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Comptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman, State & DOI Commissioner Mark Peters Announce Conviction of Non-Profit Executive Involved in Six-Year Theft Scheme
… intended for public services and capital improvements in New York City. A multi-agency joint investigation, … agencies, exposed the theft of approximately $300,000 in public funds provided by New York State, the New York City … Dorothy Ogundu on 29 counts, including Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, and she faces up to 15 years in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-state-doi-commissioner-mark-peters-announce-conviction-nonComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges Over Alleged Theft of $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… Fitzpatrick utilized his power of attorney to access the account and withdraw pension benefits paid on Sullivan's … the resources of each office. The case is being handled by Assistant Attorney General Christopher Baynes of the Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-over-alleged-theft-78000-new-yorkComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Scheneiderman Announce 2 to 6 Year Prison Sentence for Former Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… City Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Queens) to 2 to 6 years in prison; Wills was also ordered to pay nearly $33,000 in restitution and a $5,000 fine. The sentencing followed an eleven-day trial in July that resulted in a guilty verdict on five counts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Brooklyn Man for Allegedly Pocketing over $23K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefits
… Jimmie Buie, a resident of Brooklyn, with Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony. Jimmie Buie is alleged to have stolen over $23,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local … fraud has led to more than 20 arrests and $2.7 million in ordered recoveries. My message is clear: If you try to get …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-brooklyn-man-allegedly-pocketing-over-23kState Comptroller DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney Hoovler Announce Guilty Plea in Bethel Tax Collector Pension Fraud Case
… of Bethel, pleaded guilty before Judge Peter Feinberg in the Town of Rockland Justice Court to Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree, in connection with a scheme to defraud the New York State and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-orange-county-district-attorney-hoovler-announce-guilty-plea-bethelAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… for abusing his position as a public official to engage in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water … felon. I thank Attorney General James for her partnership in fighting public corruption." “Today’s conviction is … commit fraud, or violate the public trust have no place in the state of New York, and will be prosecuted to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonComptroller DiNapoli And A.G Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas By Former Met Council Directors For Stealing $9M In Kickback Scheme
… $9 million from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit organization in a 20-year grand larceny and kickback scheme. Cohen admitted illegally receiving approximately $650,000 in cash kickbacks and payments for personal expenses. … company Century Coverage Corporation and others, he stole in excess of $1 million from Met Council. “These defendants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-former-met-council-directors-stealingDiNapoli and Ulster County DA Nneji: Father and Son Arrested for Stealing $1.2 million in Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… providing Medicaid recipients with transportation services in Ulster County, were charged with stealing over $1.2 … Nneji announced today. Muhammad W. Khan, 40, was arraigned in Ulster County Court. His father, Mohammad A. Khan, 68, was arraigned in Shawangunk Town Court. Both are residents of Campbell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-and-ulster-county-da-nneji-father-and-son-arrested-stealing-12-million-medicaidDiNapoli: New York Sends More Money to Washington Than It Gets Back
… New York sent an estimated $24.1 billion more in tax payments to Washington than it got back in federal spending in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2017, getting back 90 cents for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-new-york-sends-more-money-washington-it-gets-backDiNapoli: NYC Office Jobs and Space Growing Amid Record Economic Expansion
… The number of office workers in New York City reached a record of 1.5 million in 2016 with office space reaching 550 million square feet amid the largest employment expansion in the city's history, according to a report released today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-nyc-office-jobs-and-space-growing-amid-record-economic-expansionNew York’s Labor Force: Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks
… is critically important for employers to succeed and grow in New York, and it matters for the fiscal health of the … impact on the State’s labor force was more severe than in other states: the size of the workforce declined more rapidly than the rest of the nation in 2020 and continued to shrink in 2021 when other states …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-labor-force-assessing-10-year-trends-and-pandemic-setbacksVillage Official Heading to Prison for Stealing More Than $100,000
… Was allowed by the village board to receive funds, make bank deposits, sign village checks, maintain the village … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/village-official-heading-prison-stealing-more-100000DiNapoli: NYC Projects Budget Surplus For 2017, But Faces Risks With Federal Budget Cuts
… New York City projects a surplus of $3.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2017, but faces the risk of losing substantial federal funding in the years ahead with proposed budget cuts looming in Washington, according to a report released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-nyc-projects-budget-surplus-2017-faces-risks-federal-budget-cutsState Fiscal Year 2022-23 Enacted Budget Analysis
… that All Funds spending will total $220.5 billion in SFY 2022-23. The Budget was adopted following two years of extraordinary volatility in State finances that began with the unprecedented economic … pandemic and the prospect of steep revenue shortfalls. In response, the State received historic federal financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/state-fiscal-year-2022-23-enacted-budget-analysisWarren County Local Development Corporation – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-102-F)
… Corporation’s (Corporation) progress, as of December 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Warren County Local Development … Corporation – Revolving Loan Program (2021M-102), released in December 2021. The audit determined that Corporation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/03/28/warren-county-local-development-corporation-audit-follow-2021m-102-fIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act – Federal Funding and New York
… with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which originated in 1975 and was most recently amended in 2015, guarantees a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment possible to children …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/individuals-disabilities-education-actState Agencies Bulletin No. 1380
… of the timeline for the conversion of the account codes in PayServ to the statewide chart of accounts used today in the SFS. Affected Employees The accounting, reporting and … Background The State adopted a new Chart of Accounts (COA) in 2012 when it implemented the Statewide Financial System. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1380-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialContract Advisory No. 6
… Subject: The Vendor ID associated to a contract record in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) can only be changed when the original contract (sequence 0) is in the Open status. The Vendor ID cannot be changed once the … For A Contract ” to determine what specific steps to take. In ALL cases, ensure that a Vendor ID exists for the correct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/6-correcting-vendor-id-contractOpinion 98 - 22
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Procedural Requirements … by another local law) -- Publicity Fund (establishment of in village); (providing for, increasing or eliminating cap on in village) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Publicity Funds (procedure to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-22DiNapoli: Former Potsdam Court Clerk Sentenced to Jail; $117,000 Restitution
… Justice Court clerk Mary Jo Guyette was sentenced today in a $117,120 embezzlement case uncovered in an audit and investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Guyette, 44, was sentenced to six months in jail, five years probation and ordered to pay $117,120 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-former-potsdam-court-clerk-sentenced-jail-117000-restitution