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Membership Milestones for Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Members
… service credit, you are covered by a non-job-related death benefit. With 5 years of service credit, you become vested and are entitled to a monthly benefit that may start as early as age 55. (You will forfeit the monthly benefit if you withdraw your contributions .) With 5 years of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/membership-milestones-employees-retirement-system-ers-membersComptroller DiNapoli And A.G Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas By Former Met Council Directors For Stealing $9M In Kickback Scheme
… Supreme Court to Grand Larceny in the First Degree (a class B felony), Money Laundering in the Second Degree (a … for his guilty plea, Cohen will be sentenced up to 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in prison and agreed to pay $650,000 in restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-former-met-council-directors-stealingOpinion 2002-17
… shall be awarded by the appropriate officer, board or agency of a political subdivision or district therein to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-17DiNapoli Releases Report on NYS Executive Budget
… Gateway loan as state-related debt, inconsistent with past practice for this category of debt classification. Even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-releases-report-nys-executive-budgetState Contract and Payment Actions in May
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 2,046 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.2 … 3,100 payments valued at nearly $19.1 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayState Contract and Payment Actions in September
… In September, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,465 contracts for state … at Open Book New York . Major Contracts Approved Office of the Attorney General $1.5 million with Research Triangle … Institute for expert witness services. City University of New York $67.9 million with 569 Lexington Leasehold LLC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… for the Disabled Inc. (NYSID) to maintain the sports complex and athletic fields at Stony Brook University. $2.2 … million with Upstate Urology Inc. for pediatric urology medical services at Upstate Medical University. Major Payments Approved Tax Refunds $532 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… the following State Government Accountability and Bureau of State Expenditures audits have been released: State Government Accountability Audits Department of Health – Medicaid Program: Oversight of Health Homes (2023-S-8) The Health Home Program, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-299
… Department ID for the calendar year entered. If the query results in multiple rows for an employee, the earnings from … field. Enter the employee’s Date of Membership in the Election Date field. The same election date should be carried forward from the previous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-299-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-planCost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… but as part of the overall distribution from the retiree’s monthly retirement benefit while the retiree is still living. … who is receiving a COLA distribution from the retiree’s monthly retirement benefit while the retiree is alive will … even if the ex-spouse is entitled to receive a continuing pension payment option benefit as a beneficiary, and even if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentWestern Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation – Marketing and Promotional Program (2021M-65)
… (Corporation) Board of Directors (Board) distributed tickets from the Marketing and Promotional Program (Program) … Key Findings The Board did not distribute Program tickets in accordance with the New York State Gaming … Corporation officials used resources to purchase tickets that were given to Board members, management, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/off-track-betting/2021/09/23/western-regional-off-track-betting-corporation-marketing-andXIII.2.D Expense Report Payment – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… information is used on the expense report. To ensure travel and expense reimbursements are deposited into the … to evaluate the need to change the distribution. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 07/13/2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2d-expense-report-paymentOpinion 88-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … LOCAL LAWS -- Refuse and Garbage Collection (imposition of benefit assessment for in village) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- … Whether a village may impose user fees for the collection of garbage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-2State Contract and Payment Actions in July and August
… In July and August, the Office of the State Comptroller … environmental remediation work at the Dearcop Farm Site in Monroe County. $1.2 million with Moore-Clark USA Inc. for … with Frey & Campbell Inc. to replace the HVAC system in Buildings 1 and 2 at the Academy of Fire Science in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-and-augustDiNapoli Announces State Pension Fund's 2024 Corporate Governance Stewardship Priorities
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common … has updated its proxy voting guidelines and released its 2023 Stewardship Report. “Companies that take steps to be … as well as those of select non-U.S. companies. In 2023, the Fund cast more than 30,900 votes at 3,235 public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-announces-state-pension-funds-2024-corporate-governance-stewardship-prioritiesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1868
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide instructions for processing … modified must be returned to the employee for completion of a new card. The amount of the deduction requested on the … at the agency payroll office. Online enrollment will need to be completed by December 18, 2020 to ensure it will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1868-2021-state-employees-federated-appeal-sefa-campaignNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Files Suit Against Wynn Resorts' Board of Directors
… and officers were duty-bound to protect employees and the company, yet they failed to confront allegations of predatory … said. "We are asking the court to hold accountable the company officers and directors who allowed this behavior to … to Mr. Wynn at the expense of the safety of the company's employees and the company's shareholders." A derivative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-files-suit-against-wynn-resorts-board-directorsDelaware County Industrial Development Agency – Project Monitoring and Website Transparency (2025M-88)
… and use taxes), to businesses to encourage various types of economic and community development. In return for … and transparently achieve their intended goals. Audit Summary DCIDA officials did not properly monitor projects and … project agreements. Furthermore, officials did not post 25 of the 56 required 1 documents on DCIDA’s website, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/12/19/delaware-county-industrial-development-agency-project-monitoring-and-websiteDiNapoli and Rice Halt Pension Scam
… Detective Sergeant Terrance Hoffman for taking $465,647 in illegal pension payments from the New York State and Local … limitations. Hoffman, 65, of Shirley, pleaded guilty in Nassau County District Court Part 9P today to permitting … of records of the retirement system, a D felony, in an attempt to obtain unlawful pension payments from 1996 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-and-rice-halt-pension-scamComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Brooklyn Man for Allegedly Pocketing over $23K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefits
… Jimmie Buie is alleged to have stolen over $23,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local … said State Comptroller DiNapoli. "Our fight against pension fraud has led to more than 20 arrests and $2.7 … My message is clear: If you try to get away with pension fraud, we will find you and hold you responsible. I …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-brooklyn-man-allegedly-pocketing-over-23k