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Newburgh Fire Chief Charged in White Plains Federal Court with Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
State Comptroller DiNapoli announced the indictment of MICHAEL J VATTER charging him with fraudulently obtaining approximately $95000 in pension benefits by failing to report his return to work in the public sector to the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/newburgh-fire-chief-charged-white-plains-federal-court-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsOversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Oversight of Direct Placement of Children ( 2017-S-30 ). About the … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followMedicaid Program – Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations
… Objective To determine whether Medicaid made improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to … To determine whether Medicaid made improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/29/medicaid-program-improper-supplemental-maternity-capitation-payments-managed-careState Agencies Bulletin No. 2253
… dates: Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type 2023 Payment Effective Date 2024 Payment Effective Date Check Date Administration … or 07/25/2024 (Institution). This will give agencies time to correct employees’ records, if necessary, prior to … salary increase will be processed. Submit a Position Change Request to the Position Management Unit if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2253-april-2023-and-april-2024-retroactive-3-salary-increases-arbitrationDiNapoli: Audit Finds State Falling Short in Helping People with Disabilities Find Work
… Some New Yorkers with disabilities are missing out on employment opportunities and other benefits because the state Office of Mental Health (OMH) failed to include key features in its web-based advisement system, … Some New Yorkers with disabilities are missing out on employment opportunities and other benefits because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-state-falling-short-helping-people-disabilities-find-workDiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… sentenced today to up to ten-and-a-half years in prison for his role in a $12 million Ponzi scheme that targeted … the United States Postal Inspection Service and thank them for their continued partnership with my office and diligence … and using the money to fund business ventures and pay for his own personal expenses,” said DA Donnelly. “I am …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeOpinion 90-41
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWERS AND SEWERS SYSTEMS -- Sewer Lines … be borne wholly by the benefited properties. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the propriety of a … transferred to section 14-1412 of the current Village Law in 1972 (L 1972, ch 892) and, as you note, section 14-1412 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-41DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… inflation, triggered in part by the impact of tariffs on prices, may affect state sales tax collections. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetJefferson Central School District – Procuring Services (2021M-42)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Jefferson Central School District (District) officials sought … Determine whether Jefferson Central School District District officials sought …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/jefferson-central-school-district-procuring-services-2021m-42Publications
… best way to find your specific retirement plan publication is to visit our Find Your NYSLRS Retirement Plan Publication … and local governments and affiliated employers. Tier 6 is now the largest NYSLRS member group and accounts for more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications2022 Women’s History Month Celebration
… tribute to one of New York’s great leaders: the Honorable Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Majority Leader of the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/2022-womens-history-monthDiNapoli: Drastic State Revenue Shortfall in April
… significant revenue declines occurred for New York in April as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the three … to reduce most local assistance and state agency spending in order to maintain budget balance. The budget is deemed out … spending reductions or other options. Other items of note in the report: On an all governmental funds basis, PIT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-drastic-state-revenue-shortfall-aprilOpinion 88-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … of nonresidents); (imposition of fees and regulations) TOWN LAW, §198(4); STATE CONSTITUTION, ART I, §11: Subject to equal protection guarantees, a town board may exclude nonresidents of a park district from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-25Opinion 89-44
… VILLAGE JUSTICE -- Acting Justice (reporting requirement to the State Comptroller) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Justice Court … COURT ACT, §2021: Acting village justices are required to file a monthly report with the Justice Court Fund of the … reporting. You ask if acting village justices are required to file a monthly report with the Justice Court Fund of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-44State Agencies Bulletin No. 2261
… effective dates: Comp Rate Code Payment Effective Date CAL 09/01/2024 21P The Contract Begin Date based on the … Increment Code 0003 appears in an employee’s record at the time of processing the September 2024 Performance Advance, … the information on the Job Data row(s). Submit a Position Change Request to the Position Management Unit if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2261-september-2024-public-employees-federation-pef-performance-advances-andXII.5.K Federally Reportable Payments – XII. Expenditures
… This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to determine the federal reportability of payments as well as how to process payments subject to federal reporting, … This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to determine the federal reportability of payments as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5k-federally-reportable-paymentsNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporate America To Address Lack of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
… diversity, and companies that refuse to embed diversity in their search for new board directors. “Companies must root … long-term success at risk. Corporate America must join in the national reckoning over racial injustice and confront … more is needed.” Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, and the public outcry over the killings of other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporate-america-address-lack-diversity-equity-inclusionComptroller DiNapoli Statement on Reports Trump Administration Will Withdraw From Paris Agreement
… accurate, the administration's plan to withdraw from the Paris Agreement means that the U.S. will stand on the … energy revolution. "As an investor who participated in the Paris Agreement discussions, I witnessed firsthand the fierce … smart, long-term plans that address climate change. "In Paris, the world reached an unprecedented agreement to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-reports-trump-administration-will-withdraw-paris-agreementThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… used equipment was sometimes donated or sold at state auctions, but ITS now destroys discarded equipment, even in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityResponsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to New York City Nightlife Establishments
… related to nightlife establishments in New York City (NYC). Our audit period was January 1, 2010 through March 31, … a total of 713,264 noise complaints were called in to NYC’s 311 system. According to the World Health Organization … a year, often with little or no apparent effect on the numbers of complaints. The accuracy of records maintained by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/09/responsiveness-noise-complaints-related-new-york-city-nightlife-establishments