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Far Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… A. Brown today announced that a self-described investor in Island Child Development Center, once one of New York … disabilities, has pleaded guilty for his participation in a scheme that stole millions of dollars in city and state funding between 2005 and 2012 – money that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsFormer Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… that Rabbi Samuel Hiller, the former assistant director of Island Child Development Center, once one of New York City's … to pre-schoolers with disabilities, pleaded guilty to stealing $5 million in city and state funding between 2005 and 2012 — money that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… indictment of Sharon Gardner, the former Director of Food Services for the Hempstead Union Free School District (HUFSD), and Maria Caliendo, the owner of food service providers Smart Starts NY, Inc. (Smart Starts), … public, the defendants secretly steered lucrative food service contracts to themselves and then illegally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemeState Agencies Bulletin No. 2031
… Tax Data page to support the redesigned Lock-in Letter for Federal Form W-4 version 2020 or later. Affected … who have a Federal Form Version W-4 – 2020 or later and for whom an IRS Lock-in Letter, Lock-in Adjustment Letter, or … Lock-in requirement could face penalty and may be liable for any taxes not withheld from the employee. OSC will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2031-changes-federal-tax-data-page-including-new-lock-letter-fieldsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… never confirmed an actual budget adoption date. Town of Springfield – Accounting Records and Reports (Otsego County) … the supervisor’s records and reports, as required. Town of Springfield – Credit Card Purchases (Otsego County) The town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman & DOI Commissioner Peters Announce The Sentence of Non-Profit Executive In Theft Scheme
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and New York City Department of Investigation … money she stole from these government grants to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial property she owned, … diverted nearly all of the program grant funds to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial building she owned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-doi-commissioner-peters-announce-sentence-non-profit-executiveDiNapoli: State Could Face Tough Fiscal Decisions in Year Ahead
… clean water, affordable housing and other programs, but authorizes more than $10.5 billion in new state debt and … billion more than projected when the fiscal year began but down nearly $1.2 billion from a year earlier. No deposits … the listing of authorized entities and eligible purposes, but does not specify how funds will be allocated, how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-state-could-face-tough-fiscal-decisions-year-aheadDiNapoli: Former Mahopac VFD Treasurer Sentenced After $5.6 Million Embezzlement
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District … to false tax returns, obstruction of the grand jury, and false statement charges arising out of his embezzlement … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Joon H Kim the Acting United States Attorney for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-former-mahopac-vfd-treasurer-sentenced-after-56-million-embezzlementUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-295
… Employees Association 87 Management/Confidential 86 Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County DR Suffolk County Court Employees Association F8 New York State Court Officers Association SR New York State Supreme Court … Unified Court System Bulletin No UCS295 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-295-april-2021-unified-court-system-ucs-security-and-lawSUNY Bulletin No. SU-357
… to process nonresident alien Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) payments using the … SEVIS to maintain information on: Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified schools, F-1 and M-1 … schools, U.S. Department of State-designated Exchange Visitor Program sponsors and J-1 visa Exchange Visitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-357-suny-nra-sevis-fee-reimbursementComptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… Poverty (Met Council), has been sentenced to one year in jail. Cohen has also paid $650,000 in restitution to Met … Herb Friedman was convicted and sentenced to four months in jail, and ordered to pay $775,000 in restitution to Met … 2015, Joseph Ross was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in jail, $534,000 in restitution to Met Council, and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-directorAccessibility for People With Disabilities
… historic sites are accessible and can accommodate persons with disabilities, including meeting State and federal … the State is important for all citizens including those with a disability. The Office of Parks, Recreation and … residents and visitors. Title II of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/accessibility-people-disabilitiesDiNapoli: Wall St. First Half Profits Jumped
… industry reached $15.1 billion in the first six months of 2019, an 11 percent increase over the same period last year, … performance. “Wall Street had a very profitable start in 2019, but uncertainties leave the second half of the year an … crisis. While net revenue rose in the first half of 2019, growth slowed to 2.4 percent. The slowdown reportedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-wall-st-first-half-profits-jumpedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1772
… is to inform agencies that employees with NYSPO access can opt out of receiving a paper Form W-2 statement. Affected … in a way that demonstrates that the employee can access the statement in the electronic format in which it … statement for subsequent years. Agency Actions Agencies can run query LQ_NYSPO_003_W_2_CONSENT to view a list of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1772-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-electronic-delivery-2019-form-w-2Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-353
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for manual payment … consistent with prior practice, when a CSEA agreement is reached, the negotiated changes detailed in the Labor … for the April 2025 UCS SLED payment provided the employee: Is a uniformed officer in a Security Series title other than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-353-april-2025-unified-court-system-ucs-security-and-lawNew Windsor Couple Charged With Stealing Over $2 Million From New York By Submitting False Medicaid Provider Claims
… of the Medicaid Inspector General and the Hudson Valley Crime Analysis Center. Based upon information developed … the investigation, the District Attorney’s Office applied for a search warrant which was executed at the defendants’ … paid the defendants in excess of $2,008,000 for ostensibly transporting Medicaid recipients to Medicaid health care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/new-windsor-couple-charged-stealing-over-2-million-new-york-submitting-false-medicaid-provider-claimsNYC Schools Underreporting Bullying and Harassment
… (DASA). “It’s been six years since DASA took effect, but in some ways providing a safe, supportive learning environment is still a work in progress,” DiNapoli said. “Even before school officials … issues like bullying requires more than passing a law up in Albany, which is why we rely on school districts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-schools-underreporting-bullying-and-harassmentXI.2.C Contract Funds Reservation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… XI.5 Purchase Authorizations for additional information). In addition, centralized and certain multi-agency contracts … the unspent balance of available program appropriations. In New York State, all appropriations are classified in one of the following four categories: STATE OPERATIONS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2c-contract-funds-reservation-overviewImplementation of the Dignity for All Students Act
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Department of Education (DOE) is ensuring … that Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) incidents are reported properly and investigated timely. Our audit … by DOE’s Office of Safety and Youth Development (OSYD) are submitted to SED annually in 12 bias categories, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/13/implementation-dignity-all-students-actComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman, State & DOI Commissioner Mark Peters Announce Conviction of Non-Profit Executive Involved in Six-Year Theft Scheme
… the city of New York, the state of New York and the United States using her not-for-profit corporation, … money she stole from these government grants to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial property she owned, … the State of New York and approximately $140,000 from the United States. Individual disbursements of public funds are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-state-doi-commissioner-mark-peters-announce-conviction-non