”), for overcharging the State of New York for services rendered … Attorney General Schneiderman. “The bottom line is that this family trio launched a scheme to underreport … SDS with the purpose and effect of inflating claims for rent reimbursement to the State of New York. Specifically, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-acting-tax-commissioner-manion-announce-43-million-settlementSelected Aspects of the All-Agency Contractor Evaluation System at Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, New York City Transit, and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
… its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency Contractor Evaluation (ACE) system and taking … to making a contract award. The audit covered contracts from January 2016 to March 2020. About the Program In 1997, … or, in certain cases, that the evaluations were done at all. Key Recommendations Enforce and monitor procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/11/16/selected-aspects-all-agency-contractor-evaluation-system-long-island-rail-road-metro-northComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing in $200,000 Fraud on Long Island
… to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-200000-fraud-long-islandComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges and Civil Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Owner for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
… billed Medicaid for over a million dollars of prescription medication it did not have in stock to dispense. The Attorney … by defrauding Medicaid and pretending to dispense cancer medication he never did. Medicaid is meant to be a healthcare … indictment against Goldin and Value and arraigned Goldin on six counts charging him with Grand Larceny in the First …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-and-civil-lawsuit-against-pharmacyDiNapoli: $10 Million Ponzi Scheme Unraveled Following Nassau County District Attorney Investigation
… 40 people – many seniors – out of more than $10 million in a Ponzi scheme. "These defendants allegedly took advantage … of people who entrusted their financial futures to them in order to steal millions to fund other business enterprises … Service for their continued partnership and diligence in exposing this fraud." Matthew Eckstein, 48, of Syosset, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-10-million-ponzi-scheme-unraveled-following-nassau-county-district-attorney-investigationNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement in Response to Majority Support at Exxon Annual Meeting
… majority shareholder vote of 623 percent in support of the Funds request that ExxonMobil do more to address climate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-response-majority-support-exxon-annual-meetingOpinion 91-29
… in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Associations (use of tax … 720(a)(1), 1005(a)(3)(A), 1009, 1013; L 1955 ch 639: The Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of … require the treasurer to be bonded. You ask whether the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Opinion 91-24
… SYSTEMS -- Contracts (to provide service outside town district) SEWER DISTRICTS -- Contracts (between town and county districts); (to provide service outside district); (with village) COUNTY LAW, §265; TOWN LAW, … VILLAGE LAW, §14-1436: A town, on behalf of a town sewer district, may contract with a county to provide sewer service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-24Opinion 91-21
… officer to remit to county, or to waive) COUNTY LAW, §§201, 215(3); SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, §1219: A county … to them in the performance of their official duties (see, e.g., People ex rel. Conine v Steuben County , 183 NY 114, … paid to him or to her as administrator (1967 Opns St Comp No. 67-891, unreported; 6 Opns St Comp, 1950, p 216). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-21DiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Higher Than Projections in First Quarter
… reflecting, in part, the 24.9% increase in collections from the settlement of the 2024 tax year. Year-to-date … million higher than DOB’s financial plan projections. All Funds spending through June totaled $60.9 billion, which … the same period, primarily due to higher Medicaid costs. All Funds spending through June was $1.7 billion lower than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-higher-projections-first-quarterOpinion 90-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … certified by an attorney, authorizing such payment. You state that the county currently requires the service of a … law, an attorney admitted to practice in the courts of the state may certify that it has been compared by him with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-12Opinion 92-33
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … FUNDS -- Publicity Fund (maximum amount appropriated to in town); (expenditures to fund contract with chamber of commerce) PARK DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (expenditures for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-33Opinion 92-54
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Banking Transactions (designation of bank as … officer and stockholder of a bank would have a prohibited interest in the designation of the bank as a town depository, … be more restrictive than the provisions of section 801 ( id .). Therefore, the town's code of ethics should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-54Three Indicted in Multi-State Prescription Fraud Ring
… Washington used that information to submit fraudulent prescriptions to numerous pharmacies, including in the … these defendants stole identities, submitted fraudulent prescriptions, got Medicaid to pay for those fraudulent prescriptions, and then sold the prescribed drugs. This was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/three-indicted-multi-state-prescription-fraud-ringDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Pled Guilty for Over $48,000 Theft
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Jefferson … Office of the Inspector General (HUD OIG), and the New York State Police today announced the pleas of former West Carthage … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Jefferson County … of the Inspector General HUD OIG and the New York State Police announced the pleas of former West Carthage Housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-pled-guilty-over-48000DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… balances can be turned over to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) after five years of inactivity. In … gift cards. For this reason, everyone should check for unclaimed funds . “Many people don’t realize that after 5 … balances are turned over to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds,” DiNapoli said. “Now is a great time to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsLocal Government – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… ($1 billion). Property Tax – Inflation Far Outpaced Allowable Levy Growth Generally, the property tax cap limits … first couple of years of the pandemic, which reduced the allowable levy growth factor to below 2 percent for nearly … to increase throughout the year and into 2023, holding the allowable levy growth factor at its maximum value (2 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/local-governmentOther Bulletin No. 68
… Fund of OSC’s automatic processing of the SCF CSEA Signing Bonus and to provide processing instructions for entering the … in CSEA BU97 are eligible for a one-time lump sum Signing Bonus. The Signing Bonus lump sum payment is not pensionable and not subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-68-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civil-serviceOther Bulletin No. 68.1
… Fund of OSC’s automatic processing of the SCF CSEA Signing Bonus and to provide processing instructions for entering the … in CSEA BU97 are eligible for a one-time lump sum Signing Bonus. The Signing Bonus lump sum payment is not pensionable and not subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-681-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civil-serviceDiNapoli: Longtime Dunkirk Treasurer Indicted for Embezzling Over $120K From City
… homes here, raised their families here, and retired here where they continue to live and support Dunkirk. They are the backbone of our … and appointed officials than to competently and honestly do the jobs they were hired to do,” said Schmidt . “As it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-longtime-dunkirk-treasurer-indicted-embezzling-over-120k-city