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License Fee Revenues (Follow-Up)
… five recommendations included in our initial audit report, License Fee Revenues (Report 2010-N-1). Background The New … June 30, 2013 the Department collected $8.1 million in license fees, $10 million in franchise fees, and fines … to identify businesses that operate without a required license. The objective of our follow-up was to assess the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/license-fee-revenues-followDiNapoli: Florida Man Charged with Stealing Nearly $80,000 in Pension Benefits Issued to His Deceased Father
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and District Attorney Anne T Donnelly announced that a Florida man was charged with grand larceny and identity theft for allegedly accepting withdrawing and spending nearly $80000 in funds from pension payments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-florida-man-charged-stealing-nearly-80000-pension-benefits-issued-his-deceased-fatherDual Membership in NYSLRS – Divorce and Your Benefits
… Retirement System. If a member has a membership in one of the above Systems, the Domestic Relations Order (DRO) may be directed to the “New York State and Local Retirement System” regardless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/dual-membership-nyslrsDiNapoli: School District Budget Voter Participation More Than Tripled During COVID-19 Lockdown
… The results were similar to 2019 when only 1.6 percent of the budgets failed to pass on the first vote, according to … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The pandemic has upended every aspect of our lives and our schools are no exception,” DiNapoli … approve the vast majority of school district budgets. We need to embrace smart actions like this to help New Yorkers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-school-district-budget-voter-participation-more-tripled-during-covid-19-lockdownDiNapoli: NYC Transit Must Ensure Cameras and Security Equipment Are Maintained and in Working Order
… Authority’s New York City Transit (Transit) needs to do a better job of maintaining its security and safety equipment, including Closed-Circuit Televisions … 30 projects were delayed because no one was available to do the work from Transit’s pool of Small Business Mentoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-transit-must-ensure-cameras-and-security-equipment-are-maintained-and-working-orderCayuga County – Court and Trust Funds (2024-C&T-5)
… appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. Background Pursuant to a court order, certain assets may be provided to the court and then delivered to the County Treasurer (Treasurer) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/27/cayuga-county-court-and-trust-funds-2024-ct-5Town of Harmony – Justice Court (2014M-004)
… governed by an elected five-member Town Board. The Town’s 2014 budgeted appropriations total $916,233. Key Findings Of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/04/18/town-harmony-justice-court-2014m-004DiNapoli: Former Town of Minerva Clerk Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Town Funds
… Jordan Green, the former clerk to the supervisor for the town of Minerva, was sentenced today in Essex County Court to 1 1/3 to 4 years in state … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Green pleaded guilty last month to fourth degree grand … Jordan Green the former clerk to the supervisor for the town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-former-town-minerva-clerk-sentenced-prison-embezzling-town-fundsDiNapoli Announces $15 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… Belfast is enjoying. The Comptroller is a true friend of Belfast and his longstanding resolve to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-15-million-investment-northern-irelandOpinion 88-36
… INSURANCE -- Liability Insurance (authority of county to purchase on behalf of sheriff) COUNTY LAW, §650: A county sheriff is subject to the rule of strict or absolute liability for the loss of … OFFICERS LAW, §§11, 12: A county sheriff is required to file an official undertaking before entering upon the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36DiNapoli: Audit Finds Misuse of Funds in Town of Fishkill
… providing food, coffee, bingo games, and organizing paid day trips and overnight trips. The town’s recreation director is … wine, office furniture and computer equipment; On the day before the former director retired, more than $20,000 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-misuse-funds-town-fishkillStatus of the Board-Approved Capital Plan for 2005-2011 (Follow-Up)
… that completing the plan as approved would take longer and cost significantly more than was originally forecast. Key … (2008-S-48) New York State Thruway Authority: Proposed Toll Increases for July 2008 Through January 2010 (2008-S-6) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/27/status-board-approved-capital-plan-2005-2011-followDiNapoli Report Examines State School Aid Trends
… school districts has increased $6 billion to $23.3 billion in 2015-16, according to a report issued today by State … P. DiNapoli which examined school aid patterns and trends in New York. “School aid is the largest single state-funded … and the public additional information on education funding in New York.” Over the past decade, school aid has averaged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-report-examines-state-school-aid-trendsII.3.B Establish Control – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… the State Comptroller will establish appropriation and segregation control records based on the enacted … Financial System (SFS) also controls the accounting and release of payments during the fiscal year, contract encumbrances, and the carryover period for an appropriation. Outstanding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3b-establish-controlDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Stealing $121K in Pension Checks Sent to Her Late Grandmother
… a promise kept to all the civil servants who commit their lives to safeguarding and uplifting their community,” said … apparently forged her deceased grandmother’s signature as well as signing her own name. She spent the money on personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-stealing-121k-pension-checks-sent-her-late-grandmotherState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… State Education Department: Benchmark Family Services (BFS) Inc., Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual … ended June 30, 2013, the personal service costs claimed by BFS auditors tested were in compliance with SED’s … $18,012 in other than personal service costs that BFS reported that did not comply with SED’s requirements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsFar Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown today announced that a self-described investor in … Thomas P. DiNapoli said. "I thank District Attorney Brown for this fourth and final guilty plea in the $12.4 … and his three co-defendants," said District Attorney Brown. "The public funds provided to Island Child Development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsControls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System
… with selected portions of the New York State Information Security Policy and Standards. The audit covered the period … In addition, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), also enacted in March 2020, created … against databases from agencies such as the Social Security Administration and the Department of Motor Vehicles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/11/15/controls-and-management-unemployment-insurance-systemState Agencies Bulletin No. 783
… Purpose To notify and provide instructions to agencies of a new PayServ Action/Reason code to use when processing certain Management Confidential employees … To notify and provide instructions to agencies of a new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/783-new-workers-compensation-actionreason-code-management-confidentialOpinion 99-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (requirement … assets be held in trust); (provision of death benefits to volunteer firefighters who have not earned a nonforfeitable … Whether the assets of a service award program for volunteer firefighters must be held in trust …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-1