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Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… date, June 17th, he faces no less than one year behind bars and up to 1 ½ to 4 ½ years in state prison. Cohen, who served as head of the council until 1993, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackSelected State Agencies’ Roles in Financial Literacy (Follow-Up)
… literacy reportedly not having 3 months of emergency funds vs. 58% for those with lower financial literacy. Similarly, … of Financial Services (DFS) in electronic format by November 1, 2021; DFS was required to post the information on … Assistance (OTDA), and the State University of New York (SUNY). Our audit found that, although each of the five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/23/selected-state-agencies-roles-financial-literacy-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Empire State Development – COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program (2023-S-10) Empire State Development (ESD) was charged with administering the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsWall Street Bonuses Rose In 2012
… P. DiNapoli. “Wall Street is still in transition, but it is slowly adjusting to changes in its economic and … have not been paid out. DiNapoli also reported that: The average cash bonus rose by an estimated 9 percent to almost … of those jobs located in New York City. The average salary , including bonuses, in the securities industry in New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/02/wall-street-bonuses-rose-2012Opinion 89-42
… Section 357.21 of the regulations contains provisions for registration of securities and provides, that, except in the … Further, the regulations expressly authorize registration of a security "in the name of a county, city, … include, along with other information, the exact form of registration in which the security is held, the Treasury …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42DiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
… annually from an increase in the Payroll Mobility Tax on large New York City employers, the MTA has balanced budgets … rider recovery means $325 million less in annual revenue. NYC Transit has set a target for 70% rider satisfaction by … the system. Capital and Debt It is currently uncertain how large the MTA’s 2025-2029 capital program will be or how it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-backState Agencies Bulletin No. 1811
… reallocation. These employees require manual processing for payments such as performance advances or longevity. Going … Actions OSC has created NYS position numbers in PayServ for downward reallocated titles for each agency with employees affected by the change. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1811-new-procedure-maintaining-job-data-information-employees-reallocatedMaternal Health
… Objectives To determine whether the Department of Health (DOH) has implemented recommendations with the goal of … 2023. About the Program One key indicator of the overall health of a population is its occurrence of maternal … result in short- or long-term consequences to a person’s health, including postpartum depression and any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/30/maternal-healthNew Windsor Couple Charged With Stealing Over $2 Million From New York By Submitting False Medicaid Provider Claims
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Thursday, October 30, 2025, Rohail Raja, age 45, and his wife, Sharma Alam, age 45, both of the Town … schemes. A joint investigation was conducted by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the Office of the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/new-windsor-couple-charged-stealing-over-2-million-new-york-submitting-false-medicaid-provider-claimsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-342
This bulletin informs agencies of the implementation of new increment codes and corresponding system improvements
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-342-new-increment-codes-psc-titlesOpinion 95-23
… NY 317; see also 1971 Opns St Comp No. 71-659, unreported; 26 Opns St Comp, 1970, p 209). Section 118(1) does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23Opinion 92-36
… of an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system in an area encompassing less than the entire county. You ask … fathers have spent the money to upgrade their 911 service area should pay the surcharge". County Law, §303(1) provides … system in section 302(2) must be read together with the rest of that clause which provides that the surcharge is to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-36Opinion 92-12
… uncompensated services) WORDS AND PHRASES -- Employment (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §207-a[6]) … in their ordinary acceptance and significance and the meaning commonly attributed to them" ( Phaneuf v City of … "employment", however, is susceptible to more than one meaning (see Barnhardt v Hudson Valley District Council of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12Opinion 2006-5
… discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Compensation (mid-term decrease for elected town officers) -- Referendum Requirements (mid-term salary decrease for elected town officers) PUBLIC … and Duties (mid-term salary decrease for elected officers by local law subject to mandatory referendum) TOWN LAW …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5DiNapoli: Thruway Authority Toll Increases Should Be Last Option
… proposal comes at a time of extraordinary challenges for New Yorkers who are faced with rising costs for … November 2020. In 2022, Thruway leadership reported this modernization effort had not yet produced cost savings or … proposed under the Thruway’s new 2023 to 2027 Capital Plan, would cause debt service to grow nearly 61% by 2031. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thruway-authority-toll-increases-should-be-last-optionOpinion 90-15
… nor any other provision of State law, however, provides for the establishment of the office of deputy police … ( cf . Town Law, §§20, 30[10], 32[2], 35[3], 42, providing for the establishment of deputy positions for various town offices; also see Public Officers Law, §9, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15XII.10.C Verifying Vendor Licenses, Certifications, Registrations, Insurance, and Qualifications – XII. Expenditures
… or occupation within New York State; required to be insured to do business in New York State; and/or required by … that is required to be licensed, certified, registered or insured to practice their profession or occupation within New … are required to be licensed, certified, registered, or insured, agencies should periodically obtain a copy of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10c-verifying-vendor-licenses-certifications-registrations-insurance-and-qualificationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1445
… Purpose To provide Agencies with general guidance on the services and processes of the Bureau of State Payroll Services Tax Audit and Compliance Unit. Effective Date(s) Immediately … To provide Agencies with general guidance on the services and processes of the Bureau of State Payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1445-general-tax-tipsOpinion 2005-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … district who is also an elected district board member of the central high school district must take training …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-9Opinion 88-68
… approval) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2), 809: It is not clear whether an application for subdivision approval … Municipal Law, §800(2), and, even if it does, it is not clear whether Article 18 would apply to a planning board … Mount Vernon, has held that an application for a building permit and subsequent issuance thereof constitutes a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-68