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Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Georgia Resident for Stealing Over $200K in NYS Pension Benefits
… resident of Atlanta, Ga., with the crime of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, in Albany County Court. Cook is charged with stealing over … Bureau is led by Chief Dominick Zarrella. The case is being handled by Assistant Attorney General Benjamin S. Clark …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-georgia-resident-stealing-over-200kGrand Gorge Fire District – Conflict of Interest and Claims Auditing (2020M-151)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Grand Gorge Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) ensured officials did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/01/grand-gorge-fire-district-conflict-interest-and-claims-auditing-2020m-151Comptroller DiNapoli and Mayor Brown Return Over $100,000 in Unclaimed Funds to Buffalo Residents
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that $111,180 in unclaimed funds has been returned to Buffalo city residents since he …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-mayor-brown-return-over-100000-unclaimed-funds-buffalo-residentsOpinion 93-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and … board member attending conference) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §77-b: A school district may not authorize the … of the board of education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference, even if board member has provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12State Contract and Payment Actions in July
… Park in Niagara County. State University Construction Fund $31.7 million with Jemco Electrical Contractors for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyState Agencies Bulletin No. 960
… agencies with procedures to populate retirement records in PayServ for employees who enroll in ERS. Affected Employees Employees who first join ERS on or … Background On December 10, 2009, the Governor signed into law pension reform legislation (Assembly Bill No. A40026 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/960-new-tier-5-benefit-structure-new-york-state-employees-retirement-systemOpinion 93-19
… or for certified copies of orders of adoption. April 20, 1993 Michael Colodner, Esq., Counsel Unified Court System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-19Executive Order - Ensuring Diversity and Inclusion
Every State employee is treated equally before the law and has the right to full enjoyment of the protections, rights and obligations provided by law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/procurement/pdf/executive-order-equal-opportunity.pdfFOIL Subject Matter List
List of Records Maintained by the Office of the New York State Comptroller Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, § 87 (3)(c))
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/help/pdf/foil-subject-matter-list.pdfAdministration of the Article 8-A Loan Program (Follow-Up)
… issuance of the follow-up report to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/12/administration-article-8-loan-program-followOpinion 88-24
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Interest in Contract (reimbursement to board member for expenses … incurred in maintaining private pond) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3)(a): Town board member has an interest in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24Distribution of Utility Arrears in New York State
… are downstate: 60 percent of customers in arrears are in New York City and Long Island and they comprise 68 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/distribution-utility-arrears-new-york-stateOpinion 89-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other … amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Obstructions (cutting or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21Use of Electronic Benefit Cards at Prohibited Locations
… performance audit was to determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (Office) had sufficient policies and practices to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/10/use-electronic-benefit-cards-prohibited-locationsOpinion 93-28
… Assistance ("CHIPs") moneys appropriated by the town board for the repair and improvement of highways may be expended … a consolidated local highway assistance program ("CHIPs"), for the purpose of providing State-aid toward the … Subject to certain restrictions, CHIPs moneys may be used for the construction, reconstruction or improvement of local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28DiNapoli Audit Praises Waterville Central School District
… Waterville Central School District, located in Oneida County, is conducting necessary background checks … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “I commend school officials in Waterville for putting proper safeguards in place to … protect their students,” said DiNapoli. “By following the law and not allowing new employees to work in schools until …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-audit-praises-waterville-central-school-districtCity of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-168)
… and calculated revenues upon which their payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) are based on. These projects have … monitor projects’ progress and document findings in writing. Require the City or one of the taxing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/08/city-poughkeepsie-industrial-development-agency-projectImproper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans (Follow-Up)
… the implementation status of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Improper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans (Report … void inappropriate capitation payments within 30 days of being notified of a recipient’s retroactive disenrollment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/improper-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-managed-long-term-care-partial-capitationVillage Official Heading to Prison for Stealing More Than $100,000
… clerk-treasurer of the now-dissolved village of Altmar in Oswego County, was sentenced to 2 to 6 years in state prison after pleading guilty to stealing $117,000 in … funds. When my office finds fraud, we are working with law enforcement to act swiftly to punish those who abuse the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/village-official-heading-prison-stealing-more-100000Use of State Appropriations
… and Grape Foundation (Foundation) has spent State funding in compliance with relevant statutory and contractual … Background The Foundation is a public authority, located in Canandaigua, which supports New York State’s wine and … However, we found that certain revenue payments were being sent directly to an employee’s home and not to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/use-state-appropriations