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Opinion 88-67
… mayor hired as village attorney) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3); VILLAGE LAW, §4-400(1)(c): If a law partner of a … contract within the meaning of General Municipal Law, §800(3) if the mayor's partner is hired independently of the … Municipal Law. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§§800, et seq .) contains the provisions of law which relate to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67Opinion 88-77
… a prohibited interest in contracts between the district and the corporation for the provision by the corporation of … relating to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees are contained in General Municipal Law, Article … district is agreeing to provide funding for the program and the local council is agreeing to conduct the program. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-77Comptroller's Oversight of State Contracts
… Comptroller DiNapoli Ensures State Procurements Provide the Highest Value to New Yorkers For more than a century, the Comptroller’s Office has conducted independent, pre-review of State and limited Public Authority contacts, adding … For more than a century the Comptrollers Office has conducted independent prereview …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/oversightOversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City) (2023-S-15) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) adequately oversees juvenile justice facilities for youth placed in local detention facilities to ensure they meet State regulations for the health and safety of juveniles and staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23s15-response.pdfOversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City) (2023-S-15)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) adequately oversees juvenile justice facilities for youth placed in local detention facilities to ensure they meet State regulations for the health and safety of juveniles and staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23s15.pdfOpinion 97-5
… TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (imposition of assessment for construction of private road) STREETS AND … VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (construction of and assessment for private road) VILLAGE LAW, §§6-622, 22-2200: A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-5Opinion 92-45
… (Memorandum of Joint Legislative Committees on Fire Laws re: L 1957, ch 849, McKinney's Session Laws of 1957, p 2171; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-45Opinion 91-58
… approval and whether a proposed facility is consistent with the local waterfront revitalization program. You ask … approval and a favorable determination as to consistency with the local waterfront revitalization program for a … approval and a favorable determination as to consistency with the local waterfront revitalization program for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58Opinion 91-41
… tax increases, section 81(1)(e) does not provide authority for a petition to require a referendum on that question. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-41Former Newburgh City Fire Chief Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL J. … Preet Bharara United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that MICHAEL J VATTER … fraud in connection with state pension benefits before US District Judge Cathy Seibel in White Plains federal court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/former-newburgh-city-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsSign up for emails DiNapoli: Former Tupper Lake Fire Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $30k Theft
… for Candlewood Suites in North Carolina, the Boston Duck Tour and household expenses. Brown, who was treasurer for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/sign-emails-dinapoli-former-tupper-lake-fire-treasurer-pleads-guilty-30k-theftPayments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy … the improper claims well outside of normal business hours and often lacked records verifying that patients actually … Ethical routinely submitted fraudulent claims to Medicaid and received payments for those claims. We coordinated our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacy-followDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Arrest in $87K Contractor Theft
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General … money meant to promote immunization of children across the state,” State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. “Working with the … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-arrest-87k-contractor-theftOpinion 88-58
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Funds (referendum requirements for fund established for type … General Municipal Law, expenditures from capital reserve funds established for the construction of a type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-58Service Credit – Divorce and Your Benefits
… NYSLRS members receive service credit for all their public employment beginning with the date they joined NYSLRS. … Court of Appeals in Majauskas v. Majauskas. Service credit is a factor in both the numerator and the denominator: 50% x the years of service earned during the marriage the member’s total service credit Purchased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/service-creditDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $4,000 From Town of Lincoln
… she accepted payments for the town, including fees for marriage licenses, death certificates, and the dog pound, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-4000-town-lincolnDiNapoli: Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Grandmother's State Pension Payments
… A 55-year-old Buffalo woman pleaded guilty to stealing more than $54,715 in … Lorraine Stenclik, retired in 1985 from the City of Buffalo and was receiving a pension via direct deposit into … A 55yearold Buffalo woman pleaded guilty to stealing more than $54715 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-buffalo-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-grandmothers-state-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Wallkill Fire District Board Chair Charged with Stealing $240,000
… of conning a board member into signing blank checks which he later cashed for personal use. He was arraigned this morning in Shawangunk Town Court. “This … district literally gave Mr. Denardo blank checks which he used to support his lifestyle instead of the taxpayers he …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-wallkill-fire-district-board-chair-charged-stealing-240000Medicaid Program – Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists
… restitution to the State and could sentence the dentist to jail. Key Recommendations Actively monitor the claims of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/04/medicaid-program-suspicious-and-fraudulent-medicaid-payments-affiliated-brooklyn-dentistsDiNapoli: Former Fulton County Snowmobile Club President Pleads Guilty to Stealing $17K from Nonprofit
… his own use. Daley pleaded guilty to petit larceny before Judge Nicholas Rissmeyer in Stratford Town Court. Since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-former-fulton-county-snowmobile-club-president-pleads-guilty-stealing-17k-nonprofit