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DiNapoli: Tax Collector Sentenced for Dodging Her Own Tax Bills
… was sentenced to five years probation and paid a total of $4,303 in restitution for falsifying her own tax payments … Sheppard based on her August guilty plea to two counts of attempted tampering with public records, an E felony. As part of her plea agreement, Sheppard resigned her clerk’s job and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-tax-collector-sentenced-dodging-her-own-tax-billsDiNapoli: NYC Budget Benefiting From Strong Economy
… in 2014, and it is on pace to add 100,000 jobs in 2015. At the same time, the securities industry, one of the city’s … gaps for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 are unchanged at $1.9 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively. These gaps …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-nyc-budget-benefiting-strong-economyDiNapoli: NYC Sales Tax Collections Strong Due to Tourism and Commuter Return, Fueling Statewide Strength
… taxable sales grew by 18.1% in the first three quarters of the latest sales tax year (STY, March 2022 to February … “The decline in visitors and commuters at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a drop in sales tax … years in a row for the city,” DiNapoli said. “The return of travelers and office workers helped drive New York City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-nyc-sales-tax-collections-strong-due-tourism-and-commuter-return-fueling-statewide-strengthDiNapoli: NYC Put Federal Funds to Work Quickly To Shore Up Budget and Drive Recovery
… City is using the federal funds it received in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to replace revenue losses and … increase budgetary gaps.” The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provided $350 billion in Coronavirus State and … other local governments across the country used the first of two partial payments of these funds, totaling nearly $224 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recoveryDiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… million Ponzi scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims—many of them seniors—between 2015 and 2017. Matthew Eckstein, 52, … on Feb. 8, 2022, before Judge Teresa Corrigan to charges of Grand Larceny in the First Degree (a B felony) and … on this case. “Matthew Eckstein brazenly took advantage of people who trusted him to line his own pockets and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeDiNapoli: Monroe County Failed to Monitor Contractor Operating Golf Courses, Costing Taxpayers
… the county’s contract with Tindale Inc. for the operation of the county’s three golf courses, allowing the vendor to … throughout the contract term, they would have been aware of its growing financial difficulties earlier and could have … notice that it would terminate the contract at the end of 2014. DiNapoli’s auditors found that county officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-monroe-county-failed-monitor-contractor-operating-golf-courses-costing-taxpayersDiNapoli: NYC Budget Benefits From Stronger Economy
… with each year,” DiNapoli said. “To his credit, Mayor de Blasio has taken steps to increase the city’s reserves, … in FY 2015 and by a similar amount in FY 2016. Mayor de Blasio has also proposed increasing the city’s ten-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-nyc-budget-benefits-stronger-economyDiNapoli: Contractor Failed to Turn Over $1.5 Million in Prescription Drug Rebates to NYS
… A company that was supposed to collect rebates from drug manufacturers on behalf of the New York State Health Insurance Plan (NYSHIP) failed to turn over nearly $1.5 million in rebates to the state over a four-year period, according to an audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-contractor-failed-turn-over-15-million-prescription-drug-rebates-nysDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Revenue Slows in 2016
… Local sales tax collections across New York state only grew 1.7 … to 0.8 percent in the second quarter. “While statewide sales tax revenues continue to rebound slowly, only some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-revenue-slows-2016DiNapoli: State Fiscal Year 2021-22 Tax Revenues $3.3 Billion Over Final Projections
… $3.3 billion higher than forecast by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in the Amended Executive Budget financial … projections. PTET proceeds are expected by the Division of the Budget to be offset by lower personal income tax (PIT) … were made to the rainy-day fund reserves to set aside some of the state’s gains. Following through with plans to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-fiscal-year-2021-22-tax-revenues-33-billion-over-final-projectionsOvertime at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2020
… The total cost of overtime in 2020 at state agencies reached an all-time … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Total overtime hours of 19 million increased 3.9 percent and total overtime … percent from 2019. Overtime earnings comprised 4.8 percent of total payroll spending in 2020, an increase from the 4.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/overtime-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2020Selected Management and Operations Practices
… electric vehicle initiatives and programs placed the Charge NY and Charge NY 2.0 charging stations in locations where the intent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/02/04/selected-management-and-operations-practicesDiNapoli: System Glitch Left Too Many NYC Heat & Hot Water Complaints Ignored
… to be addressed in 24 hours, but the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has likely … that families could be left in the cold because of a database flaw that went unnoticed for years,” DiNapoli … and hot water 24 hours a day. Tenant complaints about lack of adequate heat and hot water are sent to HPD to address. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-system-glitch-left-too-many-nyc-heat-hot-water-complaints-ignoredDiNapoli Releases December State Cash Report
… State tax collections through the first three quarters of the fiscal year declined $1.2 billion, or 2.2 percent, … year by more than $1 billion,”DiNapoli said. “The timing of payments and the level of financial sector bonuses will influence whether current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-releases-december-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: 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 … start in 2019, but uncertainties leave the second half of the year an open question,” DiNapoli said. “Volatile … is traditionally measured by the pretax profits of the broker/dealer operations of New York Stock Exchange …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-wall-st-first-half-profits-jumpedNYS and NYC Pension Funds To SEC: Greater Disclosure Needed On Risks Faced By Fossil Fuel Industry
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York City … — by enforcement or other action — to enhance disclosure of the material risks climate change poses to their business … approach,” DiNapoli said. “It’s time for the SEC to step in and, through regulatory or enforcement action, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/nys-and-nyc-pension-funds-sec-greater-disclosure-needed-risks-faced-fossil-fuel-industryDiNapoli: Potential Changes in Federal Policies Pose Risks for New York City's Budget
… FY 2021. The gaps are relatively small as a share of city fund revenues (averaging 4.3 percent), and are manageable … after increasing at an average annual rate of 6.9 percent from FY 2011 through 2015, slowed to less than half that rate … year, however, the likelihood of an economic setback grows due to inevitable changes in the business cycle. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-potential-changes-federal-policies-pose-risks-new-york-citys-budgetOpinion 88-28
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation of (criteria for designation in towns) LOCAL LAWS -- Official …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-28New Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… sharply in recent years, according to an analysis of the MTA’s financial plan released today by State … agency in the nation is critically important to the future of the New York metropolitan region," DiNapoli said. "In the absence of adequate funding, the system could fall into further …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesNew York's 529 College Savings Program Delivers $287 Million to College Students Since January
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said today in recognition of 529 College Savings Day to be celebrated on Sunday, May 29. “With the cost of college on the rise, it’s a great time to consider opening … which can be opened by anyone with a contribution of $25, and 185,866 Advisor Plan accounts, which require a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/new-yorks-529-college-savings-program-delivers-287-million-college-students-january