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State Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Indictment of Former NYU Director of Finance for $3.5M Fraud
… Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli today announced the indictment of CINDY TAPPE, 57, for orchestrating an approximately $3.5 … (“NYU”) programs. TAPPE used her position as the Director of Finance and Administration for NYU’s Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and Transformation of Schools (the “Metro Center”) to divert approximately $3.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-indictment-former-nyu-director-finance-35mFormer Head of Niagara Falls Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds; Son and Daughter-in-Law Also Convicted
… W. Cowart, 58, of Grand Island, NY, pleaded guilty to theft concerning programs receiving federal funds before … The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. In addition, Cowart’s son and … and Fredia, 28, both of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of theft of government funds which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/former-head-niagara-falls-housing-authority-pleads-guilty-stealing-government-funds-son-and-daughterComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendant For Stealing Over $148k in NYS Pension Benefits
… Florida, was sentenced in Albany County Supreme Court today to 6 months incarceration and 5 years of probation, … to collect his pension benefits for over four years. Today, Kanas was sentenced for stealing pension benefits … Honorable Thomas A. Breslin in Albany Supreme Court. Today, she was sentenced to 6 months incarceration and 5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendant-stealing-over-148k-nys-pensionDiNapoli: Binghamton Woman Charged With Stealing Deceased Father-in-Law's Pension Payments
… defendant allegedly took advantage of her father-in-law’s death to personally profit, buying clothing, making online … his wife was to continue receiving payments after his death. However, she predeceased him, so payments should have stopped upon his death in December 2020. No one from the family reported his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-binghamton-woman-charged-stealing-deceased-father-laws-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Orange County Resident Arrested for Stealing Her Late Mother’s Pension Benefits
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, and the New York State Police today announced that Valerie White, of Middletown, was arrested and charged with grand larceny in the second degree (Class C … Comptroller DiNapoli Orange County District Attorney David M Hoovler and New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-orange-county-resident-arrested-stealing-her-late-mothers-pension-benefitsHuntington Man Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny
… those who attempt to defraud them to justice.” Johnson's arrest was the result of a joint investigation by the Suffolk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/huntington-man-pleads-guilty-grand-larcenyTown of Hamburg - Finance Office (2023M-109)
… – pdf] Audit Objectives Determine whether the Town of Hamburg’s (Town’s) Finance Office credit card purchases were supported and for … purposes. Determine whether the Town’s Finance Office payroll was accurate and supported. Key Findings The Town … Determine whether the Town of Hamburgs Towns Finance Office credit card purchases were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-hamburg-finance-office-2023m-109DiNapoli Announces Robin Lois to Oversee Local Government Division
… until 2024 after winning her first bid for elected office in 2017. Lois was re-elected for a second term in 2021. In that role, she served as the chief accountant and auditor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-announces-robin-lois-oversee-local-government-divisionDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Sentenced to Jail for $50K Theft
… stealing village funds to cover her household expenses, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Johnson … Mountain, N.C. To read the audit, visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/villages/2014/riverside.pdf Since … 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/2015/06/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-sentenced-jail-50k-theftOpinion 2000-22
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … agency for contingent compensation (see 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-60, p 84). Similarly, the attorney's law firm may also … Law requires the town board of each town to adopt a code of ethics setting forth for the guidance of its officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22Opinion 2002-2
… the unconditional and legally enforceable right to receive benefits under a service award program "that will begin at … age. Thus, because the only express limitation on the accumulation of such service credit is that it may not exceed … however, to the extent that a service award is akin to a pension benefit (compare General Municipal Law §214[1] …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2Opinion 2002-2
… the unconditional and legally enforceable right to receive benefits under a service award program "that will begin at … age. Thus, because the only express limitation on the accumulation of such service credit is that it may not exceed … however, to the extent that a service award is akin to a pension benefit (compare General Municipal Law §214[1] …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0Rochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… years 2008 through 2014. Cecero also admitted that while drawing retirement benefits from NYSLRS, she also participated in SUNY ORP. The practice of drawing retirement benefits while remaining a public employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli: Audit Finds Misuse of Funds in Town of Fishkill
… The former recreation director in the town of Fishkill allegedly misused as much as $50,000 generated by the town’s senior center, … paid day trips and overnight trips. The town’s recreation director is responsible for the center’s financial … The former recreation director in the town of Fishkill allegedly misused as much as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-misuse-funds-town-fishkillNew York State Employees and Federal Funding – Federal Funding and New York
… FTE may be a full-time employee, or a number of part-time employees whose typical work schedule equates to a full State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/new-york-state-employees-and-federal-fundingVillage of Red Hook - Clerk-Treasurer's Duties (2019M-101)
… Village Clerk-Treasurer (Treasurer) performed her duties in accordance with statutes. Key Finding The Board engaged … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Village’s response letter. … the Village ClerkTreasurer Treasurer performed her duties in accordance with statutes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/10/11/village-red-hook-clerk-treasurers-duties-2019m-101DiNapoli: Perry Ambulance Service Manager Charged With Embezzlement
… $3,000 of ambulance service funds, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The arrest was the … TV Service and her husband’s membership to the New York State Snowmobile Association. "Conaway allegedly helped … arrest was the result of a lengthy investigation by the State Comptroller’s office, officials from the town of Perry, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-perry-ambulance-service-manager-charged-embezzlementVillage of Addison – Board Oversight (2024M-8)
… totaling more than $1.1 million in Village funds over a 19-year period. In May 2024, she pleaded guilty to one count of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-addison-board-oversight-2024m-8Opinion 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-92-7Unnecessary and Potentially Illegal Consultant Contract With Former New York State Council on the Arts Executive Director
… Council on the Arts Executive Director Heather Hitchens for necessity, propriety and compliance with State law and … rich cultural resources. In 2007, former New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer appointed Heather Hitchens to the … at the Council, ESDC began a consulting contract with her for cultural tourism services. Under this agreement, ESDC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/26/unnecessary-and-potentially-illegal-consultant-contract-former-new-york-state-council-arts