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DiNapoli: Former City of Corning Clerk Arrested for Stealing Public Funds
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the arrest of former city of Corning clerk Stephanie Burlew
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-former-city-corning-clerk-arrested-stealing-public-fundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… during the audit period. There were no recommendations in this audit. Town of Saranac – Town Clerk Operations … record, deposit, remit and report all collections received in a timely and accurate manner. The board did not annually … the town clerk was arrested and charged with falsifying business records in the first degree, corrupting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Tax Collector Faked Her Personal Tax Payments
… led to the arrest today of DePeyster Town Clerk and Tax Collector Michelle Sheppard, who admitted she falsified her personal town and county tax payments of $4,303. “Day after day, Ms. Sheppard watched … led to the arrest today of DePeyster Town Clerk and Tax Collector Michelle Sheppard who admitted she falsified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-tax-collector-faked-her-personal-tax-paymentsHalfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison
… Wormuth was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison as a result of her convictions for extortion and … Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of … plea, during which she admitted that she accepted money in return for her official actions. She admitted that she …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/halfmoon-town-supervisor-sentenced-12-months-prisonDiNapoli Announces Review of State Health Department's Progress in Addressing Nursing Home Pandemic Failures
… DOH’s ability to address the COVID-19 pandemic in nursing homes. “Families across New York suffered during the pandemic … – especially those that lost loved ones in nursing homes,” said DiNapoli. “The audit released last year by my … to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes. It also found that, under the direction of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-announces-review-state-health-departments-progress-addressing-nursing-home-pandemic-failuresState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… for appropriate purposes, properly approved or supported by sufficient documentation. Officials used public funds to … government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Audit Finds $6.8 Million in Medicaid Overpayments
… or irregularities with $223 million in payments. DOH pays Medicaid providers through the fee-for-service method … plan method. Under the fee-for-service method, Medicaid pays health care providers directly for Medicaid-eligible … recipients. Under the managed care plan method, Medicaid pays each managed care plan a monthly premium for each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-finds-68-million-medicaid-overpaymentsWest Hill Fire District No. 3 – Financial Condition (2014M-160)
… this reserve in the late 1990s to fund future costs of new vehicles. However, the Board could not provide us with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/15/west-hill-fire-district-no-3-financial-condition-2014m-160XI.12.C Surety Takeovers – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… contracts may include provisions that require a surety to complete or arrange for completing the contract should the … contracts may include provisions that require a surety to complete or arrange for completing the contract should the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12c-surety-takeoversOUF Annual Report of the Office of Unclaimed Funds SFY 2019-20
State Fiscal Year 2019-20 was another productive year for the Office of Unclaimed Funds, returning $415 million to rightful owners.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/resources/pdf/annual-report-sfy-2019-20.pdfComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… tax levy limit. City of Lackawanna – Police and Fire Department Work Hours (Erie County) Police department overtime costs and overtime hours have steadily … always accurately maintained. Town of Willing – Justice Court Operations (Allegany County) The prior town justice did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Wallkill Fire District Board Chair Charged with Stealing $240,000
… The chairman of the Wallkill Fire District’s Board of Fire Commissioners was charged this morning with stealing … Attorney Holley Carnright announced. Michael Denardo, 38, of Wallkill, is accused of conning a board member into … The chairman of the Wallkill Fire Districts Board of Fire Commissioners …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-wallkill-fire-district-board-chair-charged-stealing-240000Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing for Rensselaer DPW Employees Who Stole Scrap Metal Proceeds
… today announced the sentencing of Ronald Foust and Jeffrey Clark, former employees of the city of Rensselaer Department … Larceny and was sentenced to five years of probation. Clark pled guilty to Attempted Fourth Degree Grand Larceny. … videos from a local scrap yard showed Foust and Clark cashing in items discarded by city residents. Foust and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-rensselaer-dpw-employees-who-stole-scrapOpinion 2001-13
… a fee to certain users of town highways) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Toll Collection Provisions (authority … to reach the recreation area, and that the money collected from tolls would be used to replace this road. You also … local law" (Municipal Home Rule Law §10[l][i],[ii][a][6],[9-a]; NY Const, article IX, §2). A town's home rule power is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13State Agencies Bulletin No. 315
… been selected and saved on the Retirement Plans panel per company the following processing will occur. The new … Date differs from existing information; verify data and contact OSC if needed." If at any time a change is made to … eligibility date (retroactive dates are valid) within your agency group. If an incorrect date is used, the projected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/315-changes-processing-suspense-period-and-7-year-period-tiaacref-membersDiNapoli: Former Chief of Border City Hose Company Pleads Guilty to Stealing Company Funds and Repays More Than $18,000
… plea of John Morabito, former chief of the Border City Hose Company, for theft of $18,772 from the company. “Mr. … “ At a time when funding for our Fire Departments and Hose Companies is so important, restoring the funding, … the community.” Morabito, 71, served as chief of the Hose Company, which is one of two fire companies in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-former-chief-border-city-hose-company-pleads-guilty-stealing-company-funds-and-repays-moreDiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Sentenced to Jail, Ordered to Pay Over $59,000 in Restitution
… Wayne County District Attorney Michael Calarco, and the New York State Police today announced that the former court clerk for the Town of Marion, Eileen Steurrys, was sentenced today to serve six … Wayne County District Attorney Michael Calarco and the New York State Police today announced that the former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-sentenced-jail-ordered-pay-over-59000-restitutionDiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
… or abuse of public resources is intolerable. My thanks to DA Perfetti and the New York State Police for their continued … of Town Supervisor, when he committed his crimes,” said DA Perfetti. Brown was sentenced after pleading guilty to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-town-supervisor-sentenced-prison-embezzlementBorder City Hose Company – Financial Oversight (2025M-39)
… of property (an A misdemeanor) and was ordered to pay full restitution of $18,772.53. The Company reorganized as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/10/31/border-city-hose-company-financial-oversight-2025m-39Town of Mentz – Board Oversight (2016M-403)
… a population of approximately 2,300. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations … of Town officials or employees who received or disbursed money. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt a multiyear … of all Town officers and employees who receive or disburse money. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-mentz-board-oversight-2016m-403