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Opinion 90-55
… discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Disability Benefits (termination of police department) … firefighter under section 207-a vest at the moment of disability and may not thereafter be divested by other than … municipalities to apply for an accidental disability retirement, a retirement for disability incurred in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55Opinion 90-24
… of the municipality unless a state or local law provides for the delegation of that authority. As noted, Local Finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance … take steps to improve its efforts to ensure survivors of human trafficking receive the services and assistance available to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingComptroller DiNapoli And A.G Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas By Former Met Council Directors For Stealing $9M In Kickback Scheme
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty pleas of William Rapfogel, former executive director and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council), … and David Cohen, also a former executive director of the council. Rapfogel and Cohen both face prison time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-former-met-council-directors-stealingOpinion 88-31
… or in part, occurs after the bail has been forfeited, upon application to the court (CPL, §540.30), where the defendant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31DiNapoli: Former Beekman Tax Collector Sentenced for Theft of Over $86,000
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Dutchess County … that Jennifer Colucci, a former tax collector for the town of Beekman, was sentenced to pay full restitution of … “Public corruption does damage beyond the theft of money because it corrodes the public’s trust in government,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-former-beekman-tax-collector-sentenced-theft-over-86000Town of Prattsville – Justice Court (2012M-243)
… account that could not be traced to any open or closed case files, fines or fees, or bail moneys; and Justice Olson … assistance of the court clerk, review and analyze all open case files and bail records to determine if there are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/01/town-prattsville-justice-court-2012m-243DiNapoli: Former Alexandria Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Theft
… Alexandria Town Clerk Ellen Peck pleaded guilty yesterday in Jefferson County Court to stealing $26,285 in public funds. Peck pocketed cash paid by residents for … 64, of Alexandria Bay, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree (a class E felony) and is expected to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-former-alexandria-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftBest Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… location of stored backup data, the specific method for backing up and any other important details relating to the … location that meets the organization’s data security requirements and other conditions of storage (e.g., … contains personal, private or sensitive information (e.g., names and Social Security numbers). In addition, local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practices-0Benefit Eligibility Assessment Process
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Human Resources Administration's (HRA) public … is responsible for administering these public programs in New York City. As such, its responsibilities include assessing new applicant and existing recipient (Client) eligibility, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/28/benefit-eligibility-assessment-processOpinion 89-22
… 460, 483 NYS2d 168, 472 NE2d 996 [1984]; Gutelle , supra ; Weiss v Fote , 7 NY2d 579, 200 NYS2d 409, 167 NE2d 63 … (see Lopes , supra ; Pettengill v City of Yonkers , 116 NY 560 [1889]), even where the contract is specifically … 379, 85 NYS2d 54, affd 275 AD 492, 90 NYS2d 650, affd 300 NY 533, 89 NE2d 253). However, in Magliano v Merckling , 99 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22Automatic Orders – Divorce and Your Benefits
… Automatic Orders place no restrictions or limitations on NYSLRS and cannot be used to restrain NYSLRS and its personnel from performing any statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/automatic-ordersAdministrative Hearings
… an online tool that allows users to host or participate in video conferencing, online meetings, and screen sharing remotely in a virtual meeting room. The Hearing Administration staff … or be represented by an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of New York . You must prove you are entitled to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/administrative-hearingsPresident of Gingerbread Learning Center and Wife Sentenced for Stealing Approximately $771,000 from Special Needs Pre-School
… $771,000 in public funds by falsifying business records for The Gingerbread Learning Center, Inc., a pre-school serving special needs children on … with the City of New York to provide special education programs to pre-school children, serving approximately 100 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/president-gingerbread-learning-center-and-wife-sentenced-stealing-approximately-771000-special-needsAdministration of the Contract With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health
… Housing Contract C007374 with the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (PCMH) by ensuring that contracted services … contractors to operate many of these programs. PCMH, a not-for-profit entity, is one of New York’s largest providers of … all contract costs and serves as a cost claiming document for program reimbursement. At the end of each contract year, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/administration-contract-postgraduate-center-mental-healthComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Florida Resident For Allegedly Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… retirement system. I thank Attorney General Schneiderman for following up on this case." "Stealing from New York’s … in lieu of posing bail; the next court date is scheduled for June 28, 2016. If convicted, Kanas faces up to fifteen … Road Patrol and Broward County Sheriff’s in Florida for their assistance. The Comptroller’s investigation was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-florida-resident-allegedly-stealingComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea Of Former Halfmoon Town Supervisor For Stealing Campaign Funds
… donated to her campaign fund. The public corruption case arose out of a cooperative federal-state partnership … on the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. The case was investigated by the Comptroller’s Division of Investigations. The case was handled by former Senior Assistant Attorney General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-halfmoon-town-supervisor-stealingDiNapoli, James and Garnett Announce Sentencing in Straw Donation Scheme
… State Comptroller DiNapoli . "Thanks to our partnership with Attorney General James and the New York City Department … support straw campaign donations. DOI was pleased to work with the state Attorney General and state Comptroller on this … in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor in connection with the case. Gonzalez also pleaded guilty to felony counts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-james-and-garnett-announce-sentencing-straw-donation-schemeComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the indictment of Roger Burlew, former Highway Superintendent for the Town of Erin, in a public corruption case involving the alleged theft of more than $50,000 in goods and services from the town. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-former-highway-superintendent-publicDiNapoli: Former Pennellville Fire Chief Pleads Guilty
… for deposits totaling $134,882, and did not keep track of money raised at music event fundraisers. Statewide, … have led to more than 130 arrests and $26 million in money recovered since 2011. Since taking office in 2007, … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-former-pennellville-fire-chief-pleads-guilty