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Response to Human Trafficking
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) is overseeing contracted Providers (Providers) and Local Districts of Social Services (Local Districts) to ensure adequate services are being provided to victims of … To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/17/response-human-traffickingDivorce – State Police Plan
… Divorce can affect your retirement benefits. The New York … membership. We will also need a certified copy of your divorce decree. NYSLRS offers an easy-to-complete, online DRO … designations for certain benefits are revoked when a divorce, annulment or judicial separation becomes final, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/divorceOpinion 97-8
… claims be certified) CLAIMS -- Certification of (necessity for in city) LOCAL LAWS -- Claims (certification requirement) … Cities Law, §64 prescribes the audit of claims procedures for most claims against cities governed by that provision … language was added by chapter 550 of the Laws of 1983 for the express purpose of making vendor certification or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-8DiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Dept Treasurer Sentenced For Gambling-Related Theft of $46,000
… pay for gambling at local casinos, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Dennis Snow, 62, was … the Comptroller’s audit reports, visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/firedists/2014/leroy.pdf … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.state.ny.us , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-dept-treasurer-sentenced-gambling-related-theft-46000Divorce – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Divorce can affect your retirement benefits. The New York … membership. We will also need a certified copy of your divorce decree. NYSLRS offers an easy-to-complete, online DRO … benefits will be distributed according to your wishes and divorce agreement. As of July 7, 2008, beneficiary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/divorceOpinion 91-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Water Fund … whether a village board of trustees may use surplus moneys in the village's water fund for sewer or other general … refunds to consumers" (see also NY Const, art 14, §1[f]). In our opinion, the reference to "profits" in section 94 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-28Opinion 89-46
… OFFICERS LAW, §3; ELECTION LAW, §5-102: An individual who is not a U.S. citizen may not be a member of a town planning … whether a person who otherwise qualifies for office, but is not a citizen of the United States, may serve as a member … planning board. The position of town planning board member is a town office (Town Law, §271; 16 Opns St Comp, 1960, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-46Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… focused their audit efforts on the highest-cost travelers in the State, each of whom incurred over $100,000 in travel expenses during the three-year period ended March … Revenue Service "tax home" rules may apply and may result in taxable income. In addition, Judicial Travel Rules were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/04/selected-employee-travel-expensesDiNapoli: Former State Employee Arrested for Falsely Claiming She Never Received $4K Loan Check from New York State and Local Retirement System
… System (NYSLRS) that she never received a $4,055 loan check to get a replacement check in the same amount. Both checks were then cashed … System by lying that she had never received a loan check,” said State Comptroller DiNapoli. “Thanks to my … to the NYSLRS that she never received a $4055 loan check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-state-employee-arrested-falsely-claiming-she-never-received-4k-loan-check-new-yorkDiNapoli: Ontario County Resident Pleads Guilty to Stealing Funds From New York State Retirement System
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts announced today … taxpayers,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to our partnership with Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts and Ontario County Sheriff Kevin Henderson, we were able to stop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-ontario-county-resident-pleads-guilty-stealing-funds-new-york-state-retirement-systemDiNapoli: Queens Woman Sentenced to Probation and Pays Full Restitution for Stealing $85,000 in NYS Pension Payments Meant for Her Deceased Father
… A 38-year-old Queens woman today was sentenced to five years' probation and paid full restitution after … announced. The defendant, Deanna Hansen, pleaded guilty to felony grand larceny in June. “People who steal from the … Attorney David Soares for partnering with my office to protect the state retirement system.” Deanna Hansen’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-queens-woman-sentenced-probation-and-pays-full-restitution-stealing-85000-nys-pensionOpinion 92-7
… discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association (use of tax … associations) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The Fishkill Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association may expend foreign … and his or her family. You ask whether the Fishkill Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association may expend foreign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7Comptroller DiNapoli, Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYU Director of Finance for Major Fraud
… Jr. today announced the guilty plea of CINDY TAPPE, 57, for orchestrating an approximately $3.5 million 6-year fraud … her position as the Director of Finance and Administration for NYU’s Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and Transformation of Schools (the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/comptroller-dinapoli-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyu-director-finance-major-fraudDiNapoli: Former Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In $232,000 Fake Prescriptions Scam
… resides in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, agreed to make full restitution of $231,919 on or before his sentencing on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-former-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-232000-fake-prescriptions-scamOpinion 95-22
… discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association (use of tax … equipment) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The Fishkill Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association may not expend … of the fire department. You ask whether the Fishkill Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association may expend foreign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-22Opinion 95-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-21Opinion 91-50
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of Local Government Assistance Corporation bonds for) STATE FINANCE LAW, §139; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §106; PUBLIC … for the release of retained percentages held by the State Comptroller or by a political subdivision. This is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-50DiNapoli: Former Town of Minerva Clerk Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Town Funds
… Jordan Green, the former clerk to the supervisor for the town of … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Green pleaded guilty last month to fourth degree grand … retirement system. Judge Richard B. Meyer also ordered Green to pay back $19,076.06 in restitution and pay a $1,500 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-former-town-minerva-clerk-sentenced-prison-embezzling-town-fundsCayuga County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-171)
… January 31, 2013. Background Cayuga County is located in central New York State. The Cayuga County Probation … As of August 2012, the Department held over $16,000 in undisbursed restitution which was collected between one … courts for six of the 31 selected cases that had balances in arrears. Key Recommendations Develop, or review and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/09/27/cayuga-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsUnited HealthCare – Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Follow-Up)
… At the time of our follow-up review, William Davis made full restitution of $231,919 to the State, of which $137,459 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/united-healthcare-payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacy