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DiNapoli: Former Mahopac VFD Treasurer Sentenced After $5.6 Million Embezzlement
… Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL KLEIN, the former treasurer of the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department ("MVFD”), was … wire fraud, subscription to false tax returns, obstruction of the grand jury, and false statement charges arising out of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-former-mahopac-vfd-treasurer-sentenced-after-56-million-embezzlementBrooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in Check Theft Scheme
… announced that Gennady Galker pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree following an indictment that accused him of stealing checks totaling $31,149 from mailboxes in … Fund for local charities and from DiNapoli’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. “Mr. Galker stole from Brooklynites in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/brooklyn-man-pleads-guilty-check-theft-schemeState Agencies Bulletin No. 2134
… Purpose: As we await the enactment of the New York State (NYS) fiscal year 2023-24 budget, OSC would like to provide notice of the possible impact to paychecks if the NYS budget or an … cycle may be affected. *This does not apply to employees of the State University of New York (28***, [excluding SUNY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2134-paycheck-distribution-may-4-2023-institution-cycle-paychecksDiNapoli: Localities Spending More to Address Climate Change Hazards
… A sample of local governments across New York reported $1.34 billion … on capital projects over a 10-year period, with about 55% of the total in response to climate-related hazards such as … DiNapoli said. “Local governments are shouldering much of the financial burden of climate change as they maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-localities-spending-more-address-climate-change-hazardsDiNapoli: SFY 2022-23 Tax Collections Outperform Projections; Fall Below Previous Year
… billion higher than the forecast released by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in the Amended Executive Budget financial plan at the beginning of March but $9.5 billion lower than the previous year, … Income Tax (PIT) receipts resulting from a variety of factors including: a decline in year-end bonuses in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-sfy-2022-23-tax-collections-outperform-projections-fall-below-previous-yearDiNapoli: Wyandanch Public Library Audit Reveals Missing Cash, Excess Benefits
… Officials of the Wyandanch Public Library in Suffolk County failed to … $6,900 and allowed the president to alter the time records of a family member employed by the library which resulted in … public library’s board did not provide adequate oversight of the work performed by an independent contractor who was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-wyandanch-public-library-audit-reveals-missing-cash-excess-benefitsXIX.4 Suballocations – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… state agencies to support their efforts on the activities of the overall project as well as the need for sharing the funding of the project. When this need arises, the owning agency of the project processes an Interunit budget transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix4-suballocationsXV.13 Federal Funds – Payments – XV. End of Year
… reimbursed for payments made from federal funds by the end of the fiscal year, vouchers and journal transfers including … payments must be paid by the date identified in the Office of Operations Events and Deadlines Calendar . Submission of a transaction after the dates specified may not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv13-federal-funds-paymentsDiNapoli: Paycheck Protection Program in NYC Stumbled, but Finding Footing
… New York City was the early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, but many small businesses hit hardest were initially left out of the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) because they … small businesses, but it has proven difficult for many of New York City’s mom-and-pop operations to navigate,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-paycheck-protection-program-nyc-stumbled-finding-footingDiNapoli: NYC Projects $3 Billion Surplus for 2015, Balanced Budget Next Year
… New York City is projecting a surplus of $3 billion for fiscal year (FY) 2015 and a balanced budget … gaps in the following three years, according to a review of the city’s updated financial plan released today by State … said. “The city’s economy is strong and shows no signs of slowing. Still, Mayor de Blasio and the city’s budget team …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-nyc-projects-3-billion-surplus-2015-balanced-budget-next-yearDiNapoli: As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Drug Treatment Programs
… treatment programs have been poorly served by the failure of the state’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) to inspect and … DiNapoli. “The COVID pandemic wreaked havoc in the lives of many New Yorkers, including those vulnerable to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-drug-overdoses-climbed-state-failed-inspect-residential-drug-treatment-programsRFQual #24-01 Medical Examiner Management Services
… Request for Qualifications Issued by the Office of the State Comptroller Issued June 7, 2024 OSC, as Administrative Head of the New York State and Local Retirement System and the … to contract with entities able to provide the services of physicians having general and specialized medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfqual-24-01State Ends 2015-16 Fiscal Year with Strong Cash Position Largely From Temporary Resources
… billion in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2015-16, an increase of 2.8 percent from a year earlier, and ended the SFY $1.9 … billion higher than initial projections, largely because of legal settlements and personal income tax (PIT) … as a result of strong financial market activity and non-wage income that occurred in 2014. Business tax collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-ends-2015-16-fiscal-year-strong-cash-position-largely-temporary-resourcesDiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… the New York City metropolitan area, killing dozens of people and causing billions of dollars in damage, the city needs to be better prepared … New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit of the New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) found weak …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersMaximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) has ensured that State agencies and employment service providers are taking full advantage of the New York Employment Service System (NYESS) and the … with a disability in New York State. The employment rate of working-age adults with a disability was 33% compared to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/30/maximizing-incentives-individuals-disabilitiesCitywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments
… To determine whether the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) Citywide Payments Services and Standards … ensure that payments received by and processed on behalf of agencies are correctly matched with receivables and that agencies are appropriately advised of payments. We also determined whether the implementation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/01/citywide-payment-services-and-standards-controls-over-paymentsChild Care Stabilization Grants
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services has established and … child care stabilization grantees to ensure proper use of child care stabilization grant funds; and to determine … the economy as a whole. It also highlighted the fragility of the child care system. Child care is essential for our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsDiNapoli: Albany Woman Pleads Guilty: Second Defendant Indicted for Stealing More than $230,000 from Elderly Pensioner
… the New York State Police today announced the guilty plea of Amber Diacetis, a 30-year-old Albany woman, and the indictment of Devin Zielinski, 33, for stealing over $230,000 from an … elderly man to live in squalor in order to take advantage of him and steal his hard earned pension and social security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-albany-woman-pleads-guilty-second-defendant-indicted-stealing-more-230000-elderly-pensionerDiNapoli: Unsafe Conditions, Questionable Spending Found at Affordable NYC Housing Complexes
… housing complexes show a need for greater oversight of the Mitchell-Lama program by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), according to … Corporation (HDC) performs physical inspections of the developments, and HPD relies on HDC reports to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-unsafe-conditions-questionable-spending-found-affordable-nyc-housing-complexesDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers To Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… be turned over by retailers to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). In 2024, the office recovered over $21 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cards