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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Down for Third Quarter 2020
… 22 percent in sales tax revenue for the third quarter was the main driver behind the overall drop in local … non-store (internet-based) retail. New York City, however, was hit earliest and hardest by the pandemic, and has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-down-third-quarter-2020Former Treasurer of Patterson Fire Department Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Embezzlement and Filing False Tax Returns
… today by U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Roman to 33 months in prison for fraud and tax charges arising out of his … $1.1 million from the PFD. According to documents filed in court, MELIN, a chiropractor, was elected treasurer of the PFD in 2013. From in or about December 2013 to in or about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/former-treasurer-patterson-fire-department-sentenced-33-months-prison-embezzlement-and-filing-falseComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Scheneiderman Announce 2 to 6 Year Prison Sentence for Former Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… Ruben Wills (D-Queens) to 2 to 6 years in prison; Wills was also ordered to pay nearly $33,000 in restitution and a … "Ruben Wills stole money meant to benefit the community he was sworn to serve. Thanks to my investigators and auditors … never provided any campaign services, and that the money was instead redirected to a non-profit corporation called NY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenDiNapoli: Facilities Using Radioactive Materials or Radiation Equipment in New York City Were Not Always Properly Inspected or Licensed
… inadvertent radiation exposure. Unfortunately, we found a number of troubling instances of lax supervision that … found a variety of failures to meet New York City health code requirements for radiation equipment at 37 of the 51 … as reasonably achievable." The audit found DoHMH did not verify that six hospitals had all the required components of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-facilities-using-radioactive-materials-or-radiation-equipment-new-york-city-were-not-alwaysComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Florida Man for Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… charging Robert J. Schusteritsch, 71, of Florida, with the crimes of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a … those who abuse this system." According to documents filed with the court today, Petschauer was a New York State … was conducted by his Division of Investigations, working with the New York State and Local Retirement System. Attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-florida-man-theft-over-180000-nys-pensionComptroller DiNapoli And A.G Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas By Former Met Council Directors For Stealing $9M In Kickback Scheme
… 1993 and August 2013, while working with Cohen, Joseph Ross of the insurance company Century Coverage Corporation … will be sentenced to 3 1/3 to 10 years in prison and will pay $3 million in restitution. If he fails to pay the … began in 1992 when Cohen devised a scheme with Joseph Ross of Century Coverage Corporation in which the company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-former-met-council-directors-stealingComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Brooklyn Man for Allegedly Pocketing over $23K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefits
… extent." According to documents filed in Kings County Supreme Court today, Buie’s grandmother, Thelma Hairston, was a New … today before Honorable Dineen Riviezzo in Kings County Supreme Court, and entered a plea of not guilty. Bail was set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-brooklyn-man-allegedly-pocketing-over-23kComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges Over Alleged Theft of $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… 43, a resident of Monmouth County, New Jersey, with the crime of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class … thought he could scheme the retirement system and get away with it. He was wrong," said State Comptroller Thomas P. … Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. He died in 2003, with his wife collecting benefits until her death in 2006. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-over-alleged-theft-78000-new-yorkAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… Attorney General Letitia James and Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … and is now a convicted felon. I thank Attorney General James for her partnership in fighting public corruption." … to the fullest extent of the law,” said Attorney General James. “My office is committed to uphold the integrity of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonDiNapoli and Ulster County DA Nneji: Father and Son Arrested for Stealing $1.2 million in Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… Emmanuel C. Nneji announced today. Muhammad W. Khan, 40, was arraigned in Ulster County Court. His father, Mohammad A. Khan, 68, was arraigned in Shawangunk Town Court. Both are residents of … between August 2024 and January 2025. Muhammad W. Khan was accused of stealing $1,103,358 in total. He was charged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-and-ulster-county-da-nneji-father-and-son-arrested-stealing-12-million-medicaidComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman, State & DOI Commissioner Mark Peters Announce Conviction of Non-Profit Executive Involved in Six-Year Theft Scheme
… $300,000 in public funds provided by New York State, the New York City Council, and federal earmark grants. … stole from these government grants to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial property she owned, make improvements to that property to increase its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-state-doi-commissioner-mark-peters-announce-conviction-nonState Agencies Bulletin No. 1584
… Purpose To inform agencies of a change in the Maine income tax withholding rate. Affected Employees Employees who live … The following changes have been made to the Maine income tax withholding rate, effective July 28, 2017: Income Tax Surcharge : Removed for individuals with income greater …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1584-july-2017-maine-tax-withholding-rate-changeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1507
… box has been added to the Review Paycheck page in PayServ. All checks that are cashed on or after September 6, 2016 will … direct deposit will be marked as “Cashed” when the check is cashed. There is no impact to direct deposit; when the … OSC will run a daily program to update Review Paycheck for each check cashed the previous day. Questions Questions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1507-changes-review-paycheckOpinion 97-26
… of district); (authority to use equipment purchased for use within a zone of assessment in other areas of fire … of a fire district may establish, after a public hearing, one or more zones in which the rate of tax for fire … not included in any zone. The notice of the public hearing must specify the boundaries of the proposed zone(s), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-26Opinion 96-6
… analogous relationships in prior opinions. In 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-216, p 230, we concluded that a town board … 551 NYS2d 392, lv den 76 NY2d 706, 560 NYS2d 988; Town of North Hempstead v Village of North Hills , 38 NY2d 334, 379 NYS2d 792; Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Norwich City School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-198)
… balance as a financing source. Discontinue the practice of appropriating fund balance that is unavailable. Maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/30/norwich-city-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-198EDSS - Procurement Record Help
… to that Procurement Record through EDSS. The Procurement Number (Ex. DOH01-0000534-3450000) will be required when … submitted through EDSS, where do I find the “Procurement Number” field? You will find the Procurement Number on your … Procurement Record ID? The system says NEW because this part of the Procurement Record Number is auto-generated when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-procurement-record-helpState Agencies Bulletin No. 1202
… to the SSN Decoupling conversion Affected Employees Users of the New York State Payroll System Effective Date(s) The … in PayServ on October 30, 2012. Implementation of the NYS Empl ID as Empl ID in PayServ is scheduled for November 9 –12, 2012. Background SSN has been added as a search field on the W-2 Reprint page in PayServ to assist …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/state-agencies/1202-changes-w-2-reprint-page-payservTravel Advisory No. 1
… the SFS must either: Certify a completed Employee Report of Travel Expenses and Claim for Payment ( AC 132-S *), or … needed, employees who use a proxy should also fill out any of the applicable forms that correspond with their expense report. Statement of Incidental and Transportation Expenses ( AC 3259-S ) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/1-requirements-proxy-expense-reportsOpinion 88-36
… the deputy's wrongdoing (see McCollom v Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. , 260 App Div 1, 20 NYS2d 287). Under the same … constitute a breach of the official undertaking, then the surety upon the undertaking becomes liable for the money lost … the surety contract. The sheriff's official undertaking or bond, as noted, protects the county and its taxpayers, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36