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Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendant For Stealing Over $148k in NYS Pension Benefits
… for the $148,000 she stole.” “When individuals steal from New York’s pension system, it hurts hardworking … Kanas concealed her father’s passing in March 2010 from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement … benefits intended for her father, Jacob Yudenfreund, from March 2010 through January 2015. In total, Kanas stole …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendant-stealing-over-148k-nys-pensionOpinion 2004-6
… LAW §57.07: A village may not permit an historical society to use an unneeded portion of a village building without … enter into a contract with the historical society pursuant to Arts and Cultural Affairs Law §57.07(2) and, as … under the contract, permit the historical society to use the unneeded space in a municipal building, without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-6Opinion 91-35
… -- Compensation (amount of salary increases for heads of police departments) POLICEMEN AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (amount of salary increase … permanent full-time head of the police department who is not a member of a negotiating unit is entitled to a salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 90-35
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … districts, within the county (see also County Law, §408-a[2]). In determining whether it may be reasonably anticipated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… appropriated $2.4 million of fund balance each year and real property taxes were increased by $4.5 million, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Central New York Economy Slowly Improving
… The Central New York economy is starting to rebound from the Great … contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to promote openness in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-central-new-york-economy-slowly-improvingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School and Local Government Audits
… has not established any highway equipment capital reserve funds to save funds for asset replacement. Middle Country Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity (ECA) Funds (Suffolk County) The board and district officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-and-local-government-auditsDiNapoli: NYC Financial Plan Improved From June
… to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s analysis of the city’s November financial plan update . “Amid a number … expenses related to the recent influx of asylum seekers when there is a risk it may not receive the full amount. … delays. These expected savings come at a time when the city is experiencing difficulties in hiring amid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nyc-financial-plan-improved-juneOpinion 89-57
… MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Capital Improvements (town improvement of village street) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- … municipal cooperation agreements pursuant to which one municipality performs functions for another). 1971 Opns … the Court of Appeals has recently stated that " ... one-on-one bargaining ... is antithetical to the statutorily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-57Opinion 94-3
… COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for proceeding to improve road pursuant to Town Law, §200) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- … in connection with a proceeding for the improvement of a road pursuant to Town Law, §200. You ask whether the approval … with a proceeding for the improvement of a private road pursuant to Town Law, §200 when it is proposed that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3Opinion 90-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Controls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… Initiative (ESSHI) are sufficient to ensure the needs of high-risk target populations are being met, and whether … 2023. About the Program Established in 2016, ESSHI is part of the Executive’s comprehensive plan for affordable and … of the six had lesser issues, such as evidence of vermin (i.e., mouse hole), damage to walls, and peeling paint. Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/21/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… T. Schneiderman announced that Renee Kanas, 63, a resident of Tamarac, Florida, pleaded guilty today to Grand Larceny in … the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System paid to her father, Jacob Yudenfreund, a New York State … a confession of judgment in favor of New York State in the amount of $148,092.24. Kanas faces up to two to six years in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-over-148k-nysDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… to accumulate excessive fund balance as well as reserve funds that surpassed board-approved amounts and have gone … board resolutions allowing them to establish five reserve funds totaling $36 million. Nor could they provide a clear … than it actually is. As a result, the district withheld funds from being used. As part of the audit, DiNapoli made a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtMental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (2022-MS-1)
… did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020, as … recognition of the 10 warning signs, whom to turn to for assistance, and how to access appropriate services. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/mental-health-training-component-new-york-save-act-2022-ms-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … required annual financial reports with the Office of the State Comptroller in a timely manner. The 2017 through 2019 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Central School District – Fund Balance (Otsego County and Madison County) The board appropriated approximately … the district. Rockland County Community College – Employee Benefits The college overpaid $4.6 million to the county for … claims audit results directly to the board. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Corrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
… office did in this investigation, and for working with us on this report. I hope this report will be used not only as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-millionDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Jump 49.2 Percent in Second Quarter
… established the economic nexus policy, expanding the group of vendors required to collect sales tax. The second …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-jump-49-point-2-percent-second-quarterDiNapoli: NYC Tourism Approaches Full Recovery, Still Top Major U.S. Tourist Destination
… welcome a record 68 million visitors by 2025. “The number of tourists is nearly back to pre-pandemic numbers in New … recovery won’t be complete until we see a full return of international and business travelers, and a full recovery of local jobs. Our city and state leaders need to focus on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-tourism-approaches-full-recovery-still-top-major-us-tourist-destination